Captain Disney Roebuck

Captain Disney Roebuck (c.1819-22 March 1885) was a British amateur actor. He coordinated amateur theatrical performances while stationed in South Africa with the British Army. He also took part in theatricals at Aldershot military base in Hampshire, England. He formed his own amateur theatre company which was known as "Captain Disney Roebuck's Dramatic Company" or "Captain Roebuck's Company" and toured Britain.

Performances

1855, 10 May - A 'Grand Amateur Performance' is advertised at the Royalty Theatre and consists of three parts: Charles the Second; or, The Merry Monarch, Delicate Ground; or, Paris in 1793 and Who's Your Friend? or, The Queensbury Fete. It is announced that several; 'distinguished gentlemen amateurs' will appear, listing Captain Disney Roebuck alongside Captain Horton Rhys, Captain Love Jones Parry, J. Forsyth Gregory Esq, Howard Fenwick Esq., W. G. Owen Esq. and W. Sheridan Esq., though H Sandeman Esq is also appearing. They are supported by actresses - Miss Jane Glover, Miss Julia Glover and Miss Helen Love. Captain Horton Rhys also sang between the acts.

1859, 10 January - Captain Disney Roebuck is listed as the 'Directing Manager' of a group of amateurs performing at Campden House. The pieces performed were Morton's two-act comedy Our Wife; or, The Rose of Amiens and the two-act comic drama by Charles Dance, A Wonderful Woman. The programme was repeated the following day for the prize fund of the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts.

1864, 2 February, Theatre Royal Southampton - Captain Disney Roebuck and other amateurs. Four pieces are performed, including My Daughter's Debut; Or, the Old Man's Darling, and J. H. Morton's farce A Regular Fix. Carlotta Addison acts alongside the male amateurs.

1864, 9 February, Theatre Royal Southampton, Carlotta Addison is once again supporting Captain Disney Roebuck and other amateurs. Amongst the bill on this occasion was the one-act comic drama titled A Phenomenon in a Smock Frock, Tom Taylor's comedy Still Waters Run Deep and the farce The Lancashire Weaver.

1865, 25 July, Victoria Rooms, Clifton. Amateurs on this occasion include Captain Disney Roebuck and Captain Hood. The playbill also includes an unnamed 'distinguished Lady Amateur'. Carlotta Addison supports the amateurs as a professional. The bill includes Marriage by Command, written for the occasion, and Tom Taylor's Still Water's Run Deep.