Lillyn Brown Actoress Lillyn Brown (1885–1969)], ca. 1920A veteran of vaudeville and musical theater, Lillyn Brown’s show business career began in 1894 when she left her home in Georgia with a traveling minstrel show. Born Lillian Thomas to an African American mother and Iroquois father, Brown initially performed as the “Indian Princess” but soon acquired the role of male impersonator (or “interlocutor”) billed as “Elbrown” or “E. L. Brown,” developing an act in which she wore top hat an...
![Lillyn Brown Actoress Lillyn Brown (1885–1969)], ca. 1920A veteran of vaudeville and musical theater, Lillyn Brown’s show business career began in 1894 when she left her home in Georgia with a traveling minstrel show. Born Lillian Thomas to an African American mother and Iroquois father, Brown initially performed as the “Indian Princess” but soon acquired the role of male impersonator (or “interlocutor”) billed as “Elbrown” or “E. L. Brown,” developing an act in which she wore top hat an... Vintage Black Glamour, Vintage Beauty, Story Starter, Afro, Minstrel Show, African American Girl, American Girls, American Fashion, Black Actors](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/61/36/62/6136625315d0fc29a5bb0181a59eea75--indian-princess-iroquois.jpg)
