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Walter Brandon Thomas (24 December 1848 – 19 June 1914) was an English actor, playwright and songwriter, best known as the author of the farce Charley's Aunt. Born in Liverpool to a family with no theatrical connections, Thomas worked in commerce, and as an occasional journalist, before achieving his ambition of becoming an actor.
Brandon Thomas dreamed of being known as a famous actor but correctly predicted his true fame would come from being the playwright of Charley’s Aunt. In reality, his acting career was long and prolific but his play Charley’s Aunt, was the crown jewel in his theatrical career that spanned over thirty years.
Charley's Aunt is a farce in three acts written by Brandon Thomas. The story centres on Lord Fancourt Babberley, an undergraduate whose friends Jack and Charley persuade him to impersonate the latter's aunt. The complications of the plot include the arrival of the real aunt and the attempts of an elderly fortune hunter to woo the bogus aunt.
- Brandon Thomas, E. R. Wood
- 1935
Directed by Mark Wakeman. This classic evergreen farce is set in Oxford during the 1890s. The imminent visit of Charles Wykeham's aunt from Brazil, Donna Lucia, provides an excuse for Charles and Jack to invite their young ladies to meet her.
Charley’s Aunt is a farce in three acts written by Brandon Thomas. It broke all historic records for plays of any kind, with an original London run of 1,466 performances. The play was first performed at the Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds in February 1892.
Walter Brandon Thomas (24 December 1848 – 19 June 1914) was an English actor, playwright and songwriter, best known as the author of the farce Charley's Aunt.
Jan 20, 2020 · English. 109 p. : 19 cm. "Printed from the MSS by Brandon Thomas as first performed in 1892 and without the modernisations used in French's acting edition no. 470, first published in 1934"--T.p. verso. Access-restricted-item.
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