John Brougham

May 9, 1810 (age 70)

County Dublin, Ireland, Great Britain

By the time when John Brougham was twenty, family adversity cut short his medical career, and he went to London and drifted into the theatre, in July 1830. In 1831 he was a member of Mme. Vestris's company at the Olympic, following her to Covent Garden, where, so he always affirmed, he supplied Dion Boucicault with the idea of London Assurance. In 1840 he managed the London Lyceum, and wrote several plays for its repertoire. He began his American career as Felix O'Callaghan in His Last Legs at the Park Theatre, New York, October 4, 1842, and thereafter was chiefly identified with the United States. He joined Burton's company as an actor and playwright at the famous Chambers Street Theatre, New York, and while there wrote many plays and burlesques, including a dramatization of Dombey and Son in which Burton played Captain Cuttle. For this he received, he later declared, only $250. In 1850 he opened Brougham's Lyceum, on the corner of Broadway and Broome St. , New York, but lost on the venture because the public thought the theatre walls unsafe after an adjoining building was torn down. He then revived King John at the Bowery, and later joined Wallack's company, meanwhile continuing prolific as a playwright. For Wallack, he made, among other works, a dramatization of Bleak House, and wrote perhaps his most famous burlesque, Pocahontas. That Indian maiden had already served as the heroine of more than one romantic play, and Brougham had lively fun with them all, though his burlesque is marred for us to-day by its incessant stream of puns. He presently rejoined Burton, and wrote another famous burlesque, Columbus, one of his most interesting plays, not without a touch of dignity and pathos amid its fun. In 1860 he went to England and acted there for five years, and also made for Charles Fechter an English version of The Duke's Motto, for which he declared he was rewarded with a box of cigars, He returned to America in 1865 and never went abroad again. On January 25, 1869 he opened Brougham's Theatre on West Twenty-fourth St. , New York, with Better Late Than Never and The Dramatic Review for 1868, a forerunner of the reviews of the twentieth century. But the owner of the theatre, the notorious Jim Fisk, Jr. , was dissatisfied with the box office returns, or pretended to be, and took the house away from him. This was his last effort at management. On January 17, 1878, after he had become distressingly poor, a testimonial benefit was held for him at the Academy of Music, and yielded the sum of $10, 000 which was settled on him as an annuity. He died on June 7, 1880.

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The Bunsby papers: (2d series) Irish echoes

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Columbus el filibustero!

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Life, Stories, and Poems of John Brougham ...: Ed. By William Winter 1881

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Metamora; or, The last of the Pollywogs. A burlesque in two acts

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A Basket of Chips

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The miller of New Jersey

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Take care of little Charley. A farce, in one act

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The Bunsby papers; second series - Irish Echoes

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Lotos Leaves: Original Stories, Essays and Poems by Whitclaw Reid, Wilkie Collins, Mark Twain, John Hay, John Brougham, and Alfred Tennyson.

David Copperfield: A drama, in two acts. Adapted from Dickens' popular work of the same name. By John Brougham

Lotos Leaves: Original Stories, Essays, and Poems

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Love and Murder: A Farce, in One Act (1856) (Paperback) - Common

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French's American Drama. The Acting Edition. No. XX. Temptation: Or, The Irish Emigrant. A Comic Drama, in Two Acts

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About the Book The Americas were settled by people migrating from Asia at the height of an Ice Age 15,000 years ago. There was no contact with Europeans until Vikings appeared briefly in the 10th century, and the voyages of Christopher Columbus from 1492. America's Indigenous peoples were the Paleo-Indians, who were initially hunter-gatherers. Post 1492, Spanish, Portuguese and later English, French and Dutch colonialists arrived, conquering and settling the discovered lands over three centuries, from the early 16th to the early 19th centuries. The United States achieved independence from England in 1776, while Brazil and the larger Hispanic American nations declared independence in the 19th century. Canada became a federal dominion in 1867. Also in this Book United States history began with the migrations of Indigenous people prior to 15,000 BC. Christopher Columbus's 1492 expedition enabled European colonization, with most colonies formed after 1600. By the 1770s, 13 British colonies held 2.5 million people along the Atlantic coast east of the Appalachians. The British government imposed new taxes after 1765 and would not agree to the colonists having a say in their determination. The American War of Independence, 1775–1783, ensued, resulting in independence, and another war was declared against Britain in 1812. The next 50 years saw the expansion of American states and territories through the west, however growth was curtailed by the costly American Civil War, which broke out in 1861 over the Confederate States' wish to continue the practice of slavery, and the Union's wish to preserve the union. By 1865 some 620,000 people died, making it the most costly in US history. Alaska was purchased from Russia in 1867. The next decades up to World War 1 saw large migrations from Europe and massive growth in the US economy. The US had a short but decisive influence on World War 1, suffered during the Great Depression, and had an even greater decisive influence on the outcome of World War 2. The US then engaged in a Cold War with its military and ideological adversary, the USSR, which disintegrated in 1991. Over the 20th century the US was not just a dynamo of technological advancement, but also contributed greatly to world growth. About us Leopold Classic Library has the goal of making available to readers the classic books that have been out of print for decades. While these books may have occasional imperfections, we consider that only hand checking of every page ensures readable content without poor picture quality, blurred or missing text etc. That's why we: • republish only hand checked books; • that are high quality; • enabling readers to see classic books in original formats; that • are unlikely to have missing or blurred pages. You can search "Leopold Classic Library" in categories of your interest to find other books in our extensive collection. Happy reading!

Poem: delivered before the Theta Delta Chi Society at the annual convention, held in New York, April 29th, 1857

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David Copperfield: The 1851 Theatrical Adaptation (Dickens Dramatized Series of Plays)

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The dark hour before dawn

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The Bunsby Papers. 2d Series.Irish Echoes: -1856

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A Basket of Chips: By John Brougham

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French's American Drama. The Acting Edition. No. XXV; The Game of Life. An Original Comedy, in Five Acts

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Sermons On Various Occasions

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John Brougham Edit Profile

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Background

John Brougham was born on May 9, 1810 in Dublin, of Irish and French ancestry.

Education

John studied at Trinity College and the Peter Street Hospital.

Career

By the time when John Brougham was twenty, family adversity cut short his medical career, and he went to London and drifted into the theatre, in July 1830. In 1831 he was a member of Mme. Vestris's company at the Olympic, following her to Covent Garden, where, so he always affirmed, he supplied Dion Boucicault with the idea of London Assurance.

In 1840 he managed the London Lyceum, and wrote several plays for its repertoire. He began his American career as Felix O'Callaghan in His Last Legs at the Park Theatre, New York, October 4, 1842, and thereafter was chiefly identified with the United States.

He joined Burton's company as an actor and playwright at the famous Chambers Street Theatre, New York, and while there wrote many plays and burlesques, including a dramatization of Dombey and Son in which Burton played Captain Cuttle. For this he received, he later declared, only $250.

In 1850 he opened Brougham's Lyceum, on the corner of Broadway and Broome St. , New York, but lost on the venture because the public thought the theatre walls unsafe after an adjoining building was torn down. He then revived King John at the Bowery, and later joined Wallack's company, meanwhile continuing prolific as a playwright.

For Wallack, he made, among other works, a dramatization of Bleak House, and wrote perhaps his most famous burlesque, Pocahontas. That Indian maiden had already served as the heroine of more than one romantic play, and Brougham had lively fun with them all, though his burlesque is marred for us to-day by its incessant stream of puns. He presently rejoined Burton, and wrote another famous burlesque, Columbus, one of his most interesting plays, not without a touch of dignity and pathos amid its fun.

In 1860 he went to England and acted there for five years, and also made for Charles Fechter an English version of The Duke's Motto, for which he declared he was rewarded with a box of cigars, He returned to America in 1865 and never went abroad again.

On January 25, 1869 he opened Brougham's Theatre on West Twenty-fourth St. , New York, with Better Late Than Never and The Dramatic Review for 1868, a forerunner of the reviews of the twentieth century. But the owner of the theatre, the notorious Jim Fisk, Jr. , was dissatisfied with the box office returns, or pretended to be, and took the house away from him. This was his last effort at management.

On January 17, 1878, after he had become distressingly poor, a testimonial benefit was held for him at the Academy of Music, and yielded the sum of $10, 000 which was settled on him as an annuity.

He died on June 7, 1880.

Achievements

John Brougham wrote, during his fifty years on the stage, about seventy-five dramatic pieces and played a great variety of parts. His best work as author was probably his broadly comic and burlesque writing, and his best work as actor was his impersonation of comic characters (especially Irish) who were also gentlemen. His burlesques had a contemporary freshness, and his acting a genial ease, which foreshadowed more modern methods. He was the founder of the Lotus Club in New York, and for a time its president.

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The Bunsby papers: (2d series) Irish echoes The Bunsby papers: (2d series) Irish echoes

Columbus el filibustero! Columbus el filibustero!

Life, Stories, and Poems of John Brougham ...: Ed. By William Winter 1881 Life, Stories, and Poems of John Brougham ...: Ed. By William Winter 1881

Metamora; or, The last of the Pollywogs. A burlesque in two acts Metamora; or, The last of the Pollywogs. A burlesque in two acts

The miller of New Jersey The miller of New Jersey

Take care of little Charley. A farce, in one act Take care of little Charley. A farce, in one act

The Bunsby papers; second series - Irish Echoes The Bunsby papers; second series - Irish Echoes

Lotos Leaves: Original Stories, Essays and Poems by Whitclaw Reid, Wilkie Collins, Mark Twain, John Hay, John Brougham, and Alfred Tennyson. Lotos Leaves: Original Stories, Essays and Poems by Whitclaw Reid, Wilkie Collins, Mark Twain, John Hay, John Brougham, and Alfred Tennyson.

$David Copperfield: A drama, in two acts. Adapted from Dickens\' popular work of the same name. By John Brougham David Copperfield: A drama, in two acts. Adapted from Dickens\' popular work of the same name. By John Brougham$ Lotos Leaves: Original Stories, Essays, and Poems Lotos Leaves: Original Stories, Essays, and Poems

Lotos Leaves: Original Stories, Essays, and Poems Lotos Leaves: Original Stories, Essays, and Poems

Love and Murder: A Farce, in One Act (1856) (Paperback) - Common Love and Murder: A Farce, in One Act (1856) (Paperback) - Common

$French\'s American Drama. The Acting Edition. No. XX. Temptation: Or, The Irish Emigrant. A Comic Drama, in Two Acts French\'s American Drama. The Acting Edition. No. XX. Temptation: Or, The Irish Emigrant. A Comic Drama, in Two Acts$ Poem: delivered before the Theta Delta Chi Society at the annual convention, held in New York, April 29th, 1857 Poem: delivered before the Theta Delta Chi Society at the annual convention, held in New York, April 29th, 1857

Poem: delivered before the Theta Delta Chi Society at the annual convention, held in New York, April 29th, 1857 Poem: delivered before the Theta Delta Chi Society at the annual convention, held in New York, April 29th, 1857

David Copperfield: The 1851 Theatrical Adaptation (Dickens Dramatized Series of Plays) David Copperfield: The 1851 Theatrical Adaptation (Dickens Dramatized Series of Plays)

The dark hour before dawn The dark hour before dawn

The Bunsby Papers. 2d Series.Irish Echoes: -1856 The Bunsby Papers. 2d Series.Irish Echoes: -1856

A Basket of Chips: By John Brougham A Basket of Chips: By John Brougham

$French\'s American Drama. The Acting Edition. No. XXV; The Game of Life. An Original Comedy, in Five Acts French\'s American Drama. The Acting Edition. No. XXV; The Game of Life. An Original Comedy, in Five Acts$ Sermons On Various Occasions Sermons On Various Occasions

Sermons On Various Occasions Sermons On Various Occasions

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- French's American Drama. The Acting Edition. No. XXV; The Game of Life. An Original Comedy, in Five Acts
  ( About the Book Satire is a genre of literature where vi...)
- The miller of New Jersey
  (The miller of New Jersey, or, The prison-hulk an historic...)
- Columbus el filibustero!
  (Columbus el filibustero A new and audaciously original hi...)
- Metamora; or, The last of the Pollywogs. A burlesque in two acts
  (This reproduction was printed from a digital file created...)
- Take care of little Charley. A farce, in one act
  (This reproduction was printed from a digital file created...)
- The dark hour before dawn
  (This book was originally published prior to 1923, and rep...)
- Sermons On Various Occasions
  (This book was originally published prior to 1923, and rep...)
- David Copperfield: The 1851 Theatrical Adaptation (Dickens Dramatized Series of Plays)
  (As the first American dramatization, John Brougham’s adap...)
- French's American Drama. The Acting Edition. No. XX. Temptation: Or, The Irish Emigrant. A Comic Drama, in Two Acts
  ( About the Book The Americas were settled by people migr...)
- The Bunsby papers; second series - Irish Echoes
  ( About the Book Biographical books, or bios, are detaile...)
- A Basket of Chips
  (This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curat...)
- The Bunsby papers: (2d series) Irish echoes
  (This is a reproduction of a classic text optimised for ki...)
- Lotos Leaves: Original Stories, Essays, and Poems
  (This is a reproduction of a classic text optimised for ki...)
- Poem: delivered before the Theta Delta Chi Society at the annual convention, held in New York, April 29th, 1857
  (This is a reproduction of a classic text optimised for ki...)
- A Basket of Chips: By John Brougham
  (This is a reproduction of a classic text optimised for ki...)
- Love and Murder: A Farce, in One Act (1856) (Paperback) - Common
  (This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of th...)
- Life, Stories, and Poems of John Brougham ...: Ed. By William Winter 1881
  (Originally published in 1881. This volume from the Cornel...)
- The Bunsby Papers. 2d Series.Irish Echoes: -1856
  (Originally published in 1856. This volume from the Cornel...)
- Lotos Leaves: Original Stories, Essays and Poems by Whitclaw Reid, Wilkie Collins, Mark Twain, John Hay, John Brougham, and Alfred Tennyson.
- David Copperfield: A drama, in two acts. Adapted from Dickens' popular work of the same name. By John Brougham

Membership

John Brougham was a member of the Lotus Club in New York, and for a time its president.

Personality

He himself was gay, full of contagious animal spirits, kindly, generous to a fault, unfailingly courteous, and something of a scholar. His witty curtain speeches were famous, and socially he was extremely popular, being a handsome man of medium height and sturdy stature, with a sparkling discourse, a ready wit, and charming manners.

In all business matters he was a trusting child, however, and his later life was clouded by his financial distresses resulting from this temperamental carelessness.

Connections

Brougham was first married to Emma Williams, an English actress and beauty, from whom he soon separated.

His second wife was Annette Nelson (Mrs. Hodges), daughter of an English naval officer, but herself an actress. She died in 1870.

1st wife:: Emma Williams
2nd wife:: Annette Hawley Brougham

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book

The Bunsby papers: (2d series) Irish echoes

Columbus el filibustero!

Life, Stories, and Poems of John Brougham ...: Ed. By William Winter 1881

Metamora; or, The last of the Pollywogs. A burlesque in two acts

A Basket of Chips

The miller of New Jersey

Take care of little Charley. A farce, in one act

The Bunsby papers; second series - Irish Echoes

Lotos Leaves: Original Stories, Essays and Poems by Whitclaw Reid, Wilkie Collins, Mark Twain, John Hay, John Brougham, and Alfred Tennyson.

David Copperfield: A drama, in two acts. Adapted from Dickens' popular work of the same name. By John Brougham

Lotos Leaves: Original Stories, Essays, and Poems

Love and Murder: A Farce, in One Act (1856) (Paperback) - Common

French's American Drama. The Acting Edition. No. XX. Temptation: Or, The Irish Emigrant. A Comic Drama, in Two Acts

Poem: delivered before the Theta Delta Chi Society at the annual convention, held in New York, April 29th, 1857

David Copperfield: The 1851 Theatrical Adaptation (Dickens Dramatized Series of Plays)

The dark hour before dawn

The Bunsby Papers. 2d Series.Irish Echoes: -1856

A Basket of Chips: By John Brougham

French's American Drama. The Acting Edition. No. XXV; The Game of Life. An Original Comedy, in Five Acts

Sermons On Various Occasions

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