Complex sentence: Jessie Bartlett Davis (September 1859--May 14 1905) was an American operatic singer and actress from Morris, Illinois who was billed as "America's Representative Contralto".
Split into simpler sentences: Jessie Bartlett Davis (September 1859--May 14,1905) was an American operatic singer and actress from Morris, Illinois. She was billed as "America's Representative Contralto".