Daughter Milando Merrill Pratt and Elizabeth Rich. Granddaughter of Orson Pratt who was the first pioneer to set foot in the Salt Lake Valley, and she was the first girl to go out of the Valley to meet national fame.
Married George Harvey Gillett, 12 September 1896, Manhattan, New York City, New York
Married George Jarvis MacFarlane, 10 April 1920, The Bronx, New York City, New York
Sketch - Viola Gillette, born Viola Pratt, was an American contralto from Salt Lake City.
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.
Married George Harvey Gillett, 12 September 1896, Manhattan, New York City, New York
Married George Jarvis MacFarlane, 10 April 1920, The Bronx, New York City, New York
Sketch - Viola Gillette, born Viola Pratt, was an American contralto from Salt Lake City.
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.
Daughter Milando Merrill Pratt and Elizabeth Rich. Granddaughter of Orson Pratt who was the first pioneer to set foot in the Salt Lake Valley, and she was the first girl to go out of the Valley to meet national fame.
Married George Harvey Gillett, 12 September 1896, Manhattan, New York City, New York
Married George Jarvis MacFarlane, 10 April 1920, The Bronx, New York City, New York
Sketch - Viola Gillette, born Viola Pratt, was an American contralto from Salt Lake City.
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.
Married George Harvey Gillett, 12 September 1896, Manhattan, New York City, New York
Married George Jarvis MacFarlane, 10 April 1920, The Bronx, New York City, New York
Sketch - Viola Gillette, born Viola Pratt, was an American contralto from Salt Lake City.
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.
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