SHERLOCK HOLMES - An Evening With The Gillettes

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An Evening With The Gillettes

Not only do Harold and Theodora Niver talk about William & Helen Gillette, they become the Gillettes. Flitting back and forth between being presenters and portrayers.

Who was William Gillette? What was his connection to the greatest fictonal detective of all time? Was Sherlock Holmes fact...or fiction? What is the story behind the image of Holmes...the cap...the pipe...the lens?

You will learn about Gillette Castle in East Haddam. What famous people visited the Castle? You will learn about Gillette's greatest love - his wife Helen. And, for you cat lovers, you will learn about Will's love of cats.

Their costuming is authentic and period correct. Their knowledge of Sherlock Holmes, William Gillette and Gillette Castle is extensive. Because of their distinctive home which is built around a Holmes theme, they have been in such magazines as US, SMITHSONIAN, FORTUNE, CONNECTICUT and YANKEE. TV segments include PM Magazine, ABC News and CBS.

And, as a plus, since both Harold and Theodora are professional musicians, you will hear several songs from the English Music Hall era.

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Past Performance Venues

Churches
Bethany Lutheran Church - Cromwell
Church of the Incarnation - Wethersfield
South Congregational Church - Hartford
St. Bernard’s Church - Tariffville

Civic Organizations
East Haddam Historical Society
Lebanon Historical Society
New Britain Lions Club Historical Society
West Hartford Woman’s Club
Woman’s Club of New Britain
Woman’s Club of Newington

Libraries
Connecticut Friends of the Library
Southern CT Library Council
Farmington Library
Kent Memorial Library - Suffield
New Britain Public Library
Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library - Old Lyme
Plainville Library
The Public Library - Bristol
Waterford Public Library
West Hartford Public Library

Media
ABC News (TV) - interview with Hughes Rudd
Better Connecticut TV Show - with Scott Haney
CBS News (TV) - interview
Connecticut magazine
CPTV Telethons
Fortune magazine
PM Magazine (TV)
Rocky Hill Today Show with Marti Stiglich (TV)
Smithsonian magazine
West Hartford Community Television
US magazine
Yankee magazine

Museum
Webb Deane-Stevens Museum - Wethersfield

Retirement Community
Duncaster - Bloomfield
Granby Senior Citizens
Jerome Home - New Britain
Seabury Retirement Community - Bloomfield, CT
Stepney Seniors, Rocky Hill, CT

Schools
Academy School - Glastonbury
Berlin High School
Cora J. Belden Library - Rocky Hill
Hartt School of Music
John Wallace Middle School - Newington, CT
Martin Kellogg Middle School
Nathan Hale School - Coventry
Project Challenge - West Hartford Public Schools
Sedgewick Middle School

Tourism
Connecticut Valley Tourism Bureau

Other
AARP - Wethersfield
American Mensa Ltd
Big “E” - Connecticut Day
East Hartford Fine Arts Commission - East Hartford, CT
International Assoc. of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (Old State House - Hartford, CT)
The McAuley Home - West Hartford, CT
National Tour Association - 2008 Spring Meet – Mohegan Sun
Newington Country Club
Stowe-Day Foundation
West Hartford Squires
William Gillette Memorial Luncheon - New York City