Lily Elsie
Lily Elsie (8 April 1886 – 16 December 1962) was a popular English actress and singer during the Edwardian era, best known for her starring role in the hit London premiere of Franz Lehár's operetta The Merry Widow. Beginning as a child star in the 1890s, Elsie built her reputation in several successful Edwardian musical comedies before her great success in The Merry Widow, opening in 1907. Afterwards, she starred in several more successful operettas and musicals. Admired for her beauty and charm on stage, Elsie became one of the most photographed women of Edwardian times.
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![Lily Elsie](/photos/lily-elsie.jpg)
Birth date | April 08, 1886 |
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Birth name | Elsie Hodder |
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Date of death | December 16, 1962 |
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External resources
- http://books.google.com/books?id=pFxpmCLEFcYC&dq=%22Gabrielle+Ray%22+footlights&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0
- http://www.childsfamily.net/My_Postcards/Pages/Lily_Elsie.html
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/19603157@N03/2212826244/in/pool-victorian_edwardian_fashion
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/19603157@N03/2335125298/in/pool-victorian_edwardian_fashion
- http://www.gabrielleray.150m.com/ArchiveTextE/LilyElsie001.html
- http://www.lily-elsie.com
- http://www.lily-elsie.com/gallery.shtml
- http://www.lily-elsie.com/lucile.htm
- http://www.lily-elsie.com/shows.htm