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| − | Born [[Florence Major]] on 4 November 1856, Covent Garden, London, the daughter of Richard Major and Harriet Davis. She became an actress in England in 1876 and married the actor '''[[Robert Brough]]''' on 26 July 1880 in Plymouth. She initially used the stage name [[Florence Trevelyan]], but after her first marriage, was also known as [[Florence Brough]] or [[Mrs Robert Brough]]. | + | Born [[Florence Major]] on 4 November 1856, Covent Garden, London, the daughter of Richard Major and Harriet Davis. She became an actress in England in 1876 and married the actor '''[[Robert Brough]]''' on 26 July 1880 in Plymouth. She initially used the stage name [[Florence Trevelyan]], but after her first marriage, was also known as [[Florence Brough]] or often [[Mrs Robert Brough]]. |
The couple moved to Australia in 1886, where her husband became a prominent actor-manager. | The couple moved to Australia in 1886, where her husband became a prominent actor-manager. | ||
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Florence Brough (1856-1932)[1] was an actress and vocalist (contralto).
Also known as Florence Trevelyan, Florence Brough or Mrs Robert Brough.
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Biography
Born Florence Major on 4 November 1856, Covent Garden, London, the daughter of Richard Major and Harriet Davis. She became an actress in England in 1876 and married the actor Robert Brough on 26 July 1880 in Plymouth. She initially used the stage name Florence Trevelyan, but after her first marriage, was also known as Florence Brough or often Mrs Robert Brough.
The couple moved to Australia in 1886, where her husband became a prominent actor-manager.
After the death of her first husband, she married the actor Cyril Bell in 1909 and died on 7 January 1932 in Sydney, Australia.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Sources
https://theatreheritage.org.au/on-stage-magazine/biographies/item/277-brough-florence-1856-1932
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Brough_(actor)
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 1923. (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: p. 419
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