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John Brougham was born at Dublin, Ireland on the 9th of May 1814.
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The first American version of the Charles Dickens novel was adapted by the distinguished American playwright John Brougham and originally produced by William Burtons theatre troupe, the most respected acting company in America at the time. Originally opening in July of 1848 as Bunsby it played for four nights and was not a success. Brougham rewrote the play and a month later, it reopened in a new version titled Dombey and Son. It became an immediate and enormous success. As one critic at the time stated "it took the audience by storm." Contemporaries hailed the play as one of the "most successful adaptations of a popular novel ever upon the stage." 19th Century actor, playwright and theatre producer, John Brougham was a prolific playwright having written over 120 plays, burlesques, comedies, and musical extravaganzas earning him the nickname The American Aristophanes.
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As the first American dramatization, John Broughams adaptation of David Copperfield opened at New Yorks Lyceum Theatre in 1851 and was an immediate success. It was considered by its peers to be one of the best adaptations of the novel. Staying true to Dickens version, Brougham did not take liberties with the original text unlike other adaptations. Broughams skill as a playwright is evident as he brings Dickens classic characters to life on the stage. The play would continue to be produced for the next two decades 19th Century actor, playwright and theatre producer, John Brougham was a prolific playwright having written over 120 plays, burlesques, comedies, and musical extravaganzas earning him the nickname The American Aristophanes from critics of the time.
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Much Ado About A Merchant of Venice opened at the Brougham's Theatre, New York on March 8, 1869 with John Brougham in the title role. One of the most popular burlesquers of the mid-19th Century, John Brougham's Shakespearean take off Americanized the story with interpolation references and American songs. Actor, playwright and theatre producer, John Brougham was a prolific playwright having written over 120 plays, burlesques comedies, and musical extravaganzas earning him the nickname The American Aristophanes from critics of the time.
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John Brougham was born at Dublin, Ireland on the 9th of May 1814.
John Brougham was educated for a surgeon.
Owing to family misfortunes he was thrown upon his own resources and made his first appearance on the London stage in 1830, at the Tottenham Street theatre in Tom and Jerry, in which he played six characters. In 1831 he was a member of Madame Vestris's company, and wrote his first play, a burlesque. He remained with Madame Vestris as long as she and Charles Mathews retained Covent Garden, and he collaborated with Dion Boucicault in writing London Assurance, Dazzle being one of his best parts. In 1840 he managed the Lyceum theatre, for which he wrote several light burlesques, but in 1842 he moved to the United States, where he became a member of W. E. Burton's company, for which he wrote several comedies. Later he was the manager of Niblo's Garden, and in 1850 opened Brougham's Lyceum, which, like his next speculation, the lease of the Bowery theatre, was not financially a success. He was later connected with Wallack's and Daly's theatres, and wrote plays for both. In 1860 he returned to London, where he adapted or wrote several plays, including The Duke's Motto for Fechter. After the Civil War he returned to New York. Brougham's theatre was opened in 1869 with his comedy Better Late than Never, but this managerial experience was also unfortunate, and he took to playing with various stock companies. His last appearance was in 1879 as O'Reilly, the detective, in Boucicault's Rescued, and he died in New York on the 7th of June 1880. Brougham was the author of nearly 100 plays, most of them now forgotten. He also edited in 1852 a comic paper called The Lantern, and published two collections of miscellaneous writings, A Basket of Chips and The Bunsby Papers. Brougham is said to have been the original of Harry Lorrequer in Charles Lever's novel.
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He was twice married, in 1838 to Emma Williams (d. 1865), and in 1844 to Mrs Annette Hawley (d. 1870), both actresses.