Munsey was an actress and singer in several musicals and comedies,[5] including The Gingerbread Man (1915), The Little Cafe (1915), The Only Girl (1915–1916) by Victor Herbert,[2] and Rock-a-Bye Baby (1918) with music by Jerome Kern.[6][7] She was also seen on the vaudeville stage[8] in the United States and Canada.[1][9] She appeared in one silent film, Patsy (1917), starring June Caprice.[10] Of her soprano singing voice, a Chicago critic hailed her sweet tone but criticized her enunciation: "You can't tell whether Edna is singing in French, Latin or Greek," he complained, adding "but who cared, not on a sweltering, accursed day like yesterday, anyhow."[11]
She traveled with her mother as her chaperone and companion during her career.[12] "It is strange what erroneous ideas most people have of the life of a girl who is really in earnest on the stage," she commented in a 1915 interview, in which she described a life of discipline and sacrifice for her career.[13]
She married Thomas Dillon, a steel company executive. She died in 1951 in New York.[14]
^Thorold, W. J.; Hornblow, Jr., Arthur; Maxwell, Perriton; Beach, Stewart (July 1918). "Mr. Hornblow Goes to the Play". Theatre Magazine. 28: 23.
^Allen, Eugene Kelcey. "Selwyn's First Musical Show Wins Success: "Rock-a-Bye Baby" Contains Everything to Make Play a Decided Hit" Women's Wear (May 23, 1918): 8. via ProQuest.
^Little, Richard Henry (June 17, 1913). "Edna Munsey is Heat 'Life Saver'". Chicago Examiner. p. 9. Retrieved August 23, 2020 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
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