22nd June. Many thanks to Michael in California for letting me know that he has a scan of Elsie's Obituary on his web site. See it here.
18th April. A full page of new images, the Dollar Princess Exhibition Gallery, thanks to the American Museum in Britain.
1st March. Another card added to the 12th non-show Gallery.
22nd February. A new card added to the 12th non-show Gallery.
19th February. A most interesting contribution from the US Natal Chart
19th February. Another quote sent in by C Frost Scrap Book
1st February. Two new cards added to the 11th non-show Gallery.
January. Finally, a print biography of Elsie is published! 'Anything but Merry!' (Click title for details) Full details to follow - just as soon as we receive our review copy.
2007
August. We are currently reading 'In Search of Ruritania' by David Slattery-Christy. (Authorhouse, Nov. 2006) The author is now working on a biography of Elsie, to be called 'Anything but Merry!' (Click title for details)
11th April. Many thanks to C Frost for transcribing some quotations from Ivor Novello, Man of the Theatre by PETER NOBLE Click here for the text.
21st March. A new card added to the 11th non-show Gallery.
3rd January. Two new cards added to the 11th non-show Gallery. One is in interesting re-work of another image. Why?
2006
23rd December. Two lovely new Beagles cards added to the 11th non-show Gallery.
5th November. A super new image from 1930. Elsie at the British Empire Pageant Ball. Non-Show 11
18th October. A very badly damaged, but still interesting postcard from A Chinese Honeymoon (1903).
3rd October. The first postcard I have ever seen from 'Mavouneen' (1915). Gallery
2nd September. Managed to get a copy of the programme from Lewisham Hippodrome 1929. The Truth Game
12th August. This card had an epic eight month journey from Texas to join the collection. 11th non-show Gallery. Postmarked March 1908
23rd July. Another card added to the 11th non-show Gallery.
28th June. Another gem from Russell Harris, a listing of the PRO Archive.
27th June. Many thanks to Russell Harris for sending in a Cecil Beaton quote from 1915. Scrap Book.
24th June. A couple of lovely adverts from 1911. Sent to me by Randy Bigham.
22nd June. Another card added to the 11th non-show Gallery. A little too soft focus?
19th June. A pretty card added to the 11th non-show Gallery.
20th May. Found a copy of the theatre programme for Pamela 1917-18. For once, very reasonably priced. Hope you enjoy it.
2nd May. A new card added to the 3rd Merry Widow Gallery. Many thanks to Robert Franson at the San Diego Viennese Waltz Club for sending this to me.
24th March. New cards are getting harder to find. This one in the 11th non-show Gallery.
22nd February. An early card to start the 11th non-show Gallery. Probably from around 1904.
14th January. A new novelty card, also added to the 10th non-show Gallery.
11th January. First new card for a while, added to the 10th non-show Gallery.
2005
Lily Elsie Exhibition. Salford City Council will be mounting a small exhibit dedicated to Elsie in the Salford Museum and Art Gallery. See www.salford.gov.uk/museums or watch this space for dates and details.
28th July. A couple of new pictures that caught my eye at a recent sale, added to the 10th non-show Gallery.
25th June. Some new information about the Bulloughs in Bishopswood Scrap Book. Also, further details about Edward Bullough.
24th June. A new picture added to the 10th non-show Gallery.
23rd May. Three lovely watercolour images of Lucile costumes from The Merry Widow, added to the Hats & Frocks Page. Kindly contributed by Randy Bigham. Many thanks.
25th April. A new show added to the Shows Page. A fundraiser for WWI soldiers, with scans of the programme from March 1917.
15th April. A new picture added to the 10th non-show Gallery.
7th April. Considerable updating and correcting of the biography page, in light of the research carried out by Ken Craven at Salford City Council.
19th March. Another nice Rita Martin picture in the 10th non-show Gallery.
12th March. A lovely new picture added to the 10th non-show Gallery. A Rita Martin photo, she took some of the best pictures of Elsie.
5th February. Many thanks to Ken Craven at Salford Museum and Art Gallery for passing on the results of his research into Elsie. Thanks to Ken some significant errors in our biography page have been corrected.
27th January. Two new pictures added to the 10th non-show Gallery. Note that these are the same photo, with different backgrounds painted in.
23rd January. A magazine article from November 1953 added to the Scrap Book. Full text to follow.
18th January. Another early picture added to the Chinese Honeymoon Gallery.
9th January. Two new shows added to the Shows Page. Charity events from 1916 & 1925. Other minor corrections.
2004
23rd December. A winter fashion card added to the 10th non-show Gallery.
22nd December. Many thanks to John Robertson for this lovely picture in the Pamela Gallery.
17th November. A nicer version of picture No. 93, added to the 10th non-show Gallery.
26th October. New pictures from Chinese Honeymoon.
18th October. Finally got round to adding some photos of Devonshire Mansions to the Scrap Book. Many thanks to David Noades for this.
23rd September. A new picture in the See See Gallery. Miss Lily Elsie, Mr Fred Emney, and Miss Amy Augarde.
17th September. A wonderful addition today with a scan of a 1930s visitor's book showing Elsie with Zena Dare. Scrap Book Many thanks to Patrick O'Connor for this.
28th August. An autographed picture in the Merry Widow Gallery.
26th August. A lovely new picture in the 10th non-show Gallery.
14h July. More pictures thanks to David Reed. This time covers of Play Pictorial Magazine.
9th July. A further 17 pictures from David Reed. See the See See Gallery, and A Waltz Dream and others. Still more to follow. Many thanks to David.
7th July. I've just added the first of a wonderful collection of pictures sent to me by David Reed. See the Pamela Gallery, and The Little Cherub in particular. More to follow.
4th June. Another new card from The New Aladdin. A date is pencilled on the back, 'Oct 31st 06.'
2nd June. Todays new card is of interest because of the date, July 1904. One of the earliest I have, 10th non-show gallery. Also the address, 'Miss J Griffiths, Upton Park, Chester. Such brevity!
11th May. Another addition to the 9th non-show gallery. This older card is very faded.
3rd May. There will be a pause in the development of this site while I take time off following the birth of our first child. Normal service will resume - in about 16 years!
15th April. After a short break, another postcard to add in The Pamela gallery. Much recent effort has been directed on a short side-track The Ross-on-Wye gallery (Our home town).
4th March. Another example of a postcard being used for advertising. The 9th non-show gallery. Also a correction to the biography page.
11th February. And another picture from A Chinese Honeymoon! An unusual shape this card. A Chinese Honeymoon gallery.
10th February. Another picture from A Chinese Honeymoon. A Chinese Honeymoon gallery.
6th February. At last, a cigarette card! I've been trying to purchase a cigarette card of Elsie for some time. Until now they have been out of my price range. This example is less then perfect and not part of a set - and so affordable. I have scanned both back and front. The 9th non-show gallery.
5th February. A short new page listing editions of The Play Pictorial magazine featuring Elsie. The Play Pictorial.
1st February. Starting the new month with some lovely images from The Blue Train. These are taken from the contemporary 'Play Pictorial' magazine, most generously donated by Randy Bigham. The Blue Train.
31st January. Some scans from the programme of The Truth Game at the Palace Theatre Manchester in 1928. The Truth Game.
29th January. A post card of Elsie endorsing 'the Knitroyal Sports Coat' is added to. The 9th non-show gallery. Also a rather nice advertising card for The Count of Luxembourg. Were these offered for sale or given away?
13th January. Three scans of lovely pictures from The New Aladdin, once more thanks to John Charles for providing these. The New Aladdin Gallery.
6th January. Some of the photo galleries have been re-organised to bring together five pictures from The New Aladdin (1906). These pictures were previously listed as 'non-show', so many thanks to John Charles for identifying Elsie's costume as from the role of 'Lally'. The New Aladdin Gallery.
2003
Also this week I have received a most wonderful package containing a facsimile of a contemporary scrapbook full of Elsie's press cuttings. The information in here is just priceless and will be added to the site over the next few weeks. I am much indebted to Adam Ramet for sending me this. I'll be adding this just as fast as I can type, watch this space!
Scan of theatre program for Veronique added to People page. Scan of theatre program for Merry Widow added to Merry Widow page. Scan of theatre program for The Count of Luxembourg added to Count of Luxembourg page. Various minor additions to other pages including, biography, and people. 14 pages updated in total today.
First experiments with adding sound to the web pages. Recordings. A sample of Elsie singing 'The Blue Train' from 1927 should start automatically as the page loads. Requires MP3 compatible browser.
2002