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[[Mr Stuart]] (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 Stuart]] (17**-18**) was a British soldier and amateur performer.  
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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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He is also notable for five additional couplets on local matters which he wrote for a song he performed during a performance of ''[[All the World's a Stage]]'' and ''[[The Upholsterer]]'' on Saturday 12 September, 1807.
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 75;  
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 73, 75;  
  
 
Laidler, 1926   
 
Laidler, 1926   

Revision as of 05:56, 5 November 2016

Mr Stuart (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.

He is also notable for five additional couplets on local matters which he wrote for a song he performed during a performance of All the World's a Stage and The Upholsterer on Saturday 12 September, 1807.


Sources

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[1]: pp. 73, 75;

Laidler, 1926

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