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Viola Gillette
Viola Gillette (1871 - 1956), born Viola Pratt, was an American contralto from Salt Lake City. Biography Gillette began her career as a church singer in Salt Lake City. She made her stage debut in Washington, D.C. in 1898. She subsequently moved to New York City, where she sang with the Castle Square Opera Company. She was a soloist at the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church in New York from 1898 to 1899. Gillette's first concert appearance as a soloist was at the Springfield, Massachusetts Music Festival in 1899. For a few months in early 1901, Gillette appeared at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London. From 1901 to 1904, Gillette was employed by Klaw & Erlanger, appearing for two seasons in their production of ''Beauty and the Beast'' and for one season in ''Mother Goose''. In 1907, Gillette appeared as ''Violetta'' in ''The Girl and the Bandit.'' She managed to turn this role into a position managing her own company, the Viola Gillette Opera Company. In 1909 she played Nichette i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viola
The viola ( , also , ) is a string instrument that is bow (music), bowed, plucked, or played with varying techniques. Slightly larger than a violin, it has a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of the violin family, between the violin (which is tuned a perfect fifth above) and the cello (which is tuned an octave below). The strings from low to high are typically tuned to scientific pitch notation, C3, G3, D4, and A4. In the past, the viola varied in size and style, as did its names. The word viola originates from the Italian language. The Italians often used the term viola da braccio meaning literally: 'of the arm'. "Brazzo" was another Italian word for the viola, which the Germans adopted as ''Bratsche''. The French had their own names: ''cinquiesme'' was a small viola, ''haute contre'' was a large viola, and ''taile'' was a tenor. Today, the French use the term ''alto'', a reference to its range. The viola was popular in the heyd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beauty Spot
''The Beauty Spot'' was a 1909 musical comedy in two acts that played for 137 performances at the Herald Square Theatre in New York with music by Reginald De Koven, a book by Joseph W. Herbert and additional lyrics by Terry Sullivan. The musical provided early appearances for the actresses Lillian Worth (as Lillian Wiggins) and Evelyn Laye. Herbert had authored a musical play ''The Prince of Borneo'', which was staged in three different versions in three different continents under three different titles in search of success until it eventually emerged in 1909 as ''The Beauty Spot'' to music by Reginald De Koven,Kurt Gänzl, ''Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre'', Second edition. Three volumes. New York: Schirmer Books, 2001 who composed the score in 1907. ''The Beauty Spot'' ran at the Herald Square Theatre on Broadway theatre, Broadway for 137 performances from 10 April 1909 to 7 August 1909. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
