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Definition of Lillian Russell
1. Noun. United States entertainer remembered for her roles in comic operas (1861-1922).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lillian Russell
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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