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 == Biography ==
-Born [[Lionel Barnabas Brough]] in England, he was the son of Robert Barnabas Brough (1828–1860)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Barnabas_Brough] journalist, poet and librettist, and Elizabeth Brough (nḗe Romer). His uncle William Brough (1826–1870)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brough_(writer)] was also a playwright and the actress '''Fanny Brough''' (1852-1914)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Brough] was his sister.
+Born [[Lionel Barnabas Brough]] in England, he was the son of Robert Barnabas Brough (1828–1860)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Barnabas_Brough] journalist, poet and librettist, and Elizabeth Brough (nḗe Romer). His uncle William Brough (1826–1870)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brough_(writer)] was also a playwright and the actress Fanny Brough (1852-1914)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Brough] was his sister.
 Having decided on a stage career, he took the stage name [[Robert Brough]] and made his first appearance in ''[[Little Em'ly]]'', an adaptation of ''[[David Copperfield]]'', in Glasgow in 1870, later began  working with the [[D'Oyley Carte]] No. 2 Company, where he met and married [[Florence Trevelyan]].

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 == Biography ==
-Born [[Lionel Barnabas Brough]] in England, he was the son of Robert Barnabas Brough (1828–1860)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Barnabas_Brough] journalist, poet and librettist, and Elizabeth Brough (nḗe Romer). His uncle William Brough (1826–1870)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brough_(writer)] was also a playwright and the actress [[Fanny Brough]] was his sister.
+Born [[Lionel Barnabas Brough]] in England, he was the son of Robert Barnabas Brough (1828–1860)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Barnabas_Brough] journalist, poet and librettist, and Elizabeth Brough (nḗe Romer). His uncle William Brough (1826–1870)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brough_(writer)] was also a playwright and the actress '''Fanny Brough''' (1852-1914)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Brough] was his sister.
 Having decided on a stage career, he took the stage name [[Robert Brough]] and made his first appearance in ''[[Little Em'ly]]'', an adaptation of ''[[David Copperfield]]'', in Glasgow in 1870, later began  working with the [[D'Oyley Carte]] No. 2 Company, where he met and married [[Florence Trevelyan]].

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 [[Robert Brough]] (1857-1906)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Brough_(actor)] was an actor and manager
-''"Robert Brough" was the professional name of '''[[Lionel Barnabas Brough]]''', and should not be confused with that of his father, the English author and playwright '''Robert Barnabas Brough''' (1928-1860)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Barnabas_Brough]. Nor the Scottish painter, '''Robert Brough''' (1872–1905))[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Brough].''
+''"[[Robert Brough]]" was the professional name of '''[[Lionel Barnabas Brough]]''', and should not be confused with that of his father, the English author and playwright '''Robert Barnabas Brough''' (1928-1860)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Barnabas_Brough]. Nor the Scottish painter, '''Robert Brough''' (1872–1905))[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Brough].''
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 == Biography ==
-Born [[Lionel Barnabas Brough]] in England, he was the son of Robert Barnabas Brough (1828–1860)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Barnabas_Brough] journalist, poet and librettist, and Elizabeth Brough (nḗe Romer). His brother William Brough (1826–1870)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brough_(writer)] was also a playwright and the actress [[Fanny Brough]] was his sister.
+Born [[Lionel Barnabas Brough]] in England, he was the son of Robert Barnabas Brough (1828–1860)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Barnabas_Brough] journalist, poet and librettist, and Elizabeth Brough (nḗe Romer). His uncle William Brough (1826–1870)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brough_(writer)] was also a playwright and the actress [[Fanny Brough]] was his sister.
 Having decided on a stage career, he took the stage name [[Robert Brough]] and made his first appearance in ''[[Little Em'ly]]'', an adaptation of ''[[David Copperfield]]'', in Glasgow in 1870, later began  working with the [[D'Oyley Carte]] No. 2 Company, where he met and married [[Florence Trevelyan]].

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 == Biography ==
-Born [[Lionel Barnabas Brough]] in England, he was the son of Robert Barnabas Brough (1828–1860) journalist, poet and librettist, and Elizabeth Brough (nḗe Romer). His brother William Brough (1826–1870)[] was also a playwright and the actress [[Fanny Brough]] was his sister.
+Born [[Lionel Barnabas Brough]] in England, he was the son of Robert Barnabas Brough (1828–1860)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Barnabas_Brough] journalist, poet and librettist, and Elizabeth Brough (nḗe Romer). His brother William Brough (1826–1870)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brough_(writer)] was also a playwright and the actress [[Fanny Brough]] was his sister.
 Having decided on a stage career, he took the stage name [[Robert Brough]] and made his first appearance in ''[[Little Em'ly]]'', an adaptation of ''[[David Copperfield]]'', in Glasgow in 1870, later began  working with the [[D'Oyley Carte]] No. 2 Company, where he met and married [[Florence Trevelyan]].

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 Having decided on a stage career, he took the stage name [[Robert Brough]] and made his first appearance in ''[[Little Em'ly]]'', an adaptation of ''[[David Copperfield]]'', in Glasgow in 1870, later began  working with the [[D'Oyley Carte]] No. 2 Company, where he met and married [[Florence Trevelyan]].
-The couple then moved to Australia under contract to [[J. C. Williamson]], making their first appearance in Melbourne in the Australian première of ''[[Iolanthe]]''. He would go on to become a notable actor and manager in Australia, touring widely in Australia, China and India, and going into a number of partnerships with other managers, such as with G. S. Titheradge, [[Dion Boucicault]] (for almost ten years, 1886-1896), Gregan McMahon and with [[Herbert Flemming]].
+The couple then moved to Australia under contract to [[J. C. Williamson]], making their first appearance in Melbourne in the Australian première of ''[[Iolanthe]]''. He would go on to become a notable actor and manager in Australia, touring widely in Australia, China and India, and going into a number of partnerships with other managers, such as with G. S. Titheradge, Dion Boucicault (1820-1890)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dion_Boucicault] (for almost ten years, 1886-1896), Gregan McMahon and with [[Herbert Flemming]].
 Brough died of a heart disease in Sydney on 21 April 1906.

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 Though [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980) often mentions a [[Robert Brough]], this usually refers to the writer of a number of plays performed in South Africa during the 19th century, i.e. his father, '''Robert Barnabas Brough''' (1928-1960)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Barnabas_Brough]
-However [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923) does mention one visit to Cape Town by [[Robert Brough]] and his wife in 1904, when they appeared in the [[Good Hope Theatre]] under the [[Wheeler Brothers]]' management during February. Though he praises the skill and professionalism of the two performers, he - and presumably the public - did not find the choice of works inspiring, as the season consisted of two well-known plays (''[[The Second Mrs Tanqueray]]'' and ''[[The Marriage of Kitty]]'') and only one (rather dull) new piece  (''[[The Light that Failed]]'').
+However [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923) does mention one visit to Cape Town by [[Robert Brough]] and his wife in 1904, when they appeared in the [[Good Hope Theatre]] under the [[Wheeler Brothers]]' management during February. He notes that "manliness, refinement and care" characterised all that Brough did, and describes his wife as a "finished and accomplished performer". Nevertheless, though he praises the skill and professionalism of the two performers, he - and presumably the public - did not find the choice of works inspiring, as the season consisted of two well-known plays (''[[The Second Mrs Tanqueray]]'' and ''[[The Marriage of Kitty]]'') and only one (rather dull) new piece  (''[[The Light that Failed]]'').
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