Rossini Vrionides Explained

Rossini Waugh Stewart Vrionides
Birth Date:June 25, 1896
Birth Place:Tipton, Indiana, US
Death Date:November 25, 1943
Occupation:Actress, composer, organist, violinist
Other Names:Gypsy Rossini
Spouse:Cal Stewart (m. 1914–1919), Christos Vrionides (m. 1933)

Rossini Waugh Stewart Vrionides (June 25, 1896 – November 25, 1943) was an American actress, composer,[1] organist[2] and violinist. She performed in vaudeville and on stage under the name "Gypsy Rossini."[3]

Rossini was born in Tipton, Indiana, to James and Eva (Overman) Waugh.[4] She was playing the lead in the play "Running for Governor" at McVickers Theatre in Chicago when she met Cal Stewart. They married in New York on July 6, 1914.[5]

Rossini and her brother and sister toured and appeared in vaudeville with Stewart. Rossini played the role of Aunt Nancy in his popular "Uncle Josh" shows.[6] She also played violin as Gypsy Rossini, accompanied by her sister Marjorie on piano.[7]

Stewart died in 1919. Rossini continued performing and gave organ and violin lessons. She taught violin at St. Joseph's Academy in Tipton for several years, before marrying conductor Christos Vrionides on April 19, 1933.

Vrionides and Rossini composed A Cycle of Whitman Poems for mixed chorus and soloists in 1940,[8] based on text by Walt Whitman[9] and published by M. Baron.[10] The best known pieces in the cycle are Out of the Rolling Ocean the Crowd [11] and Washington's Monument.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hixon, Donald L.. Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. 1993. Scarecrow Press. Hennessee, Don A.. 0-8108-2769-7. 2nd. Metuchen, N.J.. 28889156.
  2. Web site: Staff. 2021-01-19. website. en.
  3. Book: Cohen, Aaron I.. International encyclopedia of women composers. 1987. 0-9617485-2-4. Second edition, revised and enlarged. New York. 16714846.
  4. Web site: Vrionides. Rossini Waugh Stewart. ancestry.com. 18 January 2021.
  5. News: Stewart. Rossini Waugh. 21 July 1914. newspapers.com. The Call-Leader Elwood Indiana. 18 January 2021.
  6. Web site: Tribune. Laura Arwood Kokomo. Tipton Historical Society remembers women with event. 2021-01-19. Kokomo Tribune. August 23, 2020 . en.
  7. Book: McNutt, Randy. Cal Stewart, Your Uncle Josh: America's King of Rural Comedy. 2011-09-16. iUniverse. 978-1-4620-4347-7. en.
  8. Book: Division, New York Public Library Rare Book. The Imprint Catalog in the Rare Book Division. 1979. G. K. Hall. 978-0-8161-0092-7. en.
  9. Book: Neilson, Kenneth P.. The World of Walt Whitman Music: A Bibliographical Study. 1963. K.P. Neilson. en.
  10. Book: Library, New York Public. Bulletin of the New York Public Library. 1954. New York Public Library.. en.
  11. Book: Office, Library of Congress Copyright. Catalog of Copyright Entries. 1941. U.S. Government Printing Office. en.
  12. Book: Wannamaker, John Samuel. The Musical Settings of the Poetry of Walt Whitman: A Study of Theme, Structure and Prosody. 1971. University of Minnesota.. en.

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