Elizabeth de Barrie Gill: harpist-reader-contralto soloist

              Eligabeth de Barrie Gill 
HARPIST-READER-CONTRALTO SOLOIST



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Elizabeth de Barrie Gill



Elizabeth de Barrie Gill has been repeatedly recalled to Bethany Church to give her recitals in songs and interpretive readings, and she has always greatly delighted the large audience present.  It gives me added pleasure to say she is very highly esteemed in Philadelphia, to my personal knowledge.
—
John Wanamaker, Postmaster General, President Harrison's Administration, Philadelphia, Pa.





SOUTH DAKOTA



Argus-Leader, Sioux Falls


—Audience captured by her pleasing personality and artistic excellence.




News, Aberdeen


—From beginning to end she held the audience in the hollow of her hand.





MINNESOTA



Journal, Minneapolis


—An entertainment that is pure and refreshing.




Pioneer Press, St. Paul


—Elevates and uplifts in readings and harp music.





MICHIGAN



Tribune, Detroit


—Kept her audience in continual good humor.




Leader, Lawton


—Swayed audience at will from laughter and tears.





WISCONSIN



Journal, Madison


—An entertainer who is strong in every role she assumes.




Republican, Darlington


—A unique entertainer and is charming in all.




Gleaner, Glenwood


—Storms of applause kept the entertainer on the platform for two hours.





NORTH CAROLINA



Messenger, Wilmington


—She is a well equipped entertainer.




Gazette, Ashville


—Her work is broad and versatile and was splendidly received by the audience.




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TENNESSEE



News, Nashville


—Completely charmed an immense Tabernacle audience.




Banner, Nashville


—Both as singer and impersonator she is remarkable.




Sentinel, Bells


—Stands without a peer.





ALABAMA



Age-Herald, Birmingham


—It is delightful to see and hear her.




Pres. Winters, Lecture Course, Bessemer


—A truly great artist.





MISSISSIPPI



The American


—A smart, clever and talented entertainer.




Harris A. Jones, Mngr. of Lecture Course, Pickens


—Every selection was a work of art.





FLORIDA



Hon. Wallace Bruce, Pres. Chautauqua, De Funiak Springs


—Versatile, magnetic, artistic.





GEORGIA



News, Atlanta


—A singer and reader of rare power.




Herald, Albany,


—A superb elocutionist and singer who entertains.




W. B. Griffin, Pres. University School for Boys, Stone Mountain


—Has no superior as an entertainer.





TEXAS



Statesman, Austin


—An impersonator of rare excellence.




News, Galveston


—Artist in the full-sense.






HARPIST READER CONTRALTO SOLOIST



After hearing hundreds of readers and actresses give selections from Ben Hur, I had the pleasure of hearing Elizabeth de Barrie Gill's rendition of the Chariot Race at Crawfordsville.  It was done to my entire satisfaction, and the best I have ever heard.
—
General Lew Wallace, Crawfordsville, Indiana.





PENNSYLVANIA



Ledger, Philadelphia


—Exceedingly attractive and forceful.




Times, Philadelphia


—A highly cultivated contralto voice.




Times, Beaver


—A rare entertainment—a delighted audience.




Morning Call, Allentown


—She presents strong dramatic scenes with great power.




Independent, Harrisburg


—Completely saptured the audience.




New Era, Lancaster


—Held the audience from start to finish.




Col. L. F. Copeland, Harrisburg—

Has a magnetic and charming personality.




Daily Chautauquan, Eagles Mere


—Surpassed the most sanguine anticipations.




The Sun, Williamsport


—As an impersonator of child life she is rare.




The Truth, Scranton


—Her auditors sat fairly spellbound.




The Eagle, Reading


—An entertainer who entertains.




E. R. Wilson, Sec. Y. M. C. A., Johnstown


—Readings and songs all given with artistic finish.




Review, Towanda


—An attractive artist and an estimable woman.





MASSACHUSETTS



Times, Boston


—A reader of strong dramatic ability, and an artist.




Dr. A. E. Winship, Editor Education Journal, Boston


—A powerful reader and magnetic personality.




News, Gardner


—Vivid and realistic scenes—all were charmed.





CONNECTICUT



Courant, Hartford


—Artistic entertainer and captivating withal.





NEW YORK



Dr. Robert Stuart MacArthur, Pastor Calvary Baptist Church, New York City—

Back of her splendid art is a woman of culture and character.




Father M. J. Higgins, St. John's Catholic College, Brooklyn, New York City—

You are extremely versatile.  Your impersonations of the dialects and antics of children cannot be surpassed.





ILLINOIS



Dr. Thomas E. Greene, Lecturer, Chicago—

A charming interpreter of literature, an artist.





NEW JERSEY



Pioneer, Bridgeton


—A brilliant entertainment—a splendid entertainer.




South Jerseyman, Salem


—Most accomplished singer and reader ever heard in this locality.





OHIO



News, Dayton


—Not a dull moment in the two-hour program.




The Call, Piqua


—Her dramatic work is indeed superb.




Gazette, Dalton


—An impersonator of the juvenile—have never seen her superior.





INDIANA



The Herald, La Porte


—Her versatility was admirably displayed—powerful and very pleasing.




Press, Remington


—A voice entrancingly sweet in song and reading.




Reporter, Logansport


—Stands in the front rank of her profession—a beautiful impersonator.





NORTH DAKOTA



The Optic, Minot


—The audience was swayed by her eloquence.






W
HAT CAN A LONE ENTERTAINER DO?



And that Entertainer a Refined, Artistic, Womanly Woman.  One Who Has Devoted Eighteen Years in Lifting Her Hearers to the Higher Things in Life.




One critic wrote that 
Memories of Madame de Barrie Gill rivalling in sweetness the tones of her magic harp will linger long in the hearts of those who were priviledged to yield themselves for all too brief a time to the spell of her art.  Art which displayed itself in an astonishingly wide range, and with marvelous perfection in each attempt.  More even than this was her revelation of warm human interests, without which all life, though portrayed by never so high an art would be cold and drear.  It is good to remember that in one so gifted, though ofttimes being 'lonely' uppermost come thoughts of the tender things of life.




Mrs. Gill's entire program is filled with virile tenderness and sympathy for humanity.  She has a wonderful charm of manner and her quaint little talk in which she introduces herself has the charm of being entirely original with her.  In her program of contralto songs, harp solos and interpretive readings, it is hard to say in which she excelled, as each phase of her work as it is presented only adds keenness to the interest of her audience.  She is a rare entertainer, and whether presenting a thrilling dramatic scene or the lisping humorous philosophy of a little child, she gives the story its full value and with artistic finish.  All through the varied program she plays, reads and sings.  Her voice has the quality of a baritone, deep, full and rich, and when she sings the old songs in that warm, tender quality all her own, she captivates every audience; then another quick change and the audience is shrieking with laughter at Mrs. Gill's rendition of some funny song or story.  Indeed Mrs. Gill's slogan 
One Laugh is Worth a Thousand Groans
 is well chosen for she keeps her audience in continual good humor.  To sum it all in a few brief words we consider Mrs. Gill a wonder with a voice entrancingly sweet in song and charming in story, accompanied with that very old but unsurpassed instrument, the harp, and we wish the public to know that we take a personal pleasure in presenting this charming artist, for back of her art is a woman of culture and strong character.  A very estimable, loveable woman is Mrs. Gill. whose highest ambition is to do good in this world and scatter happiness wherever she goes.




C. W. HILL PTG. CO., SPOKANE