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[[Robert Brough]] (1857-1906) was a
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[[Robert Brough]] (1857-1906) was an actor and manager
  
 
== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
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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). The actress [[Fanny Brough]] was his sister.
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Having decided on a stage career, he 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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The couple then moved to Australia under contract to [[J. C. Williamson]], making their first appearance in Melbourne in the Australian première of ''[[Iolanthe]]''.
  
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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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 [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
 
[[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 [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)

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Robert Brough (1857-1906) was an actor and manager

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). The actress Fanny Brough was his sister.

Having decided on a stage career, he 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.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Sources

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: pp. 69, 144-5, 191, 233, 271, 365, 419

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