Nelly Power

Nelly Power
Born
Ellen Maria Lingham

(1854-04-10)10 April 1854
St Pancras, London, England, UK
Died19 January 1887(1887-01-19) (aged 32)
Islington, London, England, UK
Occupation(s)Singer and actress

Nelly Power[1] (10 April 1854 – 19 January 1887) was the stage name of Ellen Maria Lingham, an English singer, actress and popular performer in music hall, Victorian burlesque and pantomime.[2] Her funeral attracted three to four thousand spectators at Abney Park Cemetery and a further great crowd at the start of the procession from her home.[3]

  1. ^ While her name is given variously as Nellie or Nelly in contemporary press reports and in advertisements for her appearances, Nelly is the name on her gravestone.
  2. ^ The Era, 22 January 1887 "Death of Miss Nelly Power"
  3. ^ The Era, 29 January 1887 "Funeral of Miss Nelly Power"