T. Smith
Corporal T. Smith was a non-commissioned officer (he was a Lance-Corporal on arrival in South Africa but was later promoted to full Corporal) serving with the North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot when the Regiment was posted to the Eastern Frontier of the Cape Colony between 1860 and 1862, shortly after the Xhosa cattle-killing movement and famine (1857-1858).
The Regiment was first posted to Grahamstown but in 1862 it was transferred to Keiskama Hoek (Keiskammahoek).
Corporal T. Smith acted in 17 productions, during which he portrayed 12 women.
Contribution to SA theatre
July 21, 26 & 27, and August 3, 1860: Acted in the Serjeants of the Regiment's production of The Lady of Lyons, or Love and Pride. (Madame Deschappelles, Pauline's mother).
(North Lincoln Sphinx, Vol 1, No 2, Grahamstown, September 15, 1860, page 16.)
July 21, 26 & 27, and August 3, 1860: Acted in the Serjeants of the Regiment's of The Kiss in the Dark. (Mary).
(North Lincoln Sphinx, Vol 1, No 2, Grahamstown, September 15, 1860, page 16.)
Christmas 1860: Acted in "a grand Balletical (sic) Introduction" entitled The Rivals. (Argusina, Margery's daughter, a pert young Cape Town lady with high notions, and promised bride to Lord Westawiney Province).
(North Lincoln Sphinx, Vol 1, No 4, Christmas Supplement, 1860. Page 51.)
May 27, 1861: Acted in the Serjeants of the Regiment's two-act drama production of Talfourd’s of Macbeth Travestie. (Family Porter).
(North Lincoln Sphinx, Vol 1, No 7, June13, 1861. Page 92.)
June 13 & 17, 1861: Acted in the Serjeants of the Regiment's three-act romantic drama, adopted from Walter Scott’s poem, The Lady of the Lake. (Old Donald).
(North Lincoln Sphinx, Vol 1, No 8, September 30, 1861. Page 108.)
October 14 & November 4, 1861: Acted in the Amateurs of the Band's production of William Barnes Rhodes's one-act burlesque tragic opera, Bombastes Furioso. (Distaffna).
(North Lincoln Sphinx, Vol 1, No 9, November 13, 1861. Page 125.)
November 4, 1861: Acted in the Amateurs of the Band's production of Thomas J. Lynch's two-act drama, The Rose of Ettrick Vale or The Bridal of the Borders. (Amy, Jessie's sister and Bridesmaid to Laurette).
(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. (Don Giovanni) & (Mariana, a fisherwoman).
(North Lincoln Sphinx, Vol 1, No 10, Christmas Supplement, 1861.)
January 20, 1862: Acted in the Officers of the Regiment performance of J. R. Planche's one-act serio-comic, bombastic, operatic interlude, Amoroso, King of Little Britain. (Mollidusta).
(North Lincoln Sphinx, Vol 1, No 11, January 28, 1862, page 163.)
June 5, 1862: Acted in the Amateurs of the Band production of the one-act farce, Slasher and Crasher. (Miss Dinah Blowhard).
(North Lincoln Sphinx, Vol 1, Supplementary Number, Keiskama Hoek, August 12, 1862, page 240.)
June 19, 1862: Acted in the Amateurs of the Band production of a two-act melo-drama, Robert Macaire, or The Two Murderers of Lyons. (Germeuil, a wealthy farmer).
(North Lincoln Sphinx, Vol 1, Supplementary Number, Keiskama Hoek, August 12, 1862, page 241.)
June 19, 1862: Acted in George Wood's one-act farce, The Irish Doctor, or The Dumb Lady Cured from Moliere's Le Médecin malgré lui. (Sir Ralph Credulous).
(North Lincoln Sphinx, Vol 1, Supplementary Number, Keiskama Hoek, August 12, 1862, page 241.)
June 19, 1862: Acted in George Wood's one-act farce, The Irish Doctor, or The Dumb Lady Cured from Moliere's Le Médecin malgré lui. (Bridget, wife of Denis).
(North Lincoln Sphinx, Vol 1, Supplementary Number, Keiskama Hoek, August 12, 1862, page 241.)
October 8, 1862: Acted in the Amateurs of the Band’s production of Edward Ball’s' two-act “melo-drama”, The Floating Beacon or Norwegian Wreckers. (Weignstadt, a fisherman).
(North Lincoln Sphinx, Vol 1, No 14, Keiskama Hoek, December 10, 1862, page 270.)
October 8, 1862: Acted in the Amateurs of the Band’s production of Stirling Coyne’s farce, Wanted, 1 000 Spirited Young Milliners For the Gold Diggings! (Angelica Todd).
(North Lincoln Sphinx, Vol 1, No 14, Keiskama Hoek, December 10, 1862, page 270.)
November 12, 1862: Acted in the Amateurs of the Band performed John Baldwin Buckstone's two-act domestic “melo-drama”, Luke The Labourer. The play is set in a village in Yorkshire. (Dame Wakefield).
(North Lincoln Sphinx, Vol 1, No 14, Keiskama Hoek, December 10, 1862, page 271.)
November 12, 1862: Acted in the Amateurs of the Band performance of J. M. Maddox's one-act farce, A. S. S. (Mrs Hunter).
(North Lincoln Sphinx, Vol 1, No 14, Keiskama Hoek, December 10, 1862, page 271.)
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