Orpheon Free Choral School Fund Concert: 4th

“Mr. Jerome Hopkins’ fourth concert for the Orphans, &c. fund, took place at Steinway Hall last night. The audience was very large, and, with the artists, constituted a sort of mutual admiration society, for everything was encored. Madame de Lussan, soprano; Mr. Dawson, pianist; Mr. Henry Mollenhauer, violoncellist, and other artists assisted in the concert. Mr. Hopkins, in response to an encore, created a sensation by whistling and accompanying himself on the piano—a novel feature in a public concert. The orphans were well represented on the occasion and evinced much enthusiasm in the music.” 

“Music. Last night at Steinway’s the popular pianist, Jerome Hopkins, gave his annual concert in aid of the Orpheon free choral school — a musical benevolence which he has in every way aided by his talents. He was assisted by Madame de Lussan, contralto, and Miss McNab, a new contralto; by J. A. Dawson, Mr. Eugene Trastour, and Mr. H. Mollenhauer—all instrumentalists of merit. Though the concert was a success inevitably, its generous objects deserved even a greater share of public favor.”

“At a recently performed concert at the Steinway Hall, the pianist Jerome Hopkins was called forward, sat down at the piano and accompanied himself while whistling a da capo piece.”