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Mrs Brough (17?-18?) was a professional actress.
Not to be confused with Florence Brough (1856-1932), often also referred to as Mrs Brough on occasion
who, with three other visiting professionals from the Theatre Royal, Liverpool - Mr Cooke, Mrs Cooke and Miss Williams - performed in semi-professional plays with the Gentlemen Amateurs) during the 1818 season at the Cape.
See the Gentlemen Amateurs for the full programme of the 1818 season under the auspices of Mr Cooke and company
On the 7th November the company held a benefit performance for Mrs Brough , doing The Will and Two Strings to your Bow. The English performers and Mrs Brough left the Cape left the Cape for the East after their final performance on 21 November 1818.
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Sources
F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [1]: pp. 151-157; 170-177.
http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/5717356
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