FOR DIVORCE
Original “Merry Widow” Makes Suit MISS LILY ELSIE (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) Reed. 10.14 a.m. LONDON, Friday. Elsie Bullough, whose stage name is Lily Elsie, the original “Merry
MISS LILY ELSIE Widow,” is petitioning for divorce from Major lan John Bullough, M.C. Major Bullough was first married to Miss Maud! Darrell, who died in 1910. The next year he married Miss Lily Elsie. She is now 42 years of age. She • made her first appearance on the stage as a child of 11. At Daly’s London, on June 8, 1907, she created a perfect furore when she appeared as Sonia in “The Merry Widow.” After her marriage, she quitted the stage and was not seen again until she appeared in October, 1915, when she played Patricia O’Brien in “Mavourneen.” * She made a wonderful return to the stage last year in “The Blue Train,” and has been playing in various shows since then.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 532, 8 December 1928, Page 9
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159FOR DIVORCE Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 532, 8 December 1928, Page 9
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