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 [[W. Pitt]] (17**-18**) Officer of the Garrison in Cape Town, singer  and possibly [[amateur]] actor. A member of the [[Garrison Players]] from 1808.
-Apparently also called '''[[Billy Pitt]]''' in some cases, e.g. by Laidler with respect to a performance of ''[[The Padlock]]'' on 12 September, 1808. However, though [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], (1928, p 155) also describes  "Billy Pitt"  as  a member of the marine corps and the officer performers from 1808 onwards (p.107), for the rest of his book (pp. 155, 170, 407 and 493) he only refers to someone called "Pitt" or [[Mr Pitt]] as a performer, and lists only one performance (p.155)  in which the name [[W. Pitt]] occurs:  "Two songs by Mr. [[W. Pitt]] Esq." on 26 September 1818, during an evening that included ''[[The Wandering Boys]]'' (Pixéricourt) and ''[[The Miller and His Men]]'' (Pocock). Elsewhere (170, 407 and 493) he vaguely refers to someone simply called "Pitt" as a performer.
+Apparently also called '''[[Billy Pitt]]''' in some cases, e.g. by Laidler with respect to a performance of ''[[The Padlock]]'' on 12 September, 1808. However, though [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], (1928, p 155) also describes  "Billy Pitt"  as  a member of the marine corps and the officer performers from 1808 onwards (p.107), for the rest of his book (pp. 155, 170, 407 and 493) he only refers to someone called "Pitt" or [[Mr Pitt]] as a performer, and lists only one performance (p.155)  in which the name [[W. Pitt]] occurs:  "Two songs by Mr. [[W. Pitt]] Esq." on 26 September 1818, during an evening that included ''[[The Wandering Boys]]'' (Pixéricourt) and ''[[The Miller and his Men]]'' (Pocock). Elsewhere (170, 407 and 493) he vaguely refers to someone simply called "Pitt" as a performer.
 A [[Mr Pitt]] appeared in ''[[St Cupid, or Dorothy's Fortune]]'' in 1854, and could perhaps have been the original [[Billy Pitt]].

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-(17**-18**) Officer of the Garrison in Cape Town, singer  and possibly [[amateur]] actor. A member of the [[Garrison Players]] from 1808.
+[[W. Pitt]] (17**-18**) Officer of the Garrison in Cape Town, singer  and possibly [[amateur]] actor. A member of the [[Garrison Players]] from 1808.
 Apparently also called '''[[Billy Pitt]]''' in some cases, e.g. by Laidler with respect to a performance of ''[[The Padlock]]'' on 12 September, 1808. However, though [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], (1928, p 155) also describes  "Billy Pitt"  as  a member of the marine corps and the officer performers from 1808 onwards (p.107), for the rest of his book (pp. 155, 170, 407 and 493) he only refers to someone called "Pitt" or [[Mr Pitt]] as a performer, and lists only one performance (p.155)  in which the name [[W. Pitt]] occurs:  "Two songs by Mr. [[W. Pitt]] Esq." on 26 September 1818, during an evening that included ''[[The Wandering Boys]]'' (Pixéricourt) and ''[[The Miller and His Men]]'' (Pocock). Elsewhere (170, 407 and 493) he vaguely refers to someone simply called "Pitt" as a performer.
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 == Sources ==
-[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp.  77, 107, 155, .
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp.  77, 107, 155, .
 Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]

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 (17**-18**) Officer of the Garrison in Cape Town, singer  and possibly [[amateur]] actor. A member of the [[Garrison Players]] from 1808.
-Apparently also called '''[[Billy Pitt]]''' in some cases. However, though [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], (1928, p 155) describes  "Billy Pitt"  as  a member of the officer performers from 1808 onwards (p.107), for the rest of his book (pp. 155, 170, 407 and 493) he only refers to someone called "Pitt" or [[Mr Pitt]] as a performer, and lists only one performance (p.155)  in which the name [[W. Pitt]] occurs:  "Two songs by Mr. [[W. Pitt]] Esq." on 26 September 1818, during an evening that included ''[[The Wandering Boys]]'' (Pixéricourt) and ''[[The Miller and His Men]]'' (Pocock). Elsewhere (170, 407 and 493) he vaguely refers to someone simply called "Pitt" as a performer.
+Apparently also called '''[[Billy Pitt]]''' in some cases, e.g. by Laidler with respect to a performance of ''[[The Padlock]]'' on 12 September, 1808. However, though [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], (1928, p 155) also describes  "Billy Pitt"  as  a member of the marine corps and the officer performers from 1808 onwards (p.107), for the rest of his book (pp. 155, 170, 407 and 493) he only refers to someone called "Pitt" or [[Mr Pitt]] as a performer, and lists only one performance (p.155)  in which the name [[W. Pitt]] occurs:  "Two songs by Mr. [[W. Pitt]] Esq." on 26 September 1818, during an evening that included ''[[The Wandering Boys]]'' (Pixéricourt) and ''[[The Miller and His Men]]'' (Pocock). Elsewhere (170, 407 and 493) he vaguely refers to someone simply called "Pitt" as a performer.
 A [[Mr Pitt]] appeared in ''[[St Cupid, or Dorothy's Fortune]]'' in 1854, and could perhaps have been the original [[Billy Pitt]].
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 == Sources ==
-[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp.  107, 155, .
+[[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1928: pp.  77, 107, 155, .
 Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]

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 Apparently also called '''[[Billy Pitt]]''' in some cases. However, though [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], (1928, p 155) describes  "Billy Pitt"  as  a member of the officer performers from 1808 onwards (p.107), for the rest of his book (pp. 155, 170, 407 and 493) he only refers to someone called "Pitt" or [[Mr Pitt]] as a performer, and lists only one performance (p.155)  in which the name [[W. Pitt]] occurs:  "Two songs by Mr. [[W. Pitt]] Esq." on 26 September 1818, during an evening that included ''[[The Wandering Boys]]'' (Pixéricourt) and ''[[The Miller and His Men]]'' (Pocock). Elsewhere (170, 407 and 493) he vaguely refers to someone simply called "Pitt" as a performer.
-A [[Mr Pitt]] appeared in ''[[St. Cupid or, Dorothy's Fortune]]'' in 1854, and could perhaps have been the original [[Billy Pitt]].
+A [[Mr Pitt]] appeared in ''[[St Cupid, or Dorothy's Fortune]]'' in 1854, and could perhaps have been the original [[Billy Pitt]].
 == Sources ==

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 (17**-18**) Officer of the Garrison in Cape Town, singer  and possibly [[amateur]] actor. A member of the [[Garrison Players]] from 1808.
-Apparently also called '''[[Billy Pitt]]''' in some cases. However, though [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], (1928, p 155) describes  "Billy Pitt"  as  a member of the officer performers from 1808 onwards (p.107), for the rest of his book (pp 155, 170, 407 and 493) he only refers to someone called "Pitt" as a performer, and lists only one performance (p.155)  in which the name [[W. Pitt]] occurs:  "Two songs by Mr. [[W. Pitt]] Esq." on 26 September 1818, during an evening that included ''[[The Wandering Boys]]'' (Pixéricourt) and ''[[The Miller and His Men]]'' (Pocock). Elsewhere (170, 407 and 493) he vaguely refers to someone simply called "Pitt" as a performer.
+Apparently also called '''[[Billy Pitt]]''' in some cases. However, though [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], (1928, p 155) describes  "Billy Pitt"  as  a member of the officer performers from 1808 onwards (p.107), for the rest of his book (pp. 155, 170, 407 and 493) he only refers to someone called "Pitt" or [[Mr Pitt]] as a performer, and lists only one performance (p.155)  in which the name [[W. Pitt]] occurs:  "Two songs by Mr. [[W. Pitt]] Esq." on 26 September 1818, during an evening that included ''[[The Wandering Boys]]'' (Pixéricourt) and ''[[The Miller and His Men]]'' (Pocock). Elsewhere (170, 407 and 493) he vaguely refers to someone simply called "Pitt" as a performer.
-A [[Mr Pitt]] appeared in
+A [[Mr Pitt]] appeared in ''[[St. Cupid or, Dorothy's Fortune]]'' in 1854, and could perhaps have been the original [[Billy Pitt]].
 == Sources ==

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		+	Apparently also called simply '''[[Billy Pitt]]''' in some cases. However, though [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]], (1928, p 155) describes "Billy Pitt" as a member of the officer performers from 1808 onwards (p.107), he only lists one performance (p.155) by someone named Pitt, namely "Two songs by Mr. [[W. Pitt]] Esq." on 26 September 1818, during an evening that included ''[[The Wandering Boys]]'' (Pixéricourt) and ''[[The Miller and His Men]]'' (Pocock).
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		+	== Sources ==
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		+	[[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]], 1928: pp. 107, 155, .
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		+	Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]

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