C. P. Fitzgibbon

Lieutenant C. P. Fitzgibbon was an officer in the North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot which was sent to the Eastern Frontier of the Cape Colony (now the Eastern Province, South Africa) between 1860 and 1862 during the Frontier War. The regiment was based in Grahamstown and later in Keiskama Hoek. (Modern spelling: Keiskammahoek.)

He came to the Cape Colony as a Lieutenant.

Lieutenant C. P. Fitzgibbon acted in one production during his stay on the Eastern Frontier.

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

Biography

Departed Currah-Camp on January 3, 1860. Accompanied by 1 sergeant and 24 rank and file.

Contribution to SA theatre performance

October 8, 1860: Acted in the Officers of the Regiment first performance of Sheridan's five-act comedy, The Rivals, (Sir Lucias O'Trigger).

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

Sources

(See beneath each production.)

North Lincoln Sphinx Vol 1.

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