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Frederick Robson
Frederick Robson, born Thomas Brownbill (22 February 1821 – 12 August 1864)〔(E.L. Blanchard refers to him dying late on the night of 11 August: '12th August 1864. Hear of F. Robson's death as having occurred late last night: write the memoir.' )〕 was an English comedian, actor and ballad singer. During his acting career, he combined outstanding comic gifts with the power of moving an audience to a sense of tragedy or pathos. Although Robson's career spanned more than two decades, the period of his greatest success was at the Olympic Theatre, beginning in 1853 and lasting only a few years.
==Early life==
Robson was born in Margate as Thomas Brownbill, son of Philip Brownbill and his wife Margaret. Philip Brownbill is described on his son's wedding certificate in 1842 as 'deceased, stockbroker' and appears to have died early, as no allusion to him by his son has survived.〔Sands, p. 15〕
In November 1828 the young Robson went with his mother to London, possibly to visit relations. He was deeply impressed by the performances he saw there at the Coburg Theatre, in a week when the bill included both plays and comic songs.〔Sands, p. 16〕 While still a boy he later took part in amateur theatricals, with his mother's encouragement: the actor Walter Lacy recalled seeing him play the title role in ''Richard III'' in a juvenile performance at Mile End Assembly Rooms.〔 By this time Robson and his mother may have settled in London, as they were certainly living there in 1836, when he was apprenticed to a copperplate-engraver〔Thomas George Smellie, New Round Court, Bedfordbury, Strand. Sands, p. 17〕 near the Strand.〔Joseph Knight, ‘Robson , (Thomas) Frederick (1821–1864)’, rev. Paul Ranger, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, January 2008, accessed 10 September 2013〕 Although his apprenticeship was not fully served out, due to the early retirement of his master, Robson was skilled enough to set up in business for himself, and according to one source was 'a seal engraver of considerable talent'.〔Sands, p. 18〕 By this time he had also earned a reputation among colleagues as a flamboyant and idiosyncratic character.〔Robson was only five feet tall and had small hands and feet, but a large head with a mass of curly red-gold hair. He dressed flamboyantly, and was known by the nicknames 'Little Bill' and 'Little Big Head'. Sands, p. 17〕 He was also a clever mimic, and his interest in the stage was growing. On 12 May 1842 he bought a part〔At this time some theatre managers would sell parts to aspiring actors to allow them to showcase their talents. Sands, p. 18〕 and appeared as Simon Mealbag in ''Grace Huntley'' at a small theatre off the Strand. He was not a success: nevertheless he gave up his engraving business and began to try to break into acting.〔
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