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If there is anybody in this man's town who doubts that Isobel Elsom, leading woman at the Elitch Gardens Theatre, is an actress of the highest rank, let that doubting Thomas see her work in
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vol.2 D-H pp. 756-757, originally published annually by John Parker; this final 1976 edition published by Gale Research Company
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Over the course of three decades, she appeared in 17 Broadway productions, beginning with
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Denver's historic Elitch Theatre : a nostalgic journey (a history of its times)
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summer season of 1928. At Elitch, she appeared in the role she created in the play
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in four of his late 1950s/early 1960s films. Elsom's television credits included
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This is probably the wrong film for their first meeting. More likely 1923. See
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Five portraits of Elsom are included in the Photographs Collection of the
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earlier that year on Broadway. A Denver reviewer of the play wrote:
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She debuted on stage in London as a member of the chorus of
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(2012). 1317: 1287: 1257: 1201: 823:(1942) - Dame Elizabeth Whitby 269: 1: 1439:English silent film actresses 1194: 1093:(1957) - Mrs. Charlotte Ogden 1037:(1955) - Adeline Palmer-Jones 863:(1943) - Lady Trimble-Pomfret 847:(1942) - Miss Abagail Robbins 492:(at least four appearances), 1444:English television actresses 7: 1189:(1964) - Dona Teresa Lacayo 1181:(1964) - Mrs. Eynsford-Hill 1053:(1956) - Mrs. Payton Grange 927:(1946) - Mrs. Betty Athelny 831:(1942) - Mrs. Laura Winters 828:The War Against Mrs. Hadley 807:(1933) - Lady Sylvia Meeton 305:promoted her to stardom in 185:Woodland Hills, Los Angeles 16:British actress (1893–1981) 10: 1480: 1399:Internet Broadway Database 1299:Internet Broadway Database 1090:The Guns of Fort Petticoat 959:(1947) - Charlotte Chattle 855:(1942) - Mrs. Maria Castro 739:(1924) - Genevieve Arnault 688:Dick Turpin's Ride to York 1173:(1963) - Hazel, a Dowager 1162:The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 1154:The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 1082:Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1074:Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1042:Alfred Hitchcock Presents 884:The White Cliffs of Dover 801:(1932) - Mrs. Evelyn Dean 761:(1927) - Louise Radcliffe 753:(1925) - Thérèse de Mégèe 594:Onward Christian Soldiers 550:National Portrait Gallery 544:National Portrait Gallery 489:Alfred Hitchcock Presents 380:The White Cliffs of Dover 281: 208: 200: 192: 173: 147: 132: 125: 1464:Actresses from Cambridge 1170:Who's Minding the Store? 1141:(1961) - Irma Paramutual 1117:(1959) - Mother Superior 1106:The Young Philadelphians 1101:(1958) - Mrs. Van Cleeve 1058:23 Paces to Baker Street 793:(1932) - Miriam Sinclair 731:(1924) - Aliette Brunton 715:(1923) - Olalla Quintane 675:(1921) - Lilian Armitage 632:A Member of Tattersall's 619:(1919) - Jenny Northcote 531: 465:Armstrong Circle Theatre 440:23 Paces to Baker Street 1429:English stage actresses 975:(1947) - Auntie Loo-Loo 948:The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 916:Two Sisters from Boston 911:(1945) - Marian Tygarth 871:(1943) - Rose Lindstrom 852:You Were Never Lovelier 815:(1934) - Brenda Dorland 683:(1922) - Alice Fletcher 643:(1919) - Sophie Blossom 565:(1916) - Lady Monkhurst 398:The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 1434:English film actresses 1146:The Second Time Around 1069:(1956) - Mrs. Stricker 997:(1949) - Madame Garzin 951:(1947) - Angelica Muir 943:(1947) - Marie Grosnay 919:(1946) - Aunt Jennifer 879:(1943) - Lucille Scott 839:(1942) - Mrs. Westerly 777:(1931) - Roxanne Paget 747:(1925) - Letitia Brand 699:(1922) - Hope Carteret 651:(1919) - Enid Thompson 640:The Elder Miss Blossom 577:(1918) - Isobel Bunter 571:(1918) - Mariel Roscoe 458:She appeared opposite 365: 294: 139:Elsom photographed by 1122:The Turn of the Screw 1029:(1955) - Mrs. Bennett 967:(1947) - Mrs. MacLean 932:The Two Mrs. Carrolls 876:My Kingdom for a Cook 836:Laugh Your Blues Away 805:The Thirteenth Candle 769:(1927) - Selma Bundy 758:Tragedy of a Marriage 723:(1923) - Mary Morstan 691:(1922) - Esther Bevis 672:For Her Father's Sake 635:(1919) - Mary Wilmott 605:(1919) - Posy Quinney 589:(1918) - Milly Cooper 471:Hallmark Hall of Fame 416:The Two Mrs. Carrolls 357: 289: 1186:The Pleasure Seekers 1149:(1961) - Mrs. Rogers 1061:(1956) - Lady Syrett 1021:(1954) - Mrs. Harris 991:(1948) - Mrs. Rogers 972:Love from a Stranger 935:(1947) - Mrs. Latham 903:(1944) - Mrs. Ferris 707:(1923) - Dora Nelson 613:(1919) - Nina Vernon 446:The Pleasure Seekers 319:Ladies in Retirement 43:improve this article 1125:(1959) - Mrs. Grose 868:First Comes Courage 659:(1920) - Nance Gray 627:(1919) - Joyce Grey 569:The Way of an Eagle 556:Partial filmography 1305:on 24 October 2016 1232:The New York Times 1005:(1949) - Governess 983:(1947) - Innkeeper 892:Between Two Worlds 704:The Harbour Lights 295: 187:, California, U.S. 1337:978-0-9744331-4-1 1330:. . p. 155. 1002:The Secret Garden 980:The Paradine Case 860:Forever and a Day 844:Seven Sweethearts 812:The Primrose Path 785:(1931) - Beatrice 712:The Wandering Jew 597:(1918) - The Girl 583:(1918) - The Wife 477:Lux Video Theatre 443:(both 1956), and 422:The Secret Garden 410:The Paradine Case 257: 256: 201:Years active 119: 118: 111: 93: 1471: 1405: 1373: 1368: 1362: 1356: 1350: 1349: 1321: 1315: 1314: 1312: 1310: 1291: 1285: 1284: 1278: 1276: 1261: 1255: 1254: 1248: 1246: 1224: 1211: 1205: 1026:The King's Thief 1018:Deep in My Heart 940:Monsieur Verdoux 924:Of Human Bondage 790:The Crooked Lady 744:The Last Witness 720:The Sign of Four 696:A Debt of Honour 680:The Game of Life 404:Monsieur Verdoux 392:Of Human Bondage 331:Romeo and Juliet 250: 248: 226: 222: 180: 161: 159: 137: 123: 122: 114: 107: 103: 100: 94: 92: 51: 27: 19: 1479: 1478: 1474: 1473: 1472: 1470: 1469: 1468: 1409: 1408: 1382: 1377: 1376: 1369: 1365: 1357: 1353: 1338: 1322: 1318: 1308: 1306: 1293: 1292: 1288: 1274: 1272: 1263: 1262: 1258: 1244: 1242: 1226: 1225: 1214: 1206: 1202: 1197: 1192: 1098:Rock-A-Bye Baby 964:Escape Me Never 774:The Other Woman 736:Who Is the Man? 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