Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982), Saturday 11 January 1936, page 3


Daughter of the Theatre

JANET MARY WATSON, daughter of Richard Watson, one of the

stars of the J. C. Williamson Gilbert and Sullivan Company, has not only convinced her parents, but also her kindergarten teacher, that

she is destined for a stage career.

Janet Watson

The other day the teacher was telling the class

a fairy story when four-year-old Janet announced

that she knew it off by heart.

"Well, you tell it," said the teacher.

Half-way through Janet forgot the story, but that did not cause her any embarrassment. On the contrary she calmly turned to the teacher and

said, "Prompt, please!"

The use of theatrical expressions, however, is not Janet's sole claim to a theatrical career. She

is a remarkable mimic, and already knows most of

her father's Gilbert and Sullivan roles.

Mrs. Watson plans to have her daughter taught

singing and stagecraft. She will begin her lessons in England, however, as the Watsons, who hail

from South Australia, are returning to London at the conclusion of the Gilbert and Sullivan tour.