Lily Post (1856-1899) was an American actress and operatic soprano in the 1880s and 1890s.[1] She appeared on stage with Marie Jansen, Fanny Rice, and Mathilde Cottrelly. She sang music by Edward Solomon and Signor Perugini, two men who had been married to Lillian Russell. In 1893 she introduced a pop piece called Momma's Love Song.[2]

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Lily Post
Lily Post, ca. 1888
Born	August 23, 1856
Died	April 4, 1899 (aged 42) San Francisco, California
Resting place	Cypress Lawn Memorial Park San Mateo County, California (Colma)
Other names	Lily P. Post Lilly Blair Lilly Post
Occupation	actress, singer
Years active	1880s-90s
Spouse	Frank Blair
Children	son

In January 1890 Post was granted a divorce from her husband Frank Blair. They had one child and the issue of child support became a factor as Blair did not want to pay support as Post was rich from her theatrical earnings.[3]

She entered a sanitarium or insane asylum on April 3, 1899 in San Francisco having been admitted there by her son. She had been called demented in the press of the day.[4] She died April 4, 1899 having been stricken with a heart attack.[5]

Some works

• The Queen's Lace Handkerchief (1882–83)
• The Black Hussar (1885)[6]

References

External links

• Lily Post at Internet Broadway Database
• portraits of Lily Post with Marie Jansen in The Black Hussar 1885 (City Museum of New York)