Elsie Gertrude Mackay[a] (â€") was an Australian-born actress who
appeared on stage in the United States and Britain between and the
early s and after , performing on radio in Australia.Elise was born on
February , , in Roebourne, Western Australia, to wealthy pastoralist
Samuel Peter Mackay and Florence Gertrude Mackay of Mundabullangana
Station.Mackay's education was completed at a finishing school in
Switzerland. According to Hal Porter, she made her first appearance on
stage in a minor role in Pygmalion in at His Majesty's Theatre,
London. She took over the role of Virginia Bullivant from Margery
Maude in the play Grumpy later the same year. Her success was such
that she became a leading player in the Cyril Maude Company, touring
the United States in . In , she joined Herbert Beerbohm Tree's company
on its tour of the United States, consistently taking the role of
leading ladies and acting under the direction of the likes of David
Belasco.
appeared on stage in the United States and Britain between and the
early s and after , performing on radio in Australia.Elise was born on
February , , in Roebourne, Western Australia, to wealthy pastoralist
Samuel Peter Mackay and Florence Gertrude Mackay of Mundabullangana
Station.Mackay's education was completed at a finishing school in
Switzerland. According to Hal Porter, she made her first appearance on
stage in a minor role in Pygmalion in at His Majesty's Theatre,
London. She took over the role of Virginia Bullivant from Margery
Maude in the play Grumpy later the same year. Her success was such
that she became a leading player in the Cyril Maude Company, touring
the United States in . In , she joined Herbert Beerbohm Tree's company
on its tour of the United States, consistently taking the role of
leading ladies and acting under the direction of the likes of David
Belasco.
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