Gender
Female
Born
Mar 16, 1889
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Died
Feb 26, 1956
Los Angeles, California, USA
Performer Director Composer Producer Writer Lyricist
Also Known As
Elsie Beerbower [Birthname]
Relations
Sister of
Percy Janis
Engaged to
Basil Hallam (? - 1916) his death
Wife of
Gilbert Wilson (December 31, 1931 - February 26, 1956) her death
  • CREDITS
    Very Good Eddie (Dec 21, 1975 - Sep 05, 1976)
    Musical, Revival
    • Additional lyrics by Elsie Janis, P. G. Wodehouse, Anne Caldwell, Frank Craven, Harry Graham, Harry B. Smith, Herbert Reynolds and John E. Hazzard
    Frank Fay Vaudeville (Mar 02, 1939 - Apr 19, 1939)
    Special, Original
    • Performer: Elsie Janis
      • Original
    Elsie Janis (Jan 01, 1939 - Jan 1939)
    Special, Original
    • Performer: Elsie Janis
      • Original
    New Faces of 1934 (Mar 15, 1934 - Jul 1934)
    Musical, Original
    • Staged by Elsie Janis
    Puzzles of 1925 (Feb 02, 1925 - May 1925)
    Musical, Original
    • Directed by Elsie Janis
    • Performer: Elsie Janis
      • Original
    • Book by Elsie Janis
    Elsie Janis and Her Gang [1922] (Jan 16, 1922 - Mar 04, 1922)
    Musical, Original
    • Music by Elsie Janis
    • Staged by Elsie Janis
    • Produced by Elsie Janis
      See Full Producer List
    • Book by Elsie Janis
    • Lyrics by Elsie Janis
    Elsie Janis and Her Gang [1919] (Dec 01, 1919 - Jan 17, 1920)
    Musical, Original
    • Staged by Elsie Janis
    • Performer: Elsie Janis
      • The Gang - Original
    • Book by Elsie Janis
    • Lyrics by Richard Fechheimer and Elsie Janis
    The Century Girl (Nov 06, 1916 - Apr 28, 1917)
    Musical, Original
    • Performer: Elsie Janis
      • Peggy O'Brien - Original
      • The Chicken - Original
    • Additional lyrics by Helen Trix, Harry B. Smith, L. Wolfe Gilbert, Carey Morgan, James Kendis and Elsie Janis
    Very Good Eddie (Dec 23, 1915 - Oct 14, 1916)
    Musical, Original
    • Additional lyrics by Elsie Janis, Harry B. Smith, Herbert Reynolds, John E. Hazzard and Ring Lardner
    Miss Information (Oct 05, 1915 - Nov 13, 1915)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Elsie Janis
      • Dot - Original
    • Lyrics by Elsie Janis
    The Lady of the Slipper (Oct 28, 1912 - May 17, 1913)
    Musical, Original
    • Performer: Elsie Janis
      • Cinderella - Original
    Over the River (Jan 08, 1912 - Apr 20, 1912)
    Musical, Original
    • Additional lyrics by Elsie Janis, Edward J. Griffin, Henry B. Murtagh, Earl Carroll, Edward Clark, Harry Williams and William Jerome
    • Additional music by Elsie Janis, Edward J. Griffin, Charles Grant, William H. Penn, Jean Schwartz, Egbert Van Alstyne, Charles Eggett and Henry B. Murtagh
    The Slim Princess (Jan 02, 1911 - Apr 01, 1911)
    Musical, Original
    • Performer: Elsie Janis
      • Princess Kalora - Original
    The Fair Co-ed (Feb 01, 1909 - May 29, 1909)
    Musical, Original
    • Starring: Elsie Janis
      • Cynthia Bright - Original
    The Hoyden (Oct 19, 1907 - Feb 01, 1908)
    Musical, Original
    • Starring: Elsie Janis
      • Joan Talbot - Original
      • Elsie Janis - Original
    The Vanderbilt Cup (Jan 07, 1907 - Apr 1907)
    Musical, Return Engagement
    • Performer: Elsie Janis
      • Dorothy Willetts - Original
    The Vanderbilt Cup (Jan 16, 1906 - Jun 01, 1906)
    Musical, Original
    • Performer: Elsie Janis
      • Dorothy Willetts - Original
    When We Were Forty-one (Jun 12, 1905 - Aug 26, 1905)
    Musical, Original
    • Starring: Elsie Janis
      • Columbia Barnard - Original
Very Good Eddie (Dec 21, 1975 - Sep 05, 1976)
Musical, Revival
  • Additional lyrics by Elsie Janis, P. G. Wodehouse, Anne Caldwell, Frank Craven, Harry Graham, Harry B. Smith, Herbert Reynolds and John E. Hazzard
Frank Fay Vaudeville (Mar 02, 1939 - Apr 19, 1939)
Special, Original
  • Performer: Elsie Janis
    • Original
Elsie Janis (Jan 01, 1939 - Jan 1939)
Special, Original
  • Performer: Elsie Janis
    • Original
New Faces of 1934 (Mar 15, 1934 - Jul 1934)
Musical, Original
  • Staged by Elsie Janis
Puzzles of 1925 (Feb 02, 1925 - May 1925)
Musical, Original
  • Directed by Elsie Janis
  • Performer: Elsie Janis
    • Original
  • Book by Elsie Janis
Elsie Janis and Her Gang [1922] (Jan 16, 1922 - Mar 04, 1922)
Musical, Original
  • Music by Elsie Janis
  • Staged by Elsie Janis
  • Produced by Elsie Janis
    See Full Producer List
  • Book by Elsie Janis
  • Lyrics by Elsie Janis
Elsie Janis and Her Gang [1919] (Dec 01, 1919 - Jan 17, 1920)
Musical, Original
  • Staged by Elsie Janis
  • Performer: Elsie Janis
    • The Gang - Original
  • Book by Elsie Janis
  • Lyrics by Richard Fechheimer and Elsie Janis
The Century Girl (Nov 06, 1916 - Apr 28, 1917)
Musical, Original
  • Performer: Elsie Janis
    • Peggy O'Brien - Original
    • The Chicken - Original
  • Additional lyrics by Helen Trix, Harry B. Smith, L. Wolfe Gilbert, Carey Morgan, James Kendis and Elsie Janis
Very Good Eddie (Dec 23, 1915 - Oct 14, 1916)
Musical, Original
  • Additional lyrics by Elsie Janis, Harry B. Smith, Herbert Reynolds, John E. Hazzard and Ring Lardner
Miss Information (Oct 05, 1915 - Nov 13, 1915)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Elsie Janis
    • Dot - Original
  • Lyrics by Elsie Janis
The Lady of the Slipper (Oct 28, 1912 - May 17, 1913)
Musical, Original
  • Performer: Elsie Janis
    • Cinderella - Original
Over the River (Jan 08, 1912 - Apr 20, 1912)
Musical, Original
  • Additional lyrics by Elsie Janis, Edward J. Griffin, Henry B. Murtagh, Earl Carroll, Edward Clark, Harry Williams and William Jerome
  • Additional music by Elsie Janis, Edward J. Griffin, Charles Grant, William H. Penn, Jean Schwartz, Egbert Van Alstyne, Charles Eggett and Henry B. Murtagh
The Slim Princess (Jan 02, 1911 - Apr 01, 1911)
Musical, Original
  • Performer: Elsie Janis
    • Princess Kalora - Original
The Fair Co-ed (Feb 01, 1909 - May 29, 1909)
Musical, Original
  • Starring: Elsie Janis
    • Cynthia Bright - Original
The Hoyden (Oct 19, 1907 - Feb 01, 1908)
Musical, Original
  • Starring: Elsie Janis
    • Joan Talbot - Original
    • Elsie Janis - Original
The Vanderbilt Cup (Jan 07, 1907 - Apr 1907)
Musical, Return Engagement
  • Performer: Elsie Janis
    • Dorothy Willetts - Original
The Vanderbilt Cup (Jan 16, 1906 - Jun 01, 1906)
Musical, Original
  • Performer: Elsie Janis
    • Dorothy Willetts - Original
When We Were Forty-one (Jun 12, 1905 - Aug 26, 1905)
Musical, Original
  • Starring: Elsie Janis
    • Columbia Barnard - Original

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