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April 5, 11 & 19, 1861: Miss Blanche de Moultrie acted in the [[Officers of the Regiment]]'s second play, Stirling Coyne's one-act farce, ''[[Urgent Private Affairs]]'', (Mrs Polkinghorne).
 
April 5, 11 & 19, 1861: Miss Blanche de Moultrie acted in the [[Officers of the Regiment]]'s second play, Stirling Coyne's one-act farce, ''[[Urgent Private Affairs]]'', (Mrs Polkinghorne).
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'''North Lincoln Sphinx critique:''' "Miss Blanche de Moultrie's first appearance was hailed with applause, and deservedly so; a little more "aplomb," and a little more freedom of action, would soon cause this debutante to become a favourite."
  
 
([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 6, Grahamstown, April 25, 1861, page 75.)
 
([[North Lincoln Sphinx]], Vol 1, No 6, Grahamstown, April 25, 1861, page 75.)

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Miss Blanche de Moultrie was the stage name used by Ensign G. H. W. Tremenheere, an officer serving with the North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot, when he played the role of Mrs Polkinghorne, in Stirling Coyne's one-act farce, Urgent Private Affair.

Contribution to SA theatre

April 5, 11 & 19, 1861: Miss Blanche de Moultrie acted in the Officers of the Regiment's second play, Stirling Coyne's one-act farce, Urgent Private Affairs, (Mrs Polkinghorne).

North Lincoln Sphinx critique: "Miss Blanche de Moultrie's first appearance was hailed with applause, and deservedly so; a little more "aplomb," and a little more freedom of action, would soon cause this debutante to become a favourite."

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

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_Central_Library

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Lincolnshire_Regiment

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensign_(rank)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquire

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