Dolly Connolly

Dolly Connolly (December 16, 1888 – November 30, 1965) was a performer in vaudeville and musicals in the United States. She married composer and pianist Percy Wenrich.[1] They were headliners in major vaudeville circuits.[2] She recorded on Columbia Records and recorded a duet on Victor Records.[3]

Dolly Connolly
A young white woman with dark hair in a bouffant updo
BornDecember 16, 1888
DiedNovember 30, 1965
Occupation(s)Singer, vaudeville performer
SpousePercy Wenrich

According to the copyright she wrote the words to "I'm Lonesome for Someone Who Loves Me".[4] She performed "Red Rose Rag", "Moonlight Bay", and "Alamo Rag" on tour accompanied by her composer husband.[5] Songs she recorded include "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee". The music for "When You Wore a Tulip and I Wore a Big Red Rose" sold more than two million copies.[5] In 1928 she was filmed performing various of Wenrich's songs for Vitaphone.[6][7][8]

She was a beauty and posed provocatively in some photos.[5] She also modeled gowns for Dramatic Mirror.[9] Cross-dresser Julian Eltinge appeared on a sheet music parody of the couple's sheet music with Eltinge pictured instead of Connolly.[5]

She appeared in The Passing Show of 1917 and in 1921 in The Right Girl.[10]

She was in a sanitarium from 1947 until Wenrich's death in 1952. She then lived with her sister until her death in 1965.[5]

Discography
  • "The Hypnotizing Man" (1912)[11]
  • "Honey Man" / "Oh That Navajo Rag"

References
  1. Mantle, Burns; Chapman, John; Sherwood, Garrison P. (June 29, 1952). "Burns Mantle Best Plays and the Year Book of the Drama in America". Dodd, Mead – via Google Books.
  2. Burton, Percy (September 17, 1949). "The Honor Role of Popular Songwriters". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. p. 37.
  3. "Dolly Connolly". Discography of American Historical Recordings.
  4. "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions". Library of Congress, Copyright Office. June 29, 1911 – via Google Books.
  5. "Dolly Connolly and Percy Wenrich: Ragtime Superstars by David Soren | The American Vaudeville Museum".
  6. Webb, Graham (July 10, 2020). "Encyclopedia of American Short Films, 1926-1959". McFarland – via Google Books.
  7. Bradley, Edwin M. (August 25, 2004). "The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 through 1932". McFarland – via Google Books.
  8. Bradley, Edwin M. (June 14, 2015). "The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926-1931". McFarland – via Google Books.
  9. "The Right Girl and the Right Gown". Dramatic Mirror. 83: 702. April 23, 1921.
  10. "Dolly Connolly (Performer) | Playbill".
  11. "That Hypnotizing Man--Dolly Connolly (Mrs. Percy Wenrich), 1912" – via www.youtube.com.
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