Emélie Polini

Emélie Adeline Polini, generally written as Emelie, (24 March 1881 – 31 July 1927) was an English stage actress with a considerable career in Australia.

[1] In Australia she played Edward Clark's De Luxe Annie from April 1918 in Sydney and from July in Melbourne, where she married Lieutenant Ellis of the Royal Field Artillery, whom she had met on board the ship (he had been wounded in action and was on furlough).

Her husband was unable to provide for his family and service the loan, and in March 1922 the mortgagee resumed the property,[9] and Emélie returned to the stage, living in rented premises in Rose Bay and leaving Patricia with Harold and his mother, arranging to pay for a nurse.

Emélie planned a trip to London to visit her sister Marie Nares and wished to take Patricia, but her ex-husband and his mother refused permission; she sought legal custody in an in camera hearing in the Equity Court[11] which was denied by Mr. Justice Harvey.

[12] Emélie Polini died either in Boston[9] or New York[13] leaving an estate, valued at over £8300,[9] to her daughter, conditional on her being in the custody of her sister Mrs. Marie Nares.