Elsie Louise Ferguson (August , â€" November , ) was an American
stage and film actress.Born in New York City, Elsie Ferguson was the
only child of Hiram and Amelia Ferguson. Her father was a successful
attorney. Raised and educated in Manhattan, she became interested in
the theater at a young age and made her stage debut at as a chorus
girl in a musical comedy. For almost two years, from to , she was a
cast member in The Girl from Kays. In , she was leading lady to Edgar
Selwyn in Pierre of the Plains. By , after several years
apprenticeship under several producers, including Charles Frohman,
Klaw & Erlanger, Charles Dillingham and Henry B. Harris, she was a
major Broadway star, starring in Such a Little Queen. In , she spent
time on the stage in London. Actresses Evelyn Nesbit and Ethel
Barrymore were friends of hers.During World War I, a number of
Broadway stars organized a campaign to sell Liberty Bonds from the
theatre stage before the performance as well as at highly publicized
appearances at places such as the New York Public Library. On one
occasion, Ferguson is reputed to have sold $, worth of bonds in less
than an hour.
stage and film actress.Born in New York City, Elsie Ferguson was the
only child of Hiram and Amelia Ferguson. Her father was a successful
attorney. Raised and educated in Manhattan, she became interested in
the theater at a young age and made her stage debut at as a chorus
girl in a musical comedy. For almost two years, from to , she was a
cast member in The Girl from Kays. In , she was leading lady to Edgar
Selwyn in Pierre of the Plains. By , after several years
apprenticeship under several producers, including Charles Frohman,
Klaw & Erlanger, Charles Dillingham and Henry B. Harris, she was a
major Broadway star, starring in Such a Little Queen. In , she spent
time on the stage in London. Actresses Evelyn Nesbit and Ethel
Barrymore were friends of hers.During World War I, a number of
Broadway stars organized a campaign to sell Liberty Bonds from the
theatre stage before the performance as well as at highly publicized
appearances at places such as the New York Public Library. On one
occasion, Ferguson is reputed to have sold $, worth of bonds in less
than an hour.
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