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Captain [[G. C. Bartholomew]], 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 holding the rank of Captain. At first, the Regiment was posted to Grahamstown but was later transferred to Keiskama Hoek (Keiskammahoek) in 1862.
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Captain [[G. C. Bartholomew]], 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 departed Currah-Camp, Ireland, on January 4, 1860. At first, the Regiment was posted to Grahamstown but was later transferred to Keiskama Hoek (Keiskammahoek) in 1862.
  
 
Captain Bartholomew acted in two productions during his three-year stay on the Eastern Frontier.
 
Captain Bartholomew acted in two productions during his three-year stay on the Eastern Frontier.

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Captain G. C. Bartholomew, 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 departed Currah-Camp, Ireland, on January 4, 1860. At first, the Regiment was posted to Grahamstown but was later transferred to Keiskama Hoek (Keiskammahoek) in 1862.

Captain Bartholomew acted in two productions during his three-year stay on the Eastern Frontier.

G. C. Bartholomew was a member of the Officers of the Regiment, part of the Dramatic Club.

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


Biography

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

He was one of the Officers of the Regiment who produced shows for the entertainment of the troops and nearby civilians.

October 8, 1860: Starred in the Officers of the Regiment's first performance of Sheridan's five-act comedy, The Rivals (Captain Absolute) at the Garrison Theatre in Grahamstown.

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

April 5, 11 & 19, 1861: Acted in the Officers of the Regiment J. M. Morton's one-act farce, Don’t Judge by Appearances. (John Plump, servant to Major Pepper).

(North Lincoln Sphinx, Vol 1, No 6, April 25, 1861. Page 75.)


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