For the English aviator and actress known as Poppy Wyndham, see Elsie Mackay.
Elsie Gertrude Mackay (20 February 1893–February 6, 1963) was an Australian-born actress who appeared on stage in the United States and Britain between 1914 and the early 1930s, and after 1934 performed on radio in Australia.[1][2]
Mackay's education was completed at a finishing school in Switzerland. In 1910 her father remarried and her new step-mother was actress Fanny Dango.[5] Dango's relatives Millie Hylton and George Grossmith Jr introduced her to the London stage. On 19 April 1914 she became understudy to Mrs. Patrick Campbell.[6]
She became a player in the Cyril Maude Company, touring the United States in 1915. In 1916, 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 David Belasco.[2]
Mackay and Atwill, promoting The White-Faced Fool, 1922
The Comedian, as Jacqueline, 1923,
The New Gallantry, 1925.
Her only film role was the female lead in the silent comedy Nothing But the Truth opposite Taylor Holmes.[11][12][13]Motion Picture News of Jan-Feb 1920 noted it was her first film but reported that she "does not register... a screen personality. She appeared somewhat camera conscious... and did not photograph well."[14]
In December 1933 she returned to Australia with her English-born second husband, actor Max Montesole.[1][15] Together the two gave recital tours and were in radio theatre.[16][17]
Mackay and Montesole married in 1933 at St. Germans, Cornwall, England. The couple moved to Australia in late 1933 where they worked together, often on radio. Montesole died in Perth in 1942.[19] Elsie married James Stanley Smith in 1957. She died in Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia in 1963 as Elsie Gertrude Smith. She was buried with her father, brother Peter and her stepmother Fanny Dango.[5]
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^ abcNick Murphy, [1], at the Forgotten Australian Actors website, Accessed 1 June 2022
^ abcHal Porter (1965),Stars of Australian Stage and Screen. p 166. Rigby Limited, Adelaide. Porter gives a birth date of 1894
^Government of Western Australia, Department of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Accessed 4 April 2018
^"Inherits £10,000". The Daily News. Vol. LXIII, no. 21, 961. Western Australia. 27 August 1945. p. 14 (CITY FINAL). Retrieved 4 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
^ ab"Lind, Letty [real name Letitia Elizabeth Rudge] (1861–1923), actress and dancer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/62723. ISBN9780198614111. Retrieved 16 November 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^"MISS ELSIE MACKAY". The Telegraph. No. 12, 921. Queensland, Australia. 20 April 1914. p. 6. Retrieved 15 June 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
^University of Florida, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries.[2]
^The Forum - Ephemera, Theatre poster. Archived 13 September 2012 at archive.today
^"CHIT CHAT". Western Mail. Vol. 50, no. 2, 592. Western Australia. 24 October 1935. p. 30. Retrieved 4 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Comedy, Drama, Music and Song". The Weekly Gazette. Goomalling, WA. 24 May 1935. p. 1.
^""Shakespeare" with Max Montesole and Elsie Mackay". The Perenjori Pioneer. 24 November 1934. p. 5.
^. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
^"OBITUARY". The Age. No. 27, 276. Victoria, Australia. 19 September 1942. p. 3. Retrieved 4 April 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
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For the English aviator and actress known as Poppy Wyndham see Elsie Mackay Elsie Gertrude Mackay 20 February 1893 February 6 1963 was an Australian born actress who appeared on stage in the United States and Britain between 1914 and the early 1930s and after 1934 performed on radio in Australia 1 2 Elsie MackayThe Stage Yearbook 1917BornElsie Gertrude Mackay20 February 1893Roebourne Western AustraliaDied6 February 1963 aged 69 Melbourne AustraliaOccupationActressSpousesLionel Atwill m 1920 div 1928 wbr Max Montesole m 1933 died 1942 wbr James Stanley Smith m 1957 1963 ParentSamuel Peter Mackay father Contents 1 Stage career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 LinksStage career editMackay was born on 20 February 1893 in Roebourne Western Australia 1 3 to wealthy pastoralist Samuel Peter Mackay and Florence Gertrude Mackay of Mundabullangana Station 4 2 Mackay s education was completed at a finishing school in Switzerland In 1910 her father remarried and her new step mother was actress Fanny Dango 5 Dango s relatives Millie Hylton and George Grossmith Jr introduced her to the London stage On 19 April 1914 she became understudy to Mrs Patrick Campbell 6 She became a player in the Cyril Maude Company touring the United States in 1915 In 1916 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 David Belasco 2 Mackay s US stage career included A Woman s Name 7 Grumpy at Hollis Street Theatre Boston 27 March 1915 16 8 Colonel Newcome 1917On Broadway she performed in 9 Another Man s Shoes 1918 where she replaced Alma Tell as Lionel Atwill s leading woman 10 A Well Remembered Voice 1919 As You Like It as Rosalind 1919 Clarence as Violet Pinney 1919 Poldekin as Maria 1920 nbsp The Wireless Weekly 20 November 1936 Deburau as Marie Duplessis 1921 The White Faces Fool 1922 nbsp Mackay and Atwill promoting The White Faced Fool 1922The Comedian as Jacqueline 1923 The New Gallantry 1925 Her only film role was the female lead in the silent comedy Nothing But the Truth opposite Taylor Holmes 11 12 13 Motion Picture News of Jan Feb 1920 noted it was her first film but reported that she does not register a screen personality She appeared somewhat camera conscious and did not photograph well 14 In December 1933 she returned to Australia with her English born second husband actor Max Montesole 1 15 Together the two gave recital tours and were in radio theatre 16 17 Personal life editIn 1920 Mackay became the second wife of actor Lionel Atwill 18 Mackay and Montesole married in 1933 at St Germans Cornwall England The couple moved to Australia in late 1933 where they worked together often on radio Montesole died in Perth in 1942 19 Elsie married James Stanley Smith in 1957 She died in Hawthorn Victoria Australia in 1963 as Elsie Gertrude Smith She was buried with her father brother Peter and her stepmother Fanny Dango 5 References edit a b c Nick Murphy 1 at the 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