Gilson, Lottie

Lottie Gilson Vaudeville singer Pennsylvania 1871; New York City, June 10, 1912; full dates unknown). Gilson, nicknamed “The Little Magnet” because of her drawing power at the box office, introduced and plugged more songs to hit classification than any other vaudeville star in the 1890s. She was the first to have a singer planted in the audience to sing the second chorus along with her. Then she got the rest of the audience to join in. She made the Joe Stern –Ed Marks 1896 “Mother Was a Lady”…