Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Corporal Shorter: a short strut and fret ...



Fascinating photo

Amateur military dramatics



This is a picture of Corporal William Shorter bandsman of the 16th Lancers, stationed at York, in the role of Reuben Rags in the 2-act drama Ben Bolt ...

27 January 1864. York Theatre. Here's a review ...


Alas, the story doesn't have a happy ending. Little more than a year later ... 


He was buried at St Botolph's, Colchester ..


William Alexander Shorter, (b Meerut, Bengal, India 6 November 1830; d Colchester 6 April 1865) son of Alexander Shorter and his wife Amelia née McNeale. Married Jane Cartledge daughter of the foreman of the Little London Works, near Sheffield 9 October 1864 ...

PS Months later, these turned up ...

Corporal Shorter as Sir Richard Varney

Captain Gooch of the 16th Lancers (later the Yorkshire Hussars) as Ravina

and a further bundle of amateur-acting military Esquires

Charles Kennett Esq of the 18th Hussars who died 1 Dec 1867, soon after this photo

Lt Augustus Croft Dobree Esq of 16th Lancers, died India 2 August 1867

F F Collins Esq as the Earl of Sussex


A N Erskine as Wayland Smith in the burlesque Kenilworth



Yes .. this looks like the team. 1865 at Norwich.




Gooch is at it again! This last photo turned up years later ....!



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