#lily elsie
Lovely.
Lily Elsie
OMG, that profile. THAT PROFILE. unnnghhhh all of the UNF to that profile.
so pretty *_*
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Lily Elsie, 1910
Lily Elsie byBain News Service, 1910-05
George Grantham Bain Collection, Library of Congress
Miss Lily Elsie made her name on the opening night of The Merry Widow, in London, on 8th June 1907. Overnight she had the town at her feet. On the stage Elsie seemed mysteriously beautiful with her perfect Grecian profile, enormous blue eyes, and hauntingly sad smile. Tall, cool, and lily-like, she moved with lyrical gestures in a slow-motion grace.
She was a true ‘star’ of Edwardian times, although the word was yet to be used in that context. Magazines produced special supplements about her, adverts featured her picture.
Although her fame and fortune came entirely from public appearances she was painfully shy. After just a few years on the stage she retired to a quite life away from the public eye. She did however leave us with hundreds of pictures, a few gramophone discs, and two films, to remember her by.
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Gabrielle Ray - The Sporting Times - Saturday 4th April 1914
Gabrielle Ray – The Sporting Times – Saturday 4th April 1914
ROUND THE TOWN
By SON OF THE MORNING
I looked in at the All Fools’ Day Revel at Covent Garden on Wednesday night, but, truth to tell, though it was very full, the proceedings were not particularly hilarious. In fact, the majority the participants wore a worried look, suggestive of unpaid rent, and obtrusive tax collectors. Well known people were scarce, but I caught a glimpse of Marie Lohr…
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Lily Elsie (Mrs Bullough), 1916
James Jebusa Shannon
Photographer unknown, 1909.
Colored by Lombardie Colorings.
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Photographed by Rita Martin, c. 1913.
Colored by Lombardie Colorings.
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