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A member of the cast of [[Samuel Foote]]'s ''[[Taste]]'', the first production by [[Dr Somers]] in the [[Barracks Theatre]] at the Cape in 1800. He played "Puff" the auctioneer.  
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(17**- 18**) was a member of the British garrison at Cape Town and an [[amateur]] actor.
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As an actor he was one of the early stalwarts of the [[Garrison Players]] and played "Puff" the auctioneer in a production of ''[[Taste]]'' (Foote) in May 1800. In her diaries [[Lady Anne Barnard]] refers to the play as "''[[Teasle]]''" and calls his performance "inimitable".  
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
See: Fletcher, 1994
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1928[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 16, 63, 107.
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[[Jill Fletcher]], 1994  
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Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Revision as of 06:22, 11 December 2015

(17**- 18**) was a member of the British garrison at Cape Town and an amateur actor.

As an actor he was one of the early stalwarts of the Garrison Players and played "Puff" the auctioneer in a production of Taste (Foote) in May 1800. In her diaries Lady Anne Barnard refers to the play as "Teasle" and calls his performance "inimitable".

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman, 1928[1]: pp. 16, 63, 107.

Jill Fletcher, 1994

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