B. Buckley
B. Buckley 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, shortly after the Xhosa cattle-killing movement and famine (1857-1858). He came to the Cape Colony as a Drummer. At first, the Regiment was posted to Grahamstown but was later transferred to Keiskama Hoek (Keiskammahoek) in 1862.
Drummer [[B. Buckley] acted in seven productions (one of which he played dual roles and which was repeated at a later stage) during his three-year stay on the Eastern Frontier.
B. Buckley was a member of the Dramatic Club, the section of which was known as the Amateurs of the Band.
(North Lincoln Sphinx, Vol 1, No 14, Keiskama Hoek, December 10, 1862, page 270.)
Contribution to SA theatre
October 14 & November 4, 1861: Acted in the Amateurs of the Band production of John Maddison Morton’s one-act farce, Slasher and Crasher. (John).
(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. (Officer).
(North Lincoln Sphinx, Vol 1, No 9, November 13, 1861. Page 125.)
December 25, 1861: Acted in the pantomimic ballet of Don Juan, staged by the Amateurs of the Band. (Donna Anuella del Vargio).
(North Lincoln Sphinx, Vol 1, No 10, Christmas Supplement, 1861.)
December 28 & 30, 1861: Acted in the Officers of the Regiment performance of J. M. Morton's one-act comedy, Dying for Love, set in Abergavenny. (Jenny).
(North Lincoln Sphinx, Vol 1, No 10, Christmas Supplement, 1861, page 146.)
February 17, 1862: Acted in the Amateurs of the Band production of The Omnibus Or A Convenient Distance. (Miss Damper).
(North Lincoln Sphinx, Vol 1, No 12, February 28, 1862, page 179/180.)
May 28, 1862: Acted in the Amateurs of the Band production of a one-act farce, The Omnibus or A Convenient Distance, (Jemima Damper).
(North Lincoln Sphinx, Vol 1, Supplementary Number, Keiskama Hoek, August 12, 1862, page 240.)
July 21, 1862: Acted in the Band Amateurs produced a one-act farce by J. M. Morton, The Irish Tiger. (Miss Julia Marrowfat).
(North Lincoln Sphinx, Vol 1, Supplementary Number, Keiskama Hoek, August 12, 1862, page 241.)
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