Opera Singer. The daughter of Dr. Francis A. McNeill and Barbara (Wagner) McNeill, she married Dr. Walter Hoffman in 1900. She studied voice in Chicago, Boston, and Paris and made her debut in America with John A. McPaul Opera Company, with which she sang several seasons. She was also with the Tavaray Opera Company, with Jules Levy, the Innes Band and the Metropolitan Opera Company. She possed a rich, and powerful contralto of wide range and great sweetness. She was professionally known as "Kitty" McNeill. She lived in Honolulu, Hawaii after her marriage then in Chicago in latter years.
Opera Singer. The daughter of Dr. Francis A. McNeill and Barbara (Wagner) McNeill, she married Dr. Walter Hoffman in 1900. She studied voice in Chicago, Boston, and Paris and made her debut in America with John A. McPaul Opera Company, with which she sang several seasons. She was also with the Tavaray Opera Company, with Jules Levy, the Innes Band and the Metropolitan Opera Company. She possed a rich, and powerful contralto of wide range and great sweetness. She was professionally known as "Kitty" McNeill. She lived in Honolulu, Hawaii after her marriage then in Chicago in latter years.
Bio by: David Lee Zellers
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