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A regular performers for the [[English Amateurs]] ("[[All the World's a Stage]]") from 1807 onwards. A member of the Royal Artillery. He tended to specialize in young female roles, and on 8 August, 1807, after a performance of ''[[The Beaux Stratagem]]'', he read an address written by [[Captain Frazer]].
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Lieutenant [[Charles Napier]] was one of the regular performers for the [[English Amateurs]] ("[[All the World's a Stage]]") from 1807 onwards.  
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Also referred to as [[Captain Napier]] on occasion. (Same person?)
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A member of the Royal Artillery. He tended to specialize in young female roles, and performances include ''[[The Beaux Stratagem]]'' , ''[[The Brothers]]'', :
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Specifically mentioned for an address written by [[Captain Frazer]], which he read on 8 August, 1807, after a performance of ''[[The Beaux Stratagem]]''.  
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
 
 
[[Jill Fletcher|Fletcher]], 1994 pp. 35-53
 
[[Jill Fletcher|Fletcher]], 1994 pp. 35-53
  

Revision as of 06:35, 29 November 2016

Lieutenant Charles Napier was one of the regular performers for the English Amateurs ("All the World's a Stage") from 1807 onwards.

Also referred to as Captain Napier on occasion. (Same person?)

A member of the Royal Artillery. He tended to specialize in young female roles, and performances include The Beaux Stratagem , The Brothers, :

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

Sources

Fletcher, 1994 pp. 35-53

Bosman, 1928: pp. 72, 74, .

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