The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-03-12
Trenton Letfer.

| peared on the stage OF the Taylor opera
House, this city, on Friday evening, Feb.
18th, representing the Princeton College
! Glee Club" The attendance Was large
considering the inelemency of the weather.
the Parquet and Dress Circles being both
filled. Abont ten minutes past eight, the
young gentlemen in dress suits walked on
the stage from behind the scenes and open
ed the programme with glee. The song
was sung with the best of harmony, their
tones blending as if their voices had
undergone thorough drill, capable for
a whole seasons tour. The second
glee was in two parts, New Jersec'
and "Bull Dog" and both were well
rendered, the rhyme coming in good and
both songs well applaudcd.
Mr.. Goltra rendered his MARBLE on the
''Alpine' well. He is professionally good
tenor soloist, capable of modulating his
voice to any pitch. lie was applaudcd and
encored.
Mr. Crozier is good on the piano, as
shown in his efficiency. He certainly has
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dence of long and patient drill. He, too,
was cncored.
The college song, "Princcton Melody"
was we'll received. This song was sung
with spirit, and excellent time was kept.
| The harmony ON tune America was
we'll put in here. in which the second basso
was particularly noticcd-in fact the entire
corps of voices blended we'll through this
piece OF course they were earnestly ap-
plaudcd For an encore they gave another
medley equally as good,
| Mr. Shea is good as 4 bass soloist. His
solo ''Once upon a Time was rendered
with fine effect, and his clear voice partic-
ularly noticed. In his encore he gave some
selections on the banjo which were excel
lent.
The glee on ''Three Fishers was we'll
received and could not he otherwise, as
the time kept by the club was perfect.
The closing part of this slec was feclingly
rendered.
''Old Black Joe was good The soloist
did his part well. There is good deal
of tender feeling in this piece which re-
minds us of one of the old southern airs
as sung before the war. Being encored
the club gave lively melody on CheStnuts,
Cigarettes, Fried Oysters, Ham Sand
witches, Allcock's Porous Plasters, annex
ing to each verse the familiar chorus '.Oh
that will be joyful, &c. This was truly
comic and will take anywhere, as the boys
have it down fine.
In his second MARBLE Goltra did well on
Come rally tonight" followed with a
splendid chorus by the club. Goltra was
encored twice and submitted to the de
mands Of his auditors well. We admire
his spirit of sclf-possession, for in all his
solos he did not manifest the least degree
of NERVOUSNESS.
The glee on "The Tears was tenderly
rendered, with excellent harmony and per-
feet blend of voices
Crozier's second solo on the piano was
well received. He gives evidence of pure
classical and well-finshed training on the
instrument.
College song, "Rum-skc-ho," was an
excellent combination of the club. y long
applause brought them ont again, indeed
they were encored the second time with
such persstcncy that only the song ''Mary
had a little Lamb" appeased the happy
audience before them.
1t was left for Mr.. Goltra to give MS 4
genuine negro melody on "Old Aunt
Jemima.' This was well given and took
well. The responses as rendered by the
club to the solosts, were also good This
melody opens with feeling and gradually
mergcs into 4 comic selection. The har-
mony here was perfect and the effect was
grand. Tie audience was convuscd with
laughter. particularly when the State Cap.
itol in its unfinished state was hit at. also
the present precarious outlook of Senator
Garland, of the Cabinet at Washington
OF course an encore followed with a melody
of several minutes longer.
We have now arrived to the last scene of
the programme. Those present will dis
tinctly remember the closing act of the
evening, to-wit, ''Bohunkus". OF course
in this Bohunlus we have ''the best of the
wine in the last of the feast" The whole
of the piece was rendered unto perfection,
and could not have been improved, the boys
maintaining dignity all through the
piece. May we not remember rs the club
filed ont on the stage with chairs in hand
and obeyed instructions in true pantomine
style. How about those chairs coming down
in iron-clad style, and in their Sc .ond fall
one poor fellow came in contact with the
floor chair legs rounds and ALL How
ever, an immediate adjustment set him NJ
again, and he was permitted to finish with
the club, according to the vehement i'll
structions of the chief in the centre.
Bohunkus was indeed the zenith OF the
evening, which left the audience in Il much
happier state than when the programme
opened.
We attribute the splendid success of the
evening to the faithful and untiring leader,
who stood in their midst keeping time dur
ing the evening. We have never listened
to a musical entertainment in which better
time was kept, than the one we attended
this evening We commend the club in