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There appear to have been two people by this name active in the Cape in the 19th century.
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== [[Mr Hamilton]] of the [[Garrison Players]]==
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[[Mr Hamilton]] (17**-18**) was a British soldier and amateur performer. A member of the [[Garrison Players|Officers of the Garrison]] (often referred to as the [[Garrison Players]]), a  theatrical company which performed in the [[African Theatre]] at the Cape in 1807-8 in a range of plays, including ''[[The Rivals]]'' , ''[[The West Indian]]'', ''[[Tom Thumb]]'', ''[[The Beaux Stratagem]]'', ''[[She Stoops to Conquer]]'', etc.  
 
[[Mr Hamilton]] (17**-18**) was a British soldier and amateur performer. A member of the [[Garrison Players|Officers of the Garrison]] (often referred to as the [[Garrison Players]]), a  theatrical company which performed in the [[African Theatre]] at the Cape in 1807-8 in a range of plays, including ''[[The Rivals]]'' , ''[[The West Indian]]'', ''[[Tom Thumb]]'', ''[[The Beaux Stratagem]]'', ''[[She Stoops to Conquer]]'', etc.  
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== [[Mr Hamilton]] of the [[Amateur Coloured Troupe]]==
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Revision as of 06:37, 16 September 2017

There appear to have been two people by this name active in the Cape in the 19th century.


Mr Hamilton of the Garrison Players

Mr Hamilton (17**-18**) was a British soldier and amateur performer. A member of the Officers of the Garrison (often referred to as the Garrison Players), a theatrical company which performed in the African Theatre at the Cape in 1807-8 in a range of plays, including The Rivals , The West Indian, Tom Thumb, The Beaux Stratagem, She Stoops to Conquer, etc.

Mr Hamilton of the Amateur Coloured Troupe

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[1]: pp. 75;

Laidler, 1926

Jill Fletcher, 1994

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