Pearlretta DuPuy
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June 27, 1871
Pearlretta Weller Severance DuPuy | |
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| Born | Pearlretta Weller June 27, 1871 Waterloo, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | April 27, 1939 (aged 67) San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles |
| Occupation(s) | Zither player, clubwoman, lecturer, parliamentarian |
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| Parent(s) | Zachariah H. Weller and Eliza Klingaman |
Pearlretta Weller Severance DuPuy (June 27, 1871 – April 27, 1939) was a noted zither player, and later she became a member of the San Pedro Woman's Club, in addition to being a lecturer and parliamentarian.
Pearlretta Weller was born on June 27, 1871, in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Zachariah H. Weller and Eliza Klingaman, and moved to California in 1887.[1]
Music
Pearl Weller Severance Dupuy was a noted zither player, usually performing with her sister, Daisy Weller.[2][3]
On June 24, 1893, Professor M. S. Arevalo gave a successful concert at the YWCA Auditorium, Los Angeles; Arevalo was a well known musician of rare talent, and the concert was a triumph; the prelude of the concert was a march, arranged by Arevalo, given by the guitar club composed by the following artists: L. L. Taggart, Pearl W. Severance, Lizzie Thayer, Mabel McFarland, H. T. Longstreth, H. Brodrick, V. Wankowski, and M. Carrizosa.[4] On November 23, 1897, she gave a zither concert at Blanchard-Fitzgerald Hall in Los Angeles, assisted by Maud Priest and Lillian Weller, guitars, Daisy Weller, zither, and M.S. Arevalo, guitar.[5] She performed also outside California; on February 23, 1894, she played at the Baptist church in Phoenix, Arizona. According to the record, every seat available was filled and included the elite of the city. The concert was far above the average and she was highly praised for the performance.[6] On February 3, 1906, she performed at the First Brethren Church in her native Waterloo, Iowa.[7]
