Thousands of the poorer members of the theatrical profession have cause to bless the name of Miss Fanny Brough, who works indefatigably on behalf of the Ladies' Theatrical Guild, which has for its object the providing of clothing for needy actresses, and assistance in maternity cases. Miss Brough, who made her first appearance on the stage under the late-charles Calvert, at the Prince's Theatre, Manchester, in 1869, and who has since achieved hundreds of stage triumphs, frankly confesses that she went on the stage, not because she was stage-struck, or because her uncle, the late Lionel Brough, was in the profession, but because of her parents' straightened circumstances. It was intended that she should be trained as a professional musician. She made her first appearance on the London stage under Mrs. John Wood at the St. James's on October 15, 1870, and since then has proved herself to be one of the most successful actresses of modern times.

Miss Fanny Brough Foulsham & Banfield