Definition of Lillian Russell

1. Noun. United States entertainer remembered for her roles in comic operas (1861-1922).

Exact synonyms: Russell
Generic synonyms: Singer, Vocaliser, Vocalist, Vocalizer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lillian Russell

Lilium columbianum
Lilium lancifolium
Lilium longiflorum
Lilium maritinum
Lilium martagon
Lilium michiganense
Lilium pardalinum
Lilium philadelphicum
Lilium superbum
Liliuokalani
Lille
Lillia
Lillian
Lillian Gish
Lillian Hellman
Lillian Russell (current term)
Lilliana
Lilliane
Lillianna
Lillias
Lillie
Lillie's azure-eosin stain
Lillie's ferrous iron stain
Lillie's sulfuric acid Nile blue stain
Lillie Langtry
Lilliput
Lilliputian
Lilly
Lillyan

Literary usage of Lillian Russell

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Famous Prima Donnas by Lewis Clinton Strang (1906)
"CHAPTER III Lillian Russell FOR many years Lillian Russell held without challenge and without serious rivalry the first place among light opera prima donnas ..."

2. A History of the New York Stage from the First Performance in 1732 to 1901 by Thomas Allston Brown (1903)
"Lillian Russell was out of the cast Feb. 4, 5, and Harriet was sung by Grace ... 9, when Lillian Russell was again out of the cast and Grace Golden again ..."

3. Some Players: Personal Sketches by Lillie (West) Brown [Buck, Amy Leslie (1899)
"When Lillian Russell stepped into the world's evil, admiring eye she was instantly emblazoned as one of the most beautiful women in the world, ..."

4. A Hundred Years of Music in America: An Account of Musical Effort in America by Granville L. Howe, William Smith Babcock Mathews (1889)
"Lillian Russell. Who does not know pretty Lillian Russell, cleverest of light opera singers of our day, and queen of comic opera for six or eight years past ..."

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