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| − | [[Thomas Brazier]] (??-1871) was an actor active in Cape Town in the 1860s.
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| − | '''Also billed as [[T. Brazier]] or [[Mr Brazier]] on occasion.'''
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| − | == Biography ==
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| − | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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| − | In 1864 he a presented a series of ''[[Dramatic Readings]]'', appearing every alternate Monday in the Cape Town [[City Hall]] between 4 July and 7 November. The seven plays in the series were Knowles's ''[[The Hunchback]]'', Bulwer-Lytton's ''[[The Lady of Lyons]]'' and five plays by Shakespeare: ''[[Hamlet]]'', ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'', ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', ''[[King John]]'' and ''[[Much Ado about Nothing]]''.
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| − | Besides the readings he also produced and performed in a few plays at the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town, in 1864, among them ''[[Still Waters Run Deep]]'' (), ''[[Loving Too Fast, or A Twelve Month's Honeymoon]]'' (Troughton), ''[[The Turned Head]]'' (Beckett), ''[[Time Tries All]]'' (Courtney) and ''[[The Irish Post]]''
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| − | On 12 December there was a farewell for the Braziers, who were leaving for Port Elizabeth to continue their careers there.
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855''. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp.
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| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.
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| − | Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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