The Frawley Company
The Frawley Company (also known as the The Daniel Frawley Company) was a theatrical company form San Francisco that visited South Africa in 1904 under the management of the Wheeler Brothers.
Founded and led by Daniel Frawley, it was originally known as
the company included Daniel Frawley, Mary van Buren, Hugh C. Buckler
They toured South Africa with a repertoire that included Brother Officers (Trevor), Madame Sans-Gêne (Sardou), Arizona (Thomas) and Secret Service (Gilette).
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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