Frederick George Hobson, known as Fred Leslie, was an English actor, singer, comedian and dramatist.
Photograph of Frederick Leslie by W. & D. Downey
Fred Leslie and Nellie Farren in Little Jack Sheppard
Nellie Farren and Fred Leslie performing the "Slate Duet" in Ruy Blas and the Blasé Roué, Gaiety Theatre
Lionel "Lal" Brough was a British actor and comedian. After beginning a journalistic career and performing as an amateur, he became a professional actor, performing mostly in Liverpool during the mid-1860s. He established his career in London as a member of the company at the new Queen's Theatre, Long Acre, in 1867, and he soon became known for his roles in Shakespeare, contemporary comedies, and classics, especially as Tony Lumpkin in She Stoops to Conquer.
Lionel Brough
Edward Saker and Brough in Box and Cox
1884 caricatures of Brough
Brough caricatured by Spy for Vanity Fair, 1905