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[[Charles Napier]] was an officer in the Royal Artillery of the British Garrison,  and one of the regular performers for the [[English Amateurs]] ("[[All the World's a Stage]]") from 1807 onwards.  
 
[[Charles Napier]] was an officer in the Royal Artillery of the British Garrison,  and one of the regular performers for the [[English Amateurs]] ("[[All the World's a Stage]]") from 1807 onwards.  
  
Referred to as both '''[[Lieutenant Charles Napier]]''' and  '''[[Captain Napier]]''' on occasion. (Same person?)  
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Referred to as '''[[Mr Napier]]''',  '''[[Lieutenant Charles Napier]]''' and  '''[[Captain Napier]]''' on occasion. (Same person?)  
  
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

Revision as of 06:50, 29 November 2016

Charles Napier was an officer in the Royal Artillery of the British Garrison, and one of the regular performers for the English Amateurs ("All the World's a Stage") from 1807 onwards.

Referred to as Mr Napier, Lieutenant Charles Napier and Captain Napier on occasion. (Same person?)

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

He tended to specialize in young female roles, and performances include The Beaux Stratagem, The Brothers (Cumberland), :

He is specifically mentioned for an address written by Captain Frazer, which he read on 8 August, 1807, after a performance of The Beaux Stratagem.

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp.72-74,

Jill Fletcher. 1994. The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930. Cape Town: Vlaeberg: pp. 35-53

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