Mary Brough
Mary Bessie Brough (16 April 1863 – 30 September 1934) was an English actress in theatre, silent films and early talkies, including eleven of the twelve Aldwych farces of the 1920s and early 1930s.
The daughter of a well-known actor, Lionel Brough, with a long theatrical family tradition, she became a professional actress in December 1881. Although she was in regular demand in character parts she did not become well known to theatre-goers until she was nearly sixty. In 1922 she was cast in a small part in a farce, Tons of Money, which was followed by a ten-year series of new farces at the Aldwych Theatre for which the actor-manager Tom Walls assembled a regular company of players, including Brough. The playwright Ben Travers wrote parts expressly to suit her persona; she recorded several of them in films of the farces.
Acted in
Turkey Time
1933
as Mrs. Gather
A Cuckoo in the Nest
1933
as Mrs. Spoker
Up to the Neck
1933
as Landlady
Thark
1932
as Mrs. Todd
A Night Like This
1932
as Mrs. Decent
Tons of Money
1930
as Benita Mullet
Plunder
1930
as Mrs. Hewlett
On Approval
1930
as Emerald
Rookery Nook
1930
as Mrs. Leverett
The Broken Melody
1929
as Marthe
The Passing of Mr. Quinn
1928
as Cook
Sailors Don't Care
1928
as The Cook
Dawn
1928
as Mme. Pitou
A Sister to Assist 'Er
1927
as Mrs May
Not For Sale
1924
as Mrs Keane
The Passionate Adventure
1924
as Lady Rolis
The Alley of Golden Hearts
1924
His Grace Gives Notice
1924
as Mrs. Smith
Miriam Rozella
1924
as Housekeeper
Lily of the Alley
1924
as Widow
Tons of Money
1924
as Mrs Mullet
The School for Scandal
1923
as Mrs. Candour
Squibs Wins the Calcutta Sweep
1922
as Mrs. Lee
The Adventures of Mr. Pickwick
1921
as Mrs. Bardell
The Bachelor's Club
1921
as Mrs. Parker
The Old Wives' Tale
1921
as Mrs. Barnes
The Amazing Quest of Mr Ernest Bliss
1920
as Gloria Mott
Masks and Faces
1917
as Landlady
A Christmas Carol
1914
as Mrs. Cratchit
The Brass Bottle
1914