1860 Birthday of Lillian Russell (1860-1922), who became the epitome of Gilded Age female sex appeal and stage presence starting in vaudeville at Tony Pastor's Theatre and graduating to a series of frothy musical comedy vehicles including Whirl-i-gig, Fiddle-dee-dee, Hoity-Toity, Twirly-Whirly, Whoop-Dee-Doo and Lady Teazle. She also appeared in Gilbert & Sullivan operettas and, later in life, in Burlesque.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM on December 4, 2013