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| − | FRAZER, Captain W. (??) One of the leading actors and a writer of prologues for the Cape Town [[Garrison Theatre]] and the local English amateurs at the beginning of the 19th century. An assistant to the Deputy Barrack-Master General's department, he was apparently a Scot of about fifty with a love for theatre and instrumental in forming the group [[All the World's a Stage]] and ensuring the start of an immensely active English theatrical life in Cape Town with one flamboyant season. As a performer he tended to specialize in the older female roles. His first appearance was as "Mrs Hardcastle" in Goldsmith's ''[[She Stoops to Conquer]]'' on 20 June 1807. He also wrote a prologue for the occasion, as he was to do for many plays in future. His last recorded appearance is on 10 October 1807 as "Sir Benjamin Dove" in Cumberland's ''[[The Brothers]]'' and "Kitty" in Townley's ''[[High Life Below the Stairs]]''. (See Bosman, 1928; Fletcher, 1994)
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