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Jessie Bartlett Davis (ca. 1859-1861 – May 14, 1905) was an American operatic singer and actress from Morris, Illinois, who was billed as "America's Representative Contralto".〔(Jessie Bartlett Davis: ''North American Theatre Online'' )〕 ==Opera and acting== She was born Jessie Fremont Bartlett, one of ten children of farmer and country schoolmaster Elias Lyman Bartlett (b. 1821) and his wife Rachael Ann Conklin Bartlett (b. 1826). After Jessie and her older sister Arabelle "Belle" (1855–74) had become known as singers locally, they were approached by traveling managers and began touring along the West Coast of the United States. Belle died shortly after a tour was arranged. Another sister, Josephine Bartlett Perry (1859–1910) also performed in theater, in the Chicago Ideal Opera Company. Bartlett moved to Chicago and went on a one-season tour with Caroline Richings. She studied voice in Chicago, singing in the choir of the Church of the Messiah, and her manager next convinced her to join the Chicago Church Choir Company. In 1879, Bartlett made her debut in the opera ''H.M.S. Pinafore'', in the role of Buttercup, in a troop managed by Col. Jack H. Haverly. The troop was managed on the road by Haverly employee, Will J. Davis, who Bartlett married in 1880.She spent several years with a number of opera companies before joining the new (Boston Ideal Opera ). She remained with this troupe until 1901, serving as its prima donna.〔(Jessie Bartlett Davis Dies ); PDF; May 15, 1905, The New York Times; Retrieved January 18, 2008〕 Her most famous role was as Alan a-Dale in the 1890 opera ''Robin Hood'' by Reginald De Koven and Clement Scott, in which she introduced ''Oh Promise Me''.〔(Enduring American Song Hits, Part 1, page 1 ) at parlorsongs.com, accessed 14 July 2008〕 She starred in other grand operas, including ''Les Huguenots'', ''Martha'', ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'', ''Il trovatore'' and ''Dinorah''.She performed with Adelina Patti in Faust while in the James Henry Mapleson Opera company, and toured for one season in Europe. On March 16, 1897, she opened on Broadway in ''The Serenade'', playing Dolores, and in 1898 recorded ''Don Jose of Sevilla'', a duet from ''The Serenade'', with (W. H. MacDonald ). From October 19 to November 28, 1903, she appeared again on Broadway in a revival of Edward Jakobowski's operetta ''Erminie''.〔(Jessie Bartlett Davis, Performer ) at ibdb.com (accessed January 20, 2008)〕 She appeared briefly in vaudeville, where she reportedly earned $1,000 per week.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jessie Bartlett Davis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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