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JEWS-WfflP JOE”Entertained Many People In the Hotel* artd Saloons,JIB JS AS EXPEIVr I'F.RFOnSlElt as TIIE Sin;II OBSl’ISKD “SIOLTII VIOL,”'Die InntnimcnU, nt Which lit? ll«» Tncltc,1 Al* .niknurnctiircil In iiH-lmcrlnnd mttl in Manr Tiincii-.Hny .1 hiimlon i'in-liiK Uttcklt;»v mills I’HUIc* 11 ml C«ci on Ihesinge.Watkhtow.v, Jununry 0,—While second rati* performers on the piano anil the violin have on l or;»liifil tiji pm run.-i of the I'll,I' illt.lUTB V.'ltll III fir notes lilt' lllSut wt'fk, «ii .till’ll is;iii lils tiwi peeullar In* s'.nnm-ui Isia ili'ltsUunl cruwd-t in all tile hotel nttiffs and s.iltinii, nidi Ii|3 iviiltdi‘f-fnl ji.'i’ft'r inn tiffs nji.iii th.i* In il in Li is* Jetvs-harp ‘Tills master uf the link* twanging liniiilli viol,' u.s I lie ItisU'iUi’.eiH is called In hi’ set'lloli ‘if tlio ts iiut . la Josls Hewitt of the h.iltiii'l uf Xiiiitoo, inlft ruining liif fini in rldaes In the town tif Wi'un. tvln-rv Ills talents luivf ifiiii for him lln* iltlf of Jett s-liiii'ii Ji.“ and where no kltt'liuu hull or aeighhiiili'Miil fyo-lo U com-lili'tu without UU prest'in o,Jiiwa-bnrp .(!«•'a' fine rile instrument, or rathe:1 lustrum* nli-, (or he owns mnlUses u sot Ilf Itti'lk', ein h keyed to » Hit*fare lit note, an- iiinnvilai iitrod In Swila-i.r.nml uiul Impurit-d e\pi’s-iy Cos hi- nso. ' lie lln ring uriiiisgeil M HU a New York lu ns leu I liistrunii'Ui denier to proem o inum for him. Kuril harp bus iwo tungm-s,; us (he tltlli* vibrant strip of metul u-ucli ! by the linger mnl kept in rythmic motion i between the teeth while tin* upvfulor | life at lies or hum* ifio lime iigniui-L it, is j culled. These twu tongues of uielnl are si keyed ah to ehord perfectly, producing the etioi.'t of it ttvsl mid seoouU imi'l to the tn tie be him oh veil tud.Two of the so double-longued Iiimi'ui dents lire used h.V I he [jerforinur In uillsim, being held one in either side of the mouth with the thumbs and lltllo lingers, while the Index linger id each hand boats out the time ol tm* time upon the In-iu tip of the hut'ii tongues and the l/ioath, bumming tin.' tune in an aspirate note, is turned Hrst upon »niu kup and men the oilier ns the Key ulmhgi's. fchould there be more than one cJi.iisi’o of key a th.ri! or eioii fourth Irirp la nuftiy subM llnteu by tile purtuniier, without tin:, perce in lineU'ss of u nolo. At otlior times, w lie rethere is uu change of key in the time, the uperntur uses the ;we harps. in unison. plnylHg four distinct purls lu the inno. j fur dllfertnit uycasiims .lots s-hai |1 Joe hits harps of varying sizes, the lurg-i cat being ruHy eight niches lit length and nil being nuich larger than the ordinary ; Jcwa-ltalp. Wllh a eon id e of the largest . harps, the Naiivuo nitl’t enn gut up u volume uf sound out u(, all proportion to Chi: sUe uf the Itisttninc-iils. nnu enn give n very good Imitation of a full orchestra, Utilekly siibstlttiLlug tdiurp-tuned lmi'ps fur the violin solos, whlsiling over tin-humming tongue the llute or picolo parts, uiiil Using a lilg l»u»”• in-iu ly a foot long fur tiie Iniss i nil aucnuipuiiiuicllt.It is not due uluuf i. me instruments used li.v ihls- tttififid* iiut*,'wr:ni*r that In* is able U j rod in i am'ii woinler'ally sweet ittiti melodious in it vs item the despised. Jews-harp, for he cun vxnlsile n tune In « in.mnci- ru rlwil In Helini'ss and voluine the tenet of Thu Mute or ehirlnvi, While whistling with his lips he emits from deep down In his ihi-oiu a humming Sound riot unlike (kit made by ilie chant id's of a bagpipe, und It Is this, with the milled iucIchIv uf tin* little .sleid harp, that mnkes his ptd’fonnaui cs so miish-nl mu! plcasiug. tt Is pro bu I lie Hint Ills vocal urgnns are hut only muvli strnngL'f fhim llu»» ut' the nt'ilitiai i pvVs'dl, but I lull they it re py-I'ltllarly furmeil. fur lie enn chnnge ms viilci* srotn n lilLtli I'likello to n devp oro-tuixl with the iireiilest ease, auif I- n good veiurllu'iuls;. He ha-, ul-u n wondvriully ueute mir, or. as he expt'ebi-us It. a great ear for uiusle, umi ran whistle any tune after henrlng It bur nitre. jThe visit of ‘Mews-hrtrti Joe” to Water-town tills week h.is been so Min.e-Hful. . tnilii from it pylt; utilnrr ami nrtlstlu stain:- ' |Mi!nt. that he iia- «ti'tv nil I lied, in give up tliv life nf n f.lrm Unlul, with furnishing tiv.isli* for kitchen ilntiers *'mi the suli' and to devote himself sulel.v ,i giving livi'foviiiiuii.'1's on the jews-lmrji. lie ts livrfei'IitlK :i fontrl\alice wboieliy lie (.nil secure Ids cutup I etc -ft uf harps to a revolving lump, uphold by nrius vmllating fr-im ilie i'i-nwti of a sii;t leal her nip, mid li.v imums of wltlvli lie ran tiulckly bring to Ills lips any limp desired. He Is coti-altlerlitg an otter made by tteurue Utiflle, the svell-kinnvti show uiHiiiiger, who U siieiHiliig a tticatioa at hi' home In tic. l.u wfence county, a ml who dt'siccs to mid the JcWsliarp virtuoso tu his euiiipimy.
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Syracuse Sunday Herald

Syracuse, New York, US

Sun, Jan 07, 1900

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