Sissieretta+jones+Bio

Sissierettsa Jones http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/jone-sis.htm

Research: " When you pursue your dreams then the pieces of your life form together and you succeeded."

|| Got soprano voice from mom and father (minister) Began training at the Providence Academy of Music. At 18, attended New England Conservatory in Boston || || Began singing at early age during school functions, and church. Sang to 5,000 people at Boston's Music Hall. || || First Black performer to appear at Carnegie Concert Hall || || Concert managers schedule her up for Wallack Theater in New York. Made successful debut on June 15th, 1888. * Toured the West Indies. (Six months.) || Performed at the White House for different presidents, south america, europe, prince of whales. > Began recieving $2000 dollars per week at the Pittsburg Expedition, (the highest ever paid black artist.) || || Critics acclaimed her voice as one in a million, even hailing her as America’s leading prima donna. || || Received many gifts from admirers, including a medal from President Hippolyte of Haiti, a bar of diamonds and emeralds from the citizens of St. Thomas, an emerald shamrock from the Irish people of Providence, and a diamond tiara from the governor-general of a West Indies island. ||
 * || **"**When you pursue your dreams then the pieces of your life form together and you succeeded." || **The Persistence of an african american opera singer.** ||
 * Image #1 || Education:
 * 2 || Early Concerts and Appearances:
 * 3 || A Big Achievement:
 * 4 || Down the Road to Fame:
 * Tour began professional career, and recieved many medals. (17) ||
 * 5 || Performances:
 * Performed at the Wintergarten in Berlin and at Covent Garden, England.
 * Became widely known after appearing in the three-day “Grand African Jubilee” in Madison Square Garden in New York in April 1892.
 * 6 || A Grand Acclaim:
 * 7 || Gifts for her Voice:
 * 8 || An Origional "Jones" Quote:

|| Encountered much less racial prejudice there, and said in a letter home: “It matters not to them what is the color of an artist’s skin. If a man or a woman is a great actor, or a great musician, or a great singer, they will extend a warm welcome. … It is the soul they see, not the color of the skin.” || || Was considered to be in a lead role in the Metropolitan Opera, but was rejected because of racial reasons, so formed her own show with jugglers, comedians, dancers and singers. They performed for 20 years mostly to white audiences in cities across the U.S. They called the group the "Black Patti Musical Comedy Company." They performed some of these shows: //A Trip to Africa// (1909-10), //In the Jungles// (1911-12), //Captain Jaspar// (1912-13), and //Lucky Sam from Alabam’// (1914-15). bY 1915, people became disinterested in the company's productions. || || "The Black Patti musical Comedy Company" performed two last times at the Grand Theater in Chicago and at the Lafayette Theater in New York City in October 1915. At age 46, she devoted her time to church work, and taking homeless children into her home. She sold three of her four houses, along with all of the medals she won and jewels she recieved. She died a poor woman from cancer at the age of 74 and is burieds in Grace Church Cemetery, Providence. ||
 * 9 || A Crushed Dream Leads to a Better One
 * 10 || A Sad Goodbye

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