Derby Library to host performance about Gillette family

DERBY - The Derby Public Library has scheduled a special presentation, An Evening with 

the Gillettes, at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 24.  

Gillette Castle (Photo from DEEP website)

Harold and Teddie Niver will portray William Gillette and his wife in this hour-long program, going back and forth between portraying 

the Gillettes and giving information about their lives and Gillette Castle in East Haddam.  

Those interested in Connecticut history as well as Sherlockians, as Gillette was 

known around the world for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage, will enjoy this performance.  

Registration is requested.  

For more information, stop by the Library at 313 Elizabeth St. , call 203 736-1482, or visit

www.derbypubliclibrary.org.    


This is a press release from Cathy Williams, Director, Derby Public Library.