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[[W. Allen]] was a soldier serving with the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]] when the Regiment was posted to the Eastern Frontier of the Cape Colony between 1860 and 1863. He came to the Cape Colony with the rank of Lance-Corporal and was later promoted to Corporal. At first the Regiment was posted to Grahamstown but was later transferred to Keiskama Hoek (Keiskammahoek) in 1862.
[[W. Allen]] was a member of the Dramatic Club which was called the [[Band of Amateurs]]

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 14, Keiskama Hoek, December 10, 1862, page 270.)

==Contribution to SA theatre==

'''July 9 & 16, 1860:''' Acted in the Band of Amateurs production of ''[[The Corsican Brothers]]''. (Boissee, a Wood cutter).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 2, Grahamstown, September 15, 1860, page 15.)

'''July 9 & 16, 1860:''' Acted in the [[Band of Amateurs]] production of ''[[The Wandering Minstrel]]''. (Tweedle)

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 2, Grahamstown, September 15, 1860, page 16.)

'''July 21, 26 & 27, and August 3, 1860:''' Solo performed on the violin in seven different positions

'''July 30 and August 1, 1860:''' Starred in the Corps Dramatique [[Band of Amateurs]] two-act "comediatta" (sic) (probably commedia dell’arte, which, according to the Concise Oxford Dictionary, is an improvised kind of popular comedy in Italian theatres in the 16th – 18th centuries and is based on stock characters.) production of ''[[The Review, or The Wags of Windsor]]''. (Caleb Quotem).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 2, Grahamstown, September 15, 1860, page 17.)

'''August 20th and 22nd, 1860:''' Acted in the three-act play produced by the [[Band of Amateurs]], ''[[The Iron Chest]]''. (Gregory), (Peter) & (Armstrong).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 2, Grahamstown, September 15, 1860, page 17.)

'''September 20 1860:''' Acted in the [[Band of Amateurs]] produced one-act farce, ''[[The Dead Shot]]''. (Mr Wiseman).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 3, Grahamstown, November 1, 1860, page 30.)

'''November 26, 1860:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]] production of ''[[The British Volunteers]]''. (Pad)

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 4, Christmas, 1860. Page 47.)

'''September 9th & 12th, 1861:''' Acted in the [[Officers of the Regiment]] production of ''[[Box and Cox]]''. (Lieutenant Brown).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 8, September 30, 1861. Page 108.)

'''October 14 & November 4, 1861:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]] production of John Maddison Morton’s one-act farce, ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]''. (Lieutenant Brown).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 9, November 13, 1861. Page 125.)

'''November 4, 1861:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]] production of Thomas J. Lynch's two-act drama, ''[[The Rose of Ettrick Vale or The Bridal of the Borders]]''. (Brand o' the Brae).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 9, November 13, 1861. Page 125.)

'''November 4, 1861:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]]’s production of ''[[The Spectre Bridegroom, or A Ghost in Spite of Himself]]''. (Dickory).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 9, November 13, 1861. Page 125.)

'''February 17, 1862:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]] production of J. M. Morton’s one-act farce, ''[[Poor Pillicoddy]]''. (Captain O'Skuttle).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 12, February 28, 1862, page 179.)

'''August 30, September 11 & 19, 1862:''' Acted in the adaptation to the stage from Mrs Moodie’s beautiful tale in a three-act drama by members of the [[Dramatic Club]], 2nd Battalion 10th Regiment and presented for the first time, ''[[The Royal Quixote]]''. (Demetrius, servant to Theodore Zuski).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 14, December 10, 1862, page 261.)

'''September 24, 1862:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]] performance of George Dibdin Pitt's two-act “melo-drama”, ''[[The Eddystone Elf]]''. (Metrical Mat, Captain Brilliant’s coxswain).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 14, Keiskama Hoek, December 10, 1862, page 270.)

'''September 29, 1862:''' Wrote and acted in an interlude prepared especially for this occasion, ''[[Fitzobert's Dream]]''. (Oscar Fitzosbert).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 14, Keiskama Hoek, December 10, 1862, page 270.)

'''October 8, 1862:''' Acted in The [[Amateurs of the Band]]’s production of Edward Ball’s' two-act “melo-drama”, ''[[The Floating Beacon or Norwegian Wreckers]]''. (Jack Junk, a British sailor).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 14, Keiskama Hoek, December 10, 1862, page 270.)

'''October 8, 1862:''' Acted in The [[Amateurs of the Band]]’s production of Stirling Coyne’s farce, ''[[Wanted, 1 000 Spirited Young Milliners For the Gold Diggings!]]'' (Joe Baggs, Mr Singleton’s clerk).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 14, Keiskama Hoek, December 10, 1862, page 270.)

'''November 12, 1862:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]] performance of John Baldwin Buckstone's two-act domestic “melo-drama”, ''[[Luke The Labourer]]''. The play is set in a village in Yorkshire. (Luke the Labourer).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 14, Keiskama Hoek, December 10, 1862, page 271.)

'''November 12, 1862:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]] performance of J. M. Maddox's one-act farce, ''[[A. S. S.]]'' (Adolphus).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 14, Keiskama Hoek, December 10, 1862, page 271.)

'''November 26, 1862:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]] production of I. Pocock's famous “melo-drama” ''[[The Miller and His Men]]''. (Grindoff, the miller).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 14, Keiskama Hoek, December 10, 1862, page 272.)

'''November 26, 1862:''' Acted in the F. Kenny's capital old two-act farce, ''[[The Illustrious Stranger]]''. (Showemin, the usher).

([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 14, Keiskama Hoek, December 10, 1862, page 272.)

== Sources ==

Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

== Return to ==

Return to [[ESAT Personalities A]]

Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]

Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]

Return to [[Main Page]]

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−	[[W. ~~Allen~~]] was a soldier serving with the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]] when the Regiment was posted to the Eastern Frontier of the Cape Colony between 1860 and 1863. He came to the Cape Colony with the rank of Lance-Corporal and was later promoted to Corporal. At first, the Regiment was posted to Grahamstown but was later transferred to Keiskama Hoek (Keiskammahoek) in 1862.	+	See [[W. Allan]]

−	The spelling of W. Allen suddenly ~~changes~~ to W. Allan (with an "a") and there is no mention again of W. Allen - but then there is mention of Lance Corporal W. Allan, spelt with an "a" probably because it is the same person.	+	The spelling of W. Allen suddenly changed to W. Allan (with an "a") and there is no mention again of W. Allen - but then there is mention of Lance Corporal W. Allan, spelt with an "a" - probably because it is the same person and a spelling mistake was rectified.
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−	~~Lance Corporal Allen acted in 20 productions during his three-year stay on the Eastern Frontier.~~
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−	~~[[W. Allen]] was~~ a ~~member of the Dramatic Club which~~ was ~~called the [[Band of Amateurs]]~~
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−	~~([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 14, Keiskama Hoek, December 10, 1862, page 270.)~~
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−	~~==Contribution to SA theatre==~~
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−	~~'''July 9 & 16, 1860:''' Acted in the Band of Amateurs production of ''[[The Corsican Brothers]]''. (Boissee, a Woodcutter).~~
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−	~~([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 2, Grahamstown, September 15, 1860, page 15.)~~
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−	~~'''July 9 & 16, 1860:''' Acted in the [[Band of Amateurs]] production of ''[[The Wandering Minstrel]]''. (Tweedle)~~
−
−	~~([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 2, Grahamstown, September 15, 1860, page 16.)~~
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−	~~'''July 21, 26 & 27, and August 3, 1860:''' Solo performed on the violin in seven different positions~~
−
−	'''July 30 and August 1, 1860:''' Starred in the Corps Dramatique [[Band of Amateurs]] two-act "comediatta" (sic) (probably commedia dell’arte, which, according to the Concise Oxford Dictionary, is an improvised kind of popular comedy in Italian theatres in the 16th – 18th centuries and is based on stock characters.) production of ''[[The Review, or The Wags of Windsor]]''. (Caleb Quotem).
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−	~~([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 2, Grahamstown, September 15, 1860, page 17.)~~
−
−	~~'''August 20th and 22nd, 1860:''' Acted in the three-act play produced by the [[Band of Amateurs]], ''[[The Iron Chest]]''. (Gregory), (Peter) & (Armstrong).~~
−
−	~~([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 2, Grahamstown, September 15, 1860, page 17.)~~
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−	~~'''September 20 1860:''' Acted in the [[Band of Amateurs]] produced one-act farce, ''[[The Dead Shot]]''. (Mr Wiseman).~~
−
−	~~([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 3, Grahamstown, November 1, 1860, page 30.)~~
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−	~~'''November 26, 1860:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]] production of ''[[The British Volunteers]]''. (Pad)~~
−
−	~~([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 4, Christmas, 1860. Page 47.)~~
−
−	~~'''September 9th & 12th, 1861:''' Acted in the [[Officers of the Regiment]] production of ''[[Box and Cox]]''. (Lieutenant Brown).~~
−
−	~~([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 8, September 30, 1861. Page 108.)~~
−
−	~~'''October 14 & November 4, 1861:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]] production of John Maddison Morton’s one-act farce, ''[[Slasher and Crasher]]''. (Lieutenant Brown).~~
−
−	~~([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 9, November 13, 1861. Page 125.)~~
−
−	~~'''November 4, 1861:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]] production of Thomas J. Lynch's two-act drama, ''[[The Rose of Ettrick Vale or The Bridal of the Borders]]''. (Brand o' the Brae).~~
−
−	~~([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 9, November 13, 1861. Page 125.)~~
−
−	~~'''November 4, 1861:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]]’s production of ''[[The Spectre Bridegroom, or A Ghost in Spite of Himself]]''. (Dickory).~~
−
−	~~([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 9, November 13, 1861. Page 125.)~~
−
−	~~'''February 17, 1862:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]] production of J. M. Morton’s one-act farce, ''[[Poor Pillicoddy]]''. (Captain O'Skuttle).~~
−
−	~~([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 12, February 28, 1862, page 179.)~~
−
−	'''August 30, September 11 & 19, 1862:''' Acted in the adaptation to the stage from Mrs Moodie’s beautiful tale in a three-act drama by members of the [[Dramatic Club]], 2nd Battalion 10th Regiment and presented for the first time, ''[[The Royal Quixote]]''. (Demetrius, servant to Theodore Zuski).
−
−	~~([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 14, December 10, 1862, page 261.)~~
−
−	~~'''September 24, 1862:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]] performance of George Dibdin Pitt's two-act “melo-drama”, ''[[The Eddystone Elf]]''. (Metrical Mat, Captain Brilliant’s coxswain).~~
−
−	~~([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 14, Keiskama Hoek, December 10, 1862, page 270.)~~
−
−	~~'''September 29, 1862:''' Wrote and acted in an interlude prepared especially for this occasion, ''[[Fitzobert's Dream]]''. (Oscar Fitzosbert).~~
−
−	~~([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 14, Keiskama Hoek, December 10, 1862, page 270.)~~
−
−	'''October 8, 1862:''' Acted in The [[Amateurs of the Band]]’s production of Edward Ball’s' two-act “melo-drama”, ''[[The Floating Beacon or Norwegian Wreckers]]''. (Jack Junk, a British sailor).
−
−	~~([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 14, Keiskama Hoek, December 10, 1862, page 270.)~~
−
−	'''October 8, 1862:''' Acted in The [[Amateurs of the Band]]’s production of Stirling Coyne’s farce, ''[[Wanted, 1 000 Spirited Young Milliners For the Gold Diggings!]]'' (Joe Baggs, Mr Singleton’s clerk).
−
−	~~([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 14, Keiskama Hoek, December 10, 1862, page 270.)~~
−
−	'''November 12, 1862:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]] performance of John Baldwin Buckstone's two-act domestic “melo-drama”, ''[[Luke The Labourer]]''. The play is set in a village in Yorkshire. (Luke the Labourer).
−
−	~~([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 14, Keiskama Hoek, December 10, 1862, page 271.)~~
−
−	~~'''November 12, 1862:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]] performance of J. M. Maddox's one-act farce, ''[[A. S. S.]]'' (Adolphus).~~
−
−	~~([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 14, Keiskama Hoek, December 10, 1862, page 271.)~~
−
−	~~'''November 26, 1862:''' Acted in the [[Amateurs of the Band]] production of I. Pocock's famous “melo-drama” ''[[The Miller and His Men]]''~~. ~~(Grindoff, the miller).~~
−
−	~~([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 14, Keiskama Hoek, December 10, 1862, page 272.)~~
−
−	~~'''November 26, 1862:''' Acted in the F. Kenny's capital old two-act farce, ''[[The Illustrious Stranger]]''. (Showemin, the usher).~~
−
−	~~([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 14, Keiskama Hoek, December 10, 1862, page 272.)~~
−
−
−	~~== Sources ==~~
−
−
−
−	~~Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]~~
−
−	~~== Return to ==~~
−
−	~~Return to [[ESAT Personalities A]]~~
−
−	~~Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities\|South African Theatre Personalities]]~~
−
−	~~Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]~~
−
−	~~Return to [[Main Page]]~~

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 [[W. Allen]] was a soldier serving with the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]] when the Regiment was posted to the Eastern Frontier of the Cape Colony between 1860 and 1863. He came to the Cape Colony with the rank of Lance-Corporal and was later promoted to Corporal. At first, the Regiment was posted to Grahamstown but was later transferred to Keiskama Hoek (Keiskammahoek) in 1862.
-Corporal Allen acted in 20 productions during his three-year stay on the Eastern Frontier.
+The spelling of W. Allen suddenly changes to W. Allan (with an "a") and there is no mention again of W. Allen - but then there is mention of Lance Corporal W. Allan, spelt with an "a" probably because it is the same person.
 [[W. Allen]] was a member of the Dramatic Club which was called the [[Band of Amateurs]]

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-[[W. Allen]] was a soldier serving with the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]] when the Regiment was posted to the Eastern Frontier of the Cape Colony between 1860 and 1863. He came to the Cape Colony with the rank of Lance-Corporal and was later promoted to Corporal. At first the Regiment was posted to Grahamstown but was later transferred to Keiskama Hoek (Keiskammahoek) in 1862.
+[[W. Allen]] was a soldier serving with the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]] when the Regiment was posted to the Eastern Frontier of the Cape Colony between 1860 and 1863. He came to the Cape Colony with the rank of Lance-Corporal and was later promoted to Corporal. At first, the Regiment was posted to Grahamstown but was later transferred to Keiskama Hoek (Keiskammahoek) in 1862.
 [[W. Allen]] was a member of the Dramatic Club which was called the [[Band of Amateurs]]
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 ==Contribution to SA theatre==
-'''July 9 & 16, 1860:''' Acted in the Band of Amateurs production of ''[[The Corsican Brothers]]''. (Boissee, a Wood cutter).
+'''July 9 & 16, 1860:''' Acted in the Band of Amateurs production of ''[[The Corsican Brothers]]''. (Boissee, a Woodcutter).
 ([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 2, Grahamstown, September 15, 1860, page 15.)