As a tiny girl, Miss Lily Elsie, the A popular musical-comedy actress, who, in November, 1911, married Mr. Bullough, displayed a remarkable aptitude for mimicry. When she was only eleven years of age, she took a small part in pantomime, and a few years later was singing songs at music-halls. Her first theatrical engagement was a part in a play called "McKenna's Flirtations," for which she was engaged at a salary of £2 10s. a week. Later on she appeared in "A Chinese Honeymoon," followed by engagements under Mr. George Edwardes in "Little Madcap," "The Little Michus," "The Little Cherub," and "The New Aladdin." But she was practically unrecognised in all these plays, except by Mr. George Edwardes, who, when he staged "The Merry Widow," decided, in spite of opposition, to give her the title-role. She played the part nearly a thousand times. Her husband, Mr.bullough, is the son of the late Mr. John Bullough, the millionaire textile manufacturer of Accrington. He was formerly married to Miss Maudi Darrell, who died a year after her marriage.

Miss Lily Elsie Foulsham & Banfield