Lily Morris
Much-loved Cockney Comedienne
Lily Morris was one of the great Variety artistes who is celebrated in my forthcoming book, The Lost World of Music Hall (Bear Manor Media, 2021)
"Lily Morris was a great Cockney comedienne. On stage from childhood, she was something of a teenage phenomenon. She was a doyen of pantomime
and enjoyed her greatest popularity on the variety stage in the immediate
post-war era. In her prime she presented a blousy figure and had a great
way with a song, in the tradition of Marie Lloyd, with whom she was
often compared. Usually, Morris in character was one over the eight, and
delivered her songs in a disarming way but they were true gems of social
comment, and she did full justice to them."
(From the introduction)
Above right: Lily in character, c1922. Left: A young Lily during her years as a pantomime favourite.
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