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Fred Brazier or Master Brazier (1863-)

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Fred Brazier or Master Brazier (1863-)

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Biography

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Fred Brazier or "Master" Brazier

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Fred Brazier or "Master" Brazier

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 ='''[[Fred Brazier]] or [[Master Brazier]]''' (1863-)=
-Presumably the same son of [[Thomas Brazier]] and his wife, he is twice mentioned by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980: pp. 252 and 334), once referred to as [[Fred Brazier]] when playing "Prince Arthur" in his father's production of scenes from ''[[King John]]'' in 1870 and again in 1875, now referred to as [[Master Brazier]] when he appeared as the "child" in [[Disney Roebuck]]'s production of ''[[East Lynne]]''.
+Presumably the same person, the son of [[Thomas Brazier]] and his wife, born in Cape Town in 1963, he is twice mentioned by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980: pp. 252 and 334), once referred to as [[Fred Brazier]] when playing "Prince Arthur" in his father's production of scenes from ''[[King John]]'' in 1870 and again in 1875, now referred to as [[Master Brazier]] when he appeared as "the child" in [[Disney Roebuck]]'s production of ''[[East Lynne]]''.
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 ='''[[Fred Brazier]] or [[Master Brazier]]''' (1863-)=
-Presumably the same son of [[Thomas Brazier]] and his wife, he is twice mentioned by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980: pp. and 334), once referred to as [[Fred Brazier]] when playing "Prince Arthur" in his father's production of scenes from ''[[King John]]'' in 1870 and again in 1875, now referred to as [[Master Brazier]] when he appeared as the "child" in [[Disney Roebuck]]'s production of ''[[East Lynne]]''.
+Presumably the same son of [[Thomas Brazier]] and his wife, he is twice mentioned by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980: pp. 252 and 334), once referred to as [[Fred Brazier]] when playing "Prince Arthur" in his father's production of scenes from ''[[King John]]'' in 1870 and again in 1875, now referred to as [[Master Brazier]] when he appeared as the "child" in [[Disney Roebuck]]'s production of ''[[East Lynne]]''.
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 == Biography ==
-According to [[R.W. Murray]] (1894, cited in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1980, p.101) ) he was a good exponent of Shakespearian tragic roles and an actor for Charles Kean at the Royal Princess Theatre, London, for eight years, before parting with Kean and being recruited by [[Sefton Parry]] for a new touring company in 1861. According to both Royal Holloway University's catalogue of The Lord Chamberlain’s Plays 1852-1863 and The Victorian Plays Project it was licensed for performance by the Lord Chamberlain's office as Living Too Fast, or A Twelvemonth's Honeymoon on 31 July, 1854, first performed in Princess's Theatre, London on 9 October, 1854 under that title.
+According to [[R.W. Murray]] (1894, cited in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]], 1980, p.101) ) he was a good exponent of Shakespearian tragic roles and an actor for Charles Kean at the Royal Princess Theatre, London, for eight years, before parting with Kean and being recruited by [[Sefton Parry]] for a new touring company in 1861. According to both Royal Holloway University's catalogue of The Lord Chamberlain’s Plays 1852-1863 and The Victorian Plays Project it was licensed for performance by the Lord Chamberlain's office as ''[[Living Too Fast, or A Twelvemonth's Honeymoon]]'' on 31 July, 1854, first performed in Princess's Theatre, London on 9 October, 1854 under that title.
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 Brazier's passing effectively signaled the end of the [[Young Men's Institute and Club Dramatic Company]] as well.
-='''[[Fred Brazier]] or [[Master Brazier]]'''=
+='''[[Fred Brazier]] or [[Master Brazier]]''' (1863-)=
-Presumably the same person, a son of [[Thomas Brazier]] and his wife, is twice mentioned by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980: pp. and 334), once referred to as [[Fred Brazier]] when playing "Prince Arthur" in his father's production of scenes from ''[[King John]]'' in and again in 1875, now referred to as [[Master Brazier]] when he appeared as the child in [[Disney Roebuck]]'s production of ''[[East Lynne]]''.
+Presumably the same son of [[Thomas Brazier]] and his wife, he is twice mentioned by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980: pp. and 334), once referred to as [[Fred Brazier]] when playing "Prince Arthur" in his father's production of scenes from ''[[King John]]'' in 1870 and again in 1875, now referred to as [[Master Brazier]] when he appeared as the "child" in [[Disney Roebuck]]'s production of ''[[East Lynne]]''.
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 Brazier's passing effectively signaled the end of the [[Young Men's Institute and Club Dramatic Company]] as well.
-='''[[Fred Brazier]] or [["Master" Brazier]]'''=
+='''[[Fred Brazier]] or [[Master Brazier]]'''=
 Presumably the same person, a son of [[Thomas Brazier]] and his wife, is twice mentioned by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980: pp. and 334), once referred to as [[Fred Brazier]] when playing "Prince Arthur" in his father's production of scenes from ''[[King John]]'' in and again in 1875, now referred to as [[Master Brazier]] when he appeared as the child in [[Disney Roebuck]]'s production of ''[[East Lynne]]''.

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	Brazier's passing effectively signaled the end of the [[Young Men's Institute and Club Dramatic Company]] as well.		Brazier's passing effectively signaled the end of the [[Young Men's Institute and Club Dramatic Company]] as well.
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		+	=[[Fred Brazier]] or [["Master" Brazier]]=
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		+	Presumably the same person, a son of [[Thomas Brazier]] and his wife, is twice mentioned by [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980: pp. and 334), once referred to as [[Fred Brazier]] when playing "Prince Arthur" in his father's production of scenes from ''[[King John]]'' in and again in 1875, now referred to as [[Master Brazier]] when he appeared as the child in [[Disney Roebuck]]'s production of ''[[East Lynne]]''.

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 At the end of the 1966-7 season in May, [[Thomas Brazier]] left the Cape on the American warship ''Sacramento'', Thomas having been appointed a schoolmaster on it, while his family remained behind in Cape Town. He was back with his family in August however, the ship having foundered, though all on board were saved. He rejoined [[Le Roy-Duret]] company for the remainder of 1867 and much of 1868, both as actor for the whole period and billed as "[[Stage Manager]]" for the third part of the season, and is mentioned in various theatrical endeavours in 1868-9.
-Besides occasional appearances for other companies (e.g. [[R. Webster]]'s production of ''[[All that Glitters is not Gold]]''), 1870 saw Brazier becoming more actively engaged with the activities of the [[Young Men's Institute]], where he now founded the [[Young Men's Institute and Club Dramatic Company]] (active 1870-1871) as a spin-off of the institute, probably in the light of the success of the '''[[Young Men’s Institute Amateur Christy’s]]''' (1867-1870). He was both the manager of and director for the combined amateur and professional company, and one of its leading actors. It would for a while be considered the dominant company in Cape Town and began with a season of plays under his management in the [[Institute Assembly Hall]] running from 4 May 1870 to 19 December, 1870.
+Besides occasional appearances for other companies (e.g. [[R. Webster]]'s production of ''[[All that Glitters is not Gold]]''), 1870 saw Brazier becoming more actively engaged with the activities of the [[Young Men's Institute]], where he now founded the [[Young Men's Institute and Club Dramatic Company]] (active 1870-1871) as a spin-off of the institute, probably in the light of the success of the '''[[Young Men’s Institute Amateur Christy’s]]''' (1867-1870). He was both the manager of and director for the combined amateur and professional company, and one of its leading actors and in many ways a mentor for a new generation of performers in the city. It would for a while be considered the dominant company in Cape Town and began with a season of plays under his management in the [[Institute Assembly Hall]] running from 4 May 1870 to 19 December, 1870.
 By September Brazier had fallen ill, and a farewell benefit planned for him that month was cancelled, to be replaced by a sick benefit for the critically ill man on 19 December. After his passing in January, 1871, another benefit performance, this time for the widow and children of Brazier, was held by members of the Legislative Assembly (also referred to as the [[Parliamentary Company]]) on 28 July 1871.
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