It is with the deepest regret that we record'the sudden
death, following upon an operation, of Mr. Claude Levitt Fraser, author of the scenery and costumes for. As You Like h, The Beggar's Opera, and Lord Dunsany's If. If Mr. Lovat Fraser's friends have suffered a severe loss in the death-of a companion who was gay, kind, and charming beyond the ordinary, the loss to the theatre is hardly less. Mr. Lovat iraser's scholarly knowledge of historical costume was probably unrivalled and, allied with his acute and subtle sense of colour andfreedom of line, was certainly unsurpassed. He and Mrs. Lovat Fraser, who worked with him in all his enterprises, had besides the faculty, so essential to those who have to do with the stage, of getting things done. nig to be feared that it may be long before we shall again see so rare a combination of three rather opposite qualities--executive power, learning, and copious fancy. Mr. Lovat Fraser's • com- pleted works were—all those who knew him will agree—only a foretaste of what he would have accomplished. His death is directly attributed to- wounds or injuries- suffered in-the• war.
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