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[[Mr Brougham]] was a British actor.  
 
[[Mr Brougham]] was a British actor.  
  
Listed as "[[John Brougham]]" in the ''Index'' to [[F.C.L. Bosman]]'s 1980 study, but this is uncertain, since some of Bosman's references are to someone simply referred to as Btougham, while others are clearly to the prominent 19th century playwright [[John Brougham]].  
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Listed as "[[John Brougham]]" in the ''Index'' to [[F.C.L. Bosman]]'s 1980 study, though this is uncertain, since some of Bosman's references are to someone simply referred to as [[Brougham]], while others are clearly to the prominent 19th century Irish-American playwright [[John Brougham]] (1814-1880)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brougham], whose plays were often performed in South Africa.
  
 
See also J.S. Brougham.  
 
See also J.S. Brougham.  

Revision as of 06:22, 15 December 2021

Mr Brougham was a British actor.

Listed as "John Brougham" in the Index to F.C.L. Bosman's 1980 study, though this is uncertain, since some of Bosman's references are to someone simply referred to as Brougham, while others are clearly to the prominent 19th century Irish-American playwright John Brougham (1814-1880)[1], whose plays were often performed in South Africa.

See also J.S. Brougham.

Biography

He visited Cape Town, Grahamstown and Port Elizabeth in 1873, as part of Disney Roebuck's touring company. Usually simply billed as Brougham, he started ioout in small supporting roles, and gradually rpogessed to more substantial roles, e.g.

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

Sources

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.

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