Miss Marian Ramsay was the stage name used by W. Malcolm Esq. a soldier serving with the North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot, when he played the role of Miss Diana Pepper, Major Pepper's niece in J. M. Morton's one-act farce, Don't Judge by Appearances.

Contribution to SA theatre

April 5, 11 & 19, 1861: Acted in the Officers of the Regiment's production of J. M. Morton's one-act farce, Don't Judge by Appearances. (Miss Diana Pepper, Major Pepper's niece).

North Lincoln Sphinx: "Miss Marian Ramsay debut was a decided success, for a prettier lassie one would scarce wish to see; her acting was natural and unaffected, and we anticipate a long series of triumphs in this young lady's histrionic career."

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