The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17
MISS ORLOPP'S DEBUT
MADE AT THE PRESS CLUB PROBES
SIGNAL MATINEE.
CowIes, of the Bostonians, En-
Enthusiastically Received.


Club. By it's influence it secured artists of
renown and presented to large and bril-
liant audience programme of choice and
varied numbers. Mrs. Jessie Bartlett Davis,
of the Bostonians, was the first to consent
to appear, and Miss e. Jeanette Orlopp,
young violinist of this city. was the sec
ond. After such a beginning it was not diff
cult to secure the best array of talent to
be found in the vicinity at this time, and
there We're numerous offers from profess
sionals, which the club was entirely unable
to accept. The stage was set with the
handsomest drawing room scene the Opera
House affords, and across the front of the
stage was row of palms and Easter lilies.
low in the center and rising toward either
end. The proscenium boxes were bought
by Mr.. John r. Pearson and Mr.. Thomas
Taggart. and were occupied by their fam
lilies and friends. All the leading families
of the city were represented in the audi
ence.
Prof. r. A. Miller and the full orchestra
opened the afternoons programme with the
overture to De Koven's Rob Roy
Mr.. Al Grant gave some clever initial atoms.
en fa na 9sa Sas e p3
would not be called back he proceeded
ceived, and then initiated John 7. Ray
mond as Col Mulberry Sellers; Robson, in
THE Henrietta;' Peter Jackson, in Uncle
Toms Cabin. and an Italian playing Ro-
meo. After loud applause he gave repre-
sensations of different persons reciting
Beautiful Stow He was followed by Miss
Jeanette Orlopp, an indianapolis girl, who
is completing her violin education IN Gin
cinnati, under Leandro Campanari. and
fiattering terms by critics there: The young
violinist is only fifteen. of slight, giriish
figure, her hair hanging in long curls, Dut
in her musical nature and finished per-
Torrance she is mature. Her selection was
the Faust Fantasia" arranged by Wienl-
awski. a composition that is in the roper
toire of master violinists. At her hands it
received a mastery interpretation, She
draws that most elusive quality called soul
from the strings. The sustained tones were
unwavering and pure. She fingers and bows
gracefully. and those who W. neard ner yes
predicting a great musical future for her
Miss Orlopp,s accompanies was Miss
Blanche Gould Ebbert, an accomplished pla-
mist, who played the accompaniment at
short notice.
When Eugene Cowles saw by the pro-
gramme that Miss Orlopp intended to play
WieniawskfS arrangement OF Faust fan
TASTE he remarked that he feared that she
was undertaking more than one SO young
could successfully perform In speaking of
Miss Orlopp after he heard her he said
that she had hardly touched the bow to the
strings when he recognized that the instru-
ment was in the hands of a master well
qualified to handle it. As. she progressed
such a violinsst had remained SO long UNI
known. He said that masters of the violin
were SO rare among LIE <AiiiSli1dA PCoplC
that it was simply wonderful that mere
girl of fifteen could accomplish what Miss
Orlopp had in less than three years study
under a master. He could not say too
much for her. and at the reception sought
her out and expressed his appreciation of
her work. Jessie Bartlett Davis was in her
dressing room when she heard the violin.
She Immediately came out and stood in the
wings, listening with the closest a ,oIe1l-
of the music. She said she had never
heard such music except from some OF the.
eyes from Miss oriopp during the entire
time of the music. $. L. Studley, music
tive and enraptured listener. He remarked
afterward that Miss Orlopp's name would
be placed among those of the violin masters
of the world: that she would be, II not SO
already, one of the masters of that 1nstru-
ment. He laid especial stress upon her
seemingly natural manner of handling the
violin and bow. Such touch he said, could
never be taught-it must be Unborn.
Miss Gilbert, of Cincinnati. who accom-
pianists of the country. Last year, in q
piano contest at the Cincinnati College of
piano. Securing the u unanimous vote OF the
critics. They were both at a disadvantage
yesterday. In Cincinnati the international
concert pitch pianos are used, which are a
half tone lower than the. piano used yes
terday, which was in American concert
Miss Orlopp had to tune her violin twice
while Miss Ebbert was playing interludes..
Mrs. Elsie Lombard Brush, who has only
cited charmingly With her grace of man
ner and form and expressive face she h cap cap
3" was the name of her number, and when
assuming the character of the heroine-a
child-she took down her hair and was real
little girly On being recalled she re-
cited ''Two versions''-his and hers-it be-
ing the confessions of man and a girl the
Mr. Edward Durward Lely, who won a
national reputation by touring with Mime.
Mo cd ha aId =
a .srhe Distant shore Shore by sir Arthur suli.
the piano. A second ballad was given in
response to the most generous applause.
artist secured c foy e MATINEE would
not be fair to say with the children, THE
lasts the best of all the game but he
explaining that he was not the Barnabee
who was singing in this country When
that that was his father. Further that the
song he was about to sing was one of his
fathers, was called .Ine Iompklnss sil-
sing it 1t was a very good try The
story is of a man who married a rich old
and decide to celebrate and invite every
body The description is given of the gifts,
names OF every conceivable article, IRE, ire,
and dozen or more take part Mr. Barna-
bee showed how each performed. old and
the like. The audience liked each the best,
in turn and was 10th to have the Silver
Wedding over. There was no mistaking
the recall: it was simply vocferous. Re-
turning. Mr. Barnabee related an incident
credited to his own profession. Some as
pirants to histrionic fame applied to
manager for a position. The test was for
each to recite the soliloquy from Richard
Ill.," Now is the winter of our discomfort.
A dude, a Frenchman and Yankee COM
peted. Each was initiated.
Miss Henrietta Kitchell was the piano
soloist for the occasion and her artistic
Interpretation of two short numbers was
much appreciated She is one of the best
pianists in the State, and her play
ing is very fine. A lad who was sent on to
raise the piano lid was not accustomed to
the duty. and the lid fell, breaking the
rest, so the piano was muf1ied to those who
were at the back of the theater. by having
the cover down. an accident to be deplored.
The audience was alert for the appear
ance of Mrs. Davis and ready with a gen
timely hearty welcome. There is only one
Mrs. Davis and only one voice like hers.
Rich, full, perfect in tone and register.
voice that satisfies the most musical Mrs.
Davis's song, Gould II" by Tosti, and in
response to desire that could not be mis-
taken, 1.-THE Angel at the window. ny
the same composer--two beautlfuI songs,
beautifully sung
The "Creole Love Song has been sung in
this city nurrberless times, but never as by
that magnificent ba $50. Mr.. Eugene Cowles.
To hear him is to know some of the great
est possibilities of the human voice. From
the tender tones of the love passages to the
most robusto quality there was naught but