Elsie Smeaton Munro Explained

Elsie Smeaton Munro
Birth Name:Elizabeth Smeaton Munro
Birth Date:1880
Birth Place:Glasgow
Death Date:20 December 1961
Death Place:Glasgow
Other Names:Elsie S. M. Bilsland
Occupation:Writer, singer
Spouse(S):William Inglis Bilsland
Father:John M. M. Munro

Elizabeth "Elsie" Smeaton Munro (1880 – 20 December 1961) was a Scottish writer, singer, and performer.

Early life

Munro was born in Glasgow, the daughter of John M. M. Munro and Margaret Dunlop Smeaton.[1] [2] Her father was a noted electrical and civil engineer, as was her older brother, Donald Smeaton Munro.[3] Her younger brother, Ion Smeaton Munro, was a diplomat, journalist, and book collector.[4] [5] Neil Munro was a relative.

Career

Munro starred in a 1904 production of La fille de Madame Angot in Glasgow in 1904. She wrote a comic operetta, The Kink, performed in Glasgow in 1910, with music by George Henry Martin.[6] [7] Her short plays Rosemary and The Cottage of Content were performed in Glasgow in 1916, as a wartime benefit for the Limbless Sailors' and Soldiers' Hospital.[8]

Munro wrote scripts for the Children's Hour programme on BBC Radio, and gave recitals and reports for broadcast.[9] [10] She also wrote two books, Glasgow Flourish (1911), and Topsy-Turvy Tales (1923), a collection of "utterly ridiculous"[11] fairy tales called "refreshingly original" in The Publishers' Circular.[12]

Publications

Personal life and legacy

Munro married engineer William Inglis Bilsland in 1913. Her husband died in 1953,[14] and she died in 1961, at the age of 79.[15] The Elsie Smeaton Munro Collection of Theatre Memorabilia is in the Scottish Theatre Archive at Glasgow University Library.[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Beaton, Duncan. "The Notable Descendants of John Munro" The Kist 45(Spring 1993): 4.
  2. News: 27 June 1913 . Marriages . 2 . Kirkintilloch Gazette . September 22, 2023 . The British Newspaper Archive, via The Wikipedia Library.
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=N7zmAAAAMAAJ&dq=John+M.+M.+Munro+engineer&pg=PA41 "Obituary: Death of a Distinguished Scottish Engineer"
  4. Book: Munro, Ion Smeaton . Through Fascism to World Power: A History of the Revolution in Italy . 1933 . A. Maclehose & Company . en.
  5. Web site: An Important Collection of Jacobite Books . 2023-09-22 . Lyon & Turnbull.
  6. News: 24 April 1936 . Glasgow Musician's Death; Composer of Songs and Operas . 9 . The Scotsman . September 22, 2023 . The British Newspaper Archive, via The Wikipedia Library.
  7. News: 16 December 1910 . 'The Kink': Clever Operette by Glasgow Artistes . 3 . Daily Record . September 21, 2023 . The British Newspaper Archive, via The Wikipedia Library.
  8. News: 1916-12-20 . Athenaeum Theatre (advertisement) . 4 . Daily Record . 2023-09-22 . Newspapers.com.
  9. News: 1 November 1927 . Glasgow (programme listings) . 2 . Edinburgh Evening News . September 22, 2023 . The British Newspaper Archive, via The Wikipedia Library.
  10. News: 8 July 1926 . Today's Glasgow Wireless Programme . 2 . Paisley Daily Express . September 22, 2023 . The British Newspaper Archive, via The Wikipedia Library.
  11. Book: Bonner, Mary Graham . A Parent's Guide to Children's Reading . 1925 . Funk & Wagnalls Company . 25. en.
  12. https://books.google.com/books?id=n2pNAAAAYAAJ&dq=Elsie+Smeaton+Munro&pg=PA627 "Mssrs. John Lane Ltd."
  13. Book: Hamilton, William Hamilton . Holyrood; a garland of modern Scots poems . 1971 . Freeport, N.Y., Books For Libraries Press . Internet Archive . 978-0-8369-6314-4 . 108.
  14. Fairfull-Smith, George. "March 1953: Death of William Inglis Bilsland" Glasgow's Cultural History (July 2022).
  15. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001180/19620104/263/0037 "Elsie S. Munro"
  16. Web site: Elsie Smeaton Munro Collection of theatre memorabilia, c1900-1962 . 2023-09-22 . University of Glasgow Collections, Scottish Theatre Archive.

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