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Francis Algernon Disney-Roebuck
Francis Algernon Disney-Roebuck (1818 or 1819 – 22 March 1885), commonly referred to as Captain Disney-Roebuck or Captain Roebuck, was a British Army officer in Cape Town, South Africa, who became manager of a theatre company of historic importance in South Africa. History Roebuck was born in Teignmouth, Devonshire, England, a son of Henry Disney-Roebuck and his wife Anna Maria Hussey Roebuck, née Delaval. He joined the British army in 1837 and was promoted to Captain in the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers, performing garrison duty at Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony, (now Gqeberha, South Africa). While there he was the prominent organiser of amateur theatricals, later at Aldershot camp, from where he resigned in 1857. He formed an amateur theatre company which toured England, then in 1873 founded a professional company formally titled United Service Dramatic Company but better known as "Captain Disney Roebuck's Dramatic Company" or "Captain Roebuck's Company". Frank Emery was brought ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teignmouth
Teignmouth ( ) is a seaside town, fishing port and civil parish in the English county of Devon. It is situated on the north bank of the estuary mouth of the River Teign, about 12 miles south of Exeter. The town had a population of 14,749 at the last census in 2011. From the 1800s onwards, the town rapidly grew in size from a fishing port associated with the Newfoundland cod industry to a fashionable resort of some note in Georgian times, with further expansion after the opening of the South Devon Railway in 1846. Today, its port still operates and the town remains a popular seaside and day trip holiday location. History To 1700 The first record of Teignmouth, ''Tengemuða'', meaning ''mouth of the stream'', was in 1044. Nonetheless, settlements very close by are attested earlier, with the banks of the Teign estuary having been in Saxon hands since at least 682, a battle between the Ancient Britons and Saxons being recorded on Haldon in 927, and Danish raids having occurred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
