[jQuery] add <li> to <ul>

[jQuery] add <li> to <ul>


Hi there,
I am probably trying the most basic example and failed in my attemps
so far. I would like to add new <li>´s to an existing <ul> with
jQuery. What I am trying to do:
in my script:
...
$('#myList').append('<li>pleeeeease show up</li>');
...
in my HTML:
...
<ul id="myList" title="someTitle" selected="true">
<li><a href="#internalLink">existing link</a></li>
</ul>
...
But although I ask really nicely, the new li will never show up. The
"home" ul is found correctly by jQuery and I can output it´s contents.
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks a lot!