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The wife of [[Dr Edmund Somers]] and called "The Spouter" by [[Lady Anne Barnard]] for her active interest and involvement in Cape theatricals between 1799 and 1802. She wrote speeches, prologues and even a play (''[[Attica in Africa]]'') for performance at the [[Barracks Theatre]]. She also insisted on referring to the Hospital Theatre as "[[Sea-line]]". She wrote a prologue to their first production of of Foote's ''[[Teasle]]'' (accoring to Lady Anne Barnard), or ''[[Taste]]'' (according to Fletcher.)

== Sources ==

Bosman, 1928: p 61-67

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−	~~The~~ wife of [[Dr Edmund Somers]] ~~and called~~ "The Spouter" by [[Lady Anne Barnard]] for her active interest and involvement in Cape theatricals between 1799 and 1802. She wrote speeches, prologues and even a play (''[[Attica in Africa]]'') for performance at the [[Barracks Theatre]]. She also insisted on referring to the Hospital Theatre as "[[Sea-line]]". She wrote a prologue to their first production of Foote's ''[[Taste]]'' ([[Lady Anne Barnard]] called it ''[[Teazle]]'').	+	[[Mrs Somers]] was the wife of [[Dr Edmund Somers]]
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		+	Called "The Spouter" by [[Lady Anne Barnard]] for her active interest and involvement in Cape theatricals between 1799 and 1802. She wrote speeches, prologues and even a play (''[[Attica in Africa]]'') for performance at the [[Barracks Theatre]]. She also insisted on referring to the [[Hospital Theatre]] as "[[Sea-line]]".
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		+	She wrote a prologue to their first production of Foote's ''[[Taste]]'' ([[Lady Anne Barnard]] called it ''[[Teazle]]'').

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−	The wife of [[Dr Edmund Somers]] and called "The Spouter" by [[Lady Anne Barnard]] for her active interest and involvement in Cape theatricals between 1799 and 1802. She wrote speeches, prologues and even a play (''[[Attica in Africa]]'') for performance at the [[Barracks Theatre]]. She also insisted on referring to the Hospital Theatre as "[[Sea-line]]". She wrote a prologue to their first production of of Foote's ''[[~~Teasle~~]]'' (~~accoring to~~ Lady Anne Barnard~~), or~~ ''[[~~Taste~~]]'' ~~(according to Fletcher~~.)	+	The wife of [[Dr Edmund Somers]] and called "The Spouter" by [[Lady Anne Barnard]] for her active interest and involvement in Cape theatricals between 1799 and 1802. She wrote speeches, prologues and even a play (''[[Attica in Africa]]'') for performance at the [[Barracks Theatre]]. She also insisted on referring to the Hospital Theatre as "[[Sea-line]]". She wrote a prologue to their first production of Foote's ''[[Taste]]'' ([[Lady Anne Barnard]] called it ''[[Teazle]]'').