Captain Hall's Company

A name given to the theatrical endeavours of the 73rd Regiment, stationed in Cape Town, on account of the leading role played in the activites by Captain Hall. Performing under the patronage of the wife of the Governor and with the permission of the Garrison Commandant, it was part of what is generally referred to as the Garrison Players, and active in the period 1850-1855.

See also the Garrison Players, the Garrison Theatre and Captain Hall.

Plays produced by the company

Among the plays done by the company are:

1850: Richelieu, or The Conspiracy (Bulwer-Lytton) and The Original (Morton) (24 April); Richelieu, or The Conspiracy (Bulwer-Lytton) and My New Wife and My Old Umbrella (Peake) (8 May); The Lancers (Payne), A Lover by Proxy!, or My Daughter Sir! (Planché) and My Young Wife, or My Old Umbrella (Webster)

Sources

Bosman, 1928: p.398.

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