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Contributor	Mrs Cora Urquhart Brown-Potter
Other Names	Mary Cora Urquhart
Gender	Female
Nationality	American
Date of Birth	15 May 1857
Date of Death	12 February 1936
Functions	Actor
Notes	One of the first American society women to become a stage actress. She married financier James Brown Potter in 1877. She made her stage debut in 1877. Later that year she started a successful partnership with Harold Kyrle Bellew. She divorced Potter in1900 but continued to use her married name as her stage name. Her last appearance on the London stage was in 1912. Otago Witness , Issue 2441, 26 December 1900, Page 55: 'Mrs Brown-Potter is receiving £90 per week for reciting at the London Palace'.
Related Contributors	Is related to Kyrle Bellew (Actor. Event Dates: 1896 - 1897)
Events	Date Function Contributor Organisation
	She Stoops To Conquer, Theatre Royal, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, 18 February 1897 Romeo and Juliet, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 7 January 1897 The Ironmaster, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 5 January 1897 Francillon, Tour, , New Zealand, 1897 Camille, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 31 December 1896 Cavalleria Rusticana, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 30 December 1896 David Garrick, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 29 December 1896 La Tosca, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 26 December 1896 Francillon and the Screen Scene from School for Scandal, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 19 November 1896 School for Scandal, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 2 September 1896
	Actor She Stoops To Conquer, Theatre Royal, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, 18 February 1897 Romeo and Juliet, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 7 January 1897 The Ironmaster, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 5 January 1897 Francillon, Tour, , New Zealand, 1897 Camille, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 31 December 1896 Cavalleria Rusticana, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 30 December 1896 David Garrick, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 29 December 1896 La Tosca, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 26 December 1896 Francillon and the Screen Scene from School for Scandal, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 19 November 1896 School for Scandal, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 2 September 1896
	Kyrle Bellew - Actor She Stoops To Conquer, Theatre Royal, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, 18 February 1897 Romeo and Juliet, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 7 January 1897 The Ironmaster, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 5 January 1897 Francillon, Tour, , New Zealand, 1897 Camille, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 31 December 1896 Cavalleria Rusticana, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 30 December 1896 David Garrick, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 29 December 1896 La Tosca, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 26 December 1896 Francillon and the Screen Scene from School for Scandal, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 19 November 1896 School for Scandal, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 2 September 1896 Walter Hill - Actor She Stoops To Conquer, Theatre Royal, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, 18 February 1897 The Ironmaster, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 5 January 1897 Francillon, Tour, , New Zealand, 1897 Camille, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 31 December 1896 David Garrick, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 29 December 1896 School for Scandal, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 2 September 1896 C M Berkeley - Actor She Stoops To Conquer, Theatre Royal, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, 18 February 1897 Francillon, Tour, , New Zealand, 1897 Camille, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 31 December 1896 David Garrick, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 29 December 1896 La Tosca, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 26 December 1896 Olly Deering - Actor She Stoops To Conquer, Theatre Royal, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, 18 February 1897 The Ironmaster, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 5 January 1897 David Garrick, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 29 December 1896 La Tosca, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 26 December 1896 School for Scandal, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 2 September 1896 Polly Emery - Actor The Ironmaster, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 5 January 1897 Francillon, Tour, , New Zealand, 1897 Camille, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 31 December 1896 David Garrick, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 29 December 1896 La Tosca, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 26 December 1896 Lynda Raymond - Actor She Stoops To Conquer, Theatre Royal, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, 18 February 1897 The Ironmaster, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 5 January 1897 Francillon, Tour, , New Zealand, 1897 Camille, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 31 December 1896 La Tosca, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 26 December 1896 J H Cathcart - Actor The Ironmaster, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 5 January 1897 Camille, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 31 December 1896 David Garrick, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 29 December 1896 La Tosca, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 26 December 1896 Orlando Daly - Actor The Ironmaster, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 5 January 1897 Camille, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 31 December 1896 La Tosca, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 26 December 1896 School for Scandal, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 2 September 1896 Wilson Forbes - Actor The Ironmaster, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 5 January 1897 David Garrick, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 29 December 1896 La Tosca, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 26 December 1896 School for Scandal, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 2 September 1896 Edwin Kelly - Actor The Ironmaster, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 5 January 1897 David Garrick, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 29 December 1896 La Tosca, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 26 December 1896 School for Scandal, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 2 September 1896 W J Montgomery - Actor She Stoops To Conquer, Theatre Royal, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, 18 February 1897 The Ironmaster, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 5 January 1897 Francillon, Tour, , New Zealand, 1897 Camille, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 31 December 1896 E J Norris - Actor The Ironmaster, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 5 January 1897 Camille, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 31 December 1896 La Tosca, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 26 December 1896 School for Scandal, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 2 September 1896 JF Cathcart - Actor She Stoops To Conquer, Theatre Royal, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, 18 February 1897 Francillon, Tour, , New Zealand, 1897 School for Scandal, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 2 September 1896 Cyril Keightley - Actor The Ironmaster, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 5 January 1897 Francillon, Tour, , New Zealand, 1897 La Tosca, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 26 December 1896 A Denham - Actor The Ironmaster, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 5 January 1897 Francillon, Tour, , New Zealand, 1897 Alexandre Dumas fils - Playwright, Writer Francillon, Tour, , New Zealand, 1897 Camille, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 31 December 1896 Maggie Forde - Actor The Ironmaster, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 5 January 1897 Camille, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 31 December 1896 T Middleton - Actor The Ironmaster, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 5 January 1897 Francillon, Tour, , New Zealand, 1897 F Silva - Actor The Ironmaster, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 5 January 1897 Francillon, Tour, , New Zealand, 1897 Caldwell - Actor La Tosca, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 26 December 1896 Cavanagh - Actor La Tosca, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 26 December 1896 C Cosgrove - Actor School for Scandal, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 2 September 1896 Harry Daniels - Actor School for Scandal, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 2 September 1896 Denham - Actor La Tosca, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 26 December 1896 Arnold Denham - Actor School for Scandal, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 2 September 1896 Oliver Goldsmith - Playwright She Stoops To Conquer, Theatre Royal, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, 18 February 1897 Scot Inglis - Actor School for Scandal, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 2 September 1896 Cyril Keightley - Actor School for Scandal, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 2 September 1896 T L Middleton - Actor School for Scandal, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 2 September 1896 James Montgomery - Actor La Tosca, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 26 December 1896 Walter Montgomery - Actor School for Scandal, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 2 September 1896 George Musgrove - Lessee School for Scandal, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 2 September 1896 Linda Raymond - Actor School for Scandal, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 2 September 1896 Walter Rice - Musical Director School for Scandal, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 2 September 1896 T W Robertson - Playwright David Garrick, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 29 December 1896 Victorien Sardou - Playwright La Tosca, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 26 December 1896 William Shakespeare - Playwright Romeo and Juliet, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 7 January 1897 James Cassius Williamson - Lessee School for Scandal, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 2 September 1896
	Potter-Bellew Company She Stoops To Conquer, Theatre Royal, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, 18 February 1897 Romeo and Juliet, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 7 January 1897 The Ironmaster, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 5 January 1897 Francillon, Tour, , New Zealand, 1897 Camille, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 31 December 1896 Cavalleria Rusticana, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 30 December 1896 David Garrick, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 29 December 1896 La Tosca, Abbott's Opera House (1882-1926), Auckland, New Zealand, 26 December 1896 Williamson and Musgrove Francillon and the Screen Scene from School for Scandal, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 19 November 1896
Resources	Article: Julie Mills, Bellew, Harold Kyrle Money (1850–1911), Australian Dictionary of Biography Online, 1979 Photograph: Falk Studios, [Max O'Rell / Miss Jennie Opie / Mrs Brown Potter], Theatre Heritage Australia Photograph: Falk Studios, [Mrs Brown Potter / Unidentified], Theatre Heritage Australia Photograph: Falk Studios, [Mrs Brown Potter], Theatre Heritage Australia Photograph: Falk Studios, [Mrs Brown Potter], Theatre Heritage Australia Photograph: Falk Studios, [Mrs Brown Potter], Theatre Heritage Australia Photograph: Falk Studios, [Mrs Brown Potter], Theatre Heritage Australia Photograph: Falk Studios, [Mrs Brown Potter], Theatre Heritage Australia Photograph: Falk Studios, [Mrs Brown Potter], Theatre Heritage Australia
Data Set	AusStage
Contributor Identifier	465913

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