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Russell, Lillian

The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre | 1996 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Russell, Lillian, see BURLESQUE, AMERICAN, and VAUDEVILLE, AMERICAN.

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	Lillian Russell.(Local) Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 12/31/2007; 277 words ; SUFFOLK -- SUFFOLK - Lillian Russell, 90, of the 6100 block of Leafwood Road, died Dec. 27, 2007. A funeral will be at held at 1 p.m. Thursday in Laurel Hill UCC Church. Peebles Funeral Home is in charge.
	LILLIAN G. RUSSELL.(CAPITAL REGION) Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 2/20/1998; 362 words ; RENSSELAER -- Lillian G. (Gray) Russell, 94, a late residence of Highland Ave., Rensselaer, died...Telephone before she retired. She was the beloved mother of Brayton Russell of Union, Maine; sister of Eva Gray of Troy and the late Emma...
	Lillian M. "Sugar" Russell of Addison for 20 years.(Obituaries)(Obituary) Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 8/1/2007; 421 words ; Lillian M. "Sugar" Russell of Addison for 20 years Family and friends of Lillian M. "Sugar" Russell are to gather for a memorial service...Park River Forest High School. Mrs. Russell worked in the office of her family...
	ALEXIS LILLIAN PIZANO \| WILL DANIEL MACHAREK \| ZACHARY DANIEL MCCURRIG \| OWEN RUSSELL NOWAK Newspaper article from: Sun Publications (IL); 3/8/2000; 454 words ; ...of their daughter, Alexis Lillian Pizano, born Jan. 19, 2000...Paternal great grandmother is Lillian Chmiel of Round Lake...the birth of their son, Owen Russell Nowak, born Feb. 3, 2000...Paternal great grandparents are Russell and Ethleen Hoogland of Pensacola...
	Moorhead man pleads guilty to two felonies in Lake Lillian burglary. News Wire article from: West Central Tribune (Willmar, MN); 1/17/2009; 700+ words ; ...17--WILLMAR -- Andrei Kevin Russell, 23, of Moorhead, formerly of...in a home burglary in rural Lake Lillian. Russell pleaded guilty to an amended second...27 sentencing. Until then, Russell must report to a probation officer...
	LILLIAN'S NEEDS SHOT IN MENU.(Show) Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 9/16/1990; 700+ words ; ...d rake it in. That's what Lillian's was doing Monday, even if...but that's a thought," said Lillian's general manager Matthew Neary...survive the winter. Named for Lillian Russell, Broadway actress at the turn...
	Lillian R. Roach. Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 2/10/2007; 561 words ; ...VIRGINIA BEACH -- VIRGINIA BEACH - Lillian Russell Roach, 80, passed away Feb...daughter of the late Vance and Mattie Russell. She was a member of Kempsville...Guess; and her brother, Ralph Russell. She was preceded in death by...

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