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Phyllis Broughton born Phyllis Harriet Wright became Phyllis Harriet Thomson (1862 – 21 July 1926) was a British dancer and actress who was known as a Gaiety Girl. She was awarded £2,500 in a breach of promise case and she then left another at the altar and he devoted the rest of his life to her.
Broughton, Phyllis (1862–1926)English actress, dancer, and singer. Born 1862 in England; died July 21, 1926.Made London stage debut in The 40 Thieves (1880), followed by Indiana, The Old Guard, Follow the Drum, Paul Jones, Marjorie, Joan of Arc, Blue-Eyed Susan, In Town, Hot House Peach, Biarritz, A Night Out, The Earl and the Girl and The Vagabond King, among others.
But Phyllis Broughton reaps her reward in the long engagements she gets, and in the warmth of her receptions. She is a rapid study, but thinks out her lines and "points" with much precision, and, whilst at private rehearsal in her own room, little bits of "business" suggest themselves, which at real rehearsal invariably come off all right.
Phyllis Broughton was a famous Gaiety girl who bought India House, a Grade II* listed villa in Margate, in 1897. She had two broken engagements, one with a nobleman and one with a colliery owner, and married late in life.
May 8, 2023 · Phyllis Ann Broughton. May 8, 2023 Updated Feb 10, 2024. WASECA, MINNESOTA — Phyllis Ann Broughton, age 95, of Waseca passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2023 at Mayo Health Systems in Mankato. To ...
Portrait of Phyllis Broughton: Subject: Broughton, Phyllis, 1861 or 2-1926 ; Actors ; Dancers ; Performing arts ; Theater ; Women in the performing arts ; Women in the theater ; Dimensions: 7 x 10 1/2 in. Technique: Lithography : Description: Bust. Wearing high waist collar and clasp, flower at her throat. Printed on green base. Rights: No ...
Title: Miss Phyllis Broughton, from the Actresses series (N203) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. to promote Vanity Fair Cigarettes. Publisher: Issued by William S. Kimball & Company. Date: ca.1890–1900. Medium: Albumen photograph. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 9/16 × 1 7/16 in. (6.5 × 3.6 cm) Classifications: Photographs, Ephemera
