Elsie, Lily (1886–1962)
Elsie, Lily (1886–1962)
English operetta singer and dancer. Born April 8, 1886, in Wortley, near Leeds, England; died Dec 16, 1962, in Sussex, England; niece of Wilfrid Cotton (actor and manager); m. Ian Bullough (div.).
Made stage debut in title role of pantomime Red Riding Hood (1896); created the English-language lead part of Sonia in The Merry Widow to great acclaim (1907); also starred on London stage in A Chinese Honeymoon, Lady Madcap, The Dollar Princess, A Waltz Dream, Mauvereen, Pamela, The Count of Luxembourg, and The Truth Game.
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