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| − | [[The Frawley Company]] (also known as the [[The Daniel Frawley Company]]) was | + | [[The Frawley Company]] (also known as the [[The Daniel Frawley Company]]) was founded and led by [[Daniel Frawley]]. Originally known as [[The T.D. Frawley Stock Company]], it was based in San Francisco and went on to tour widely in the USA and Asia. |
| − | + | In 1904 the company visited to South Africa ''en route'' to the East, touring South Africa under the auspices of the [[Wheeler Brothers]], with a repertoire that included ''[[Brother Officers]]'' (Trevor), ''[[Madame Sans-Gêne]]'' (Sardou), ''[[Arizona]]'' (Thomas) and ''[[Secret Service]]'' (Gilette). | |
In South Africa the company was billed as '''[[The Daniel Frawley Company]]''' (or simply '''[[The Frawley Company]]''') and included [[Daniel Frawley]], [[Mary van Buren]] and [[Hugh C. Buckler]] among its members. | In South Africa the company was billed as '''[[The Daniel Frawley Company]]''' (or simply '''[[The Frawley Company]]''') and included [[Daniel Frawley]], [[Mary van Buren]] and [[Hugh C. Buckler]] among its members. | ||
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Revision as of 09:38, 8 January 2020
The Frawley Company (also known as the The Daniel Frawley Company) was founded and led by Daniel Frawley. Originally known as The T.D. Frawley Stock Company, it was based in San Francisco and went on to tour widely in the USA and Asia.
In 1904 the company visited to South Africa en route to the East, touring South Africa under the auspices of the Wheeler Brothers, with a repertoire that included Brother Officers (Trevor), Madame Sans-Gêne (Sardou), Arizona (Thomas) and Secret Service (Gilette).
In South Africa the company was billed as The Daniel Frawley Company (or simply The Frawley Company) and included Daniel Frawley, Mary van Buren and Hugh C. Buckler among its members.
Sources
D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman, 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 417, 418, 421
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