Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-22

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 and the Mormon tabernacle. Jessle Bartlett Davis of 'The Bostonlans heard her sing a contra1to solo and was so attracted by her voice she urged Miss Gillette to go to New horh to study. To secure money to pay hef expenses there she taught for tllne sight. reading of music to the children in the public schools. While studying ill New York Miss Gillette sang i'll the choir of the Fifth Avenue Baptist church and in concert, achieving espe- cial success at the festivals of the Bos- ton Symphony orchestra and the Lled- erlzranz society. Her first theatflcal experience was had in Australia, where she sang the leading contralto roles with Williams and Musgrove's Royal opera company. She remained III Australia and New Zealand for year singing in the eastern colonies of Syd- ney, Melbourne, Adelaide and the gold fields of western Australia. In the gold camps of western kalge0rlle and Coolgardie the company travelled on the backs of camels, led by Afghans, ill fantastic garb. Returning to Amer ica, she joined the Alice Nelson opera company and toured this country and England. In her part in sThe Sleep ing Beauty and the Beast has pre- sented her in an entirely new field of stage work and her cleverness has made her immensely popular with the thousands of patrons of this produc- ton.
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 "It takes considerable nerye,' says Maurice Campbell i'll an interview pulp lished in New York few days ago., ito decide almost in one minute to take q play off that has been produced in New York only the night before, and lose, without an effort to get it back. the $15,000 or $1S00O spent in it's production" MT Campbells re- mark was apropros of the withdrawal of Henrietta Crosman's play, Joan O the Shoals from the stage of the The ater Republic last week and the sub stitution of Mistress Nell'' until AS You Like It. could be gotten ready. There are managers" continued MT Campbell. 'swho would have forced Mrs Sutherland's play for New York run and then take it on the road to get their investment back. This is being done every day and this is the reason why New York successes do not a1- ways play to big business in the prov inces. There was time when a New York run meant capacity. everywhere, but that time is passed, and simply be- cause you can't fool the people all the time. 1t is my aim to present Miss Crosman in great successes only. shall never try to make her play any thing else Both Miss Crosman and myself want the confidence of our pub | lie. We want to please it. and if a play does not please it will be taken off. The concenSuS of opinion was that Joan failed as play, but that Miss CroSman scored a triumph. Still. l take Joan to be better play than some others that have been produced, and made so-called runs in New York this season. l have many persons ask why took it off, and my reply has al ways been because 1 saw no hope for a great success. If the author had been willing to let either Miss Crosman or some one else work with the ma terial she furnished and whip it into shape. might have been persuaded to keep Joan on. But the author de cided that she was the one to fix it ur and it must be done her way I saw long ago that Mrs Sutherland's way vas not the right way, so rather than waste time and take the life out of Miss Crosman I decided to take the initiative and shelve 'Joan' In takine the action did" concluded Mir Camp bell. T think I am keeping faith witt Itheater-goers, and I want them to fee
 when they see Henrietta Crosma1 billed to appear in their cities that she comes in q play that will please an6
 that if it did not please. and was not Ia success. Henrietta Crosman would not be playing it."