The times., 1899-12-21
THE PRINCETON CONCERT.
Sons of Nassau Entertain at the La
fayette Square Theatre.

Under ordinary circumstances, nothing
is more wholly deplorable or more univer-
sally deplored than an amateur Offering.
Replete with tiresome encores and merit
less numbers. the average affair of the
sort is recognized as being conducted
almost exclusively for relatives or acquain-
tances Of the performers. and is religiously
Stunned by everyone else. II this rule has
an eXceptiou-an exception is implied
abOve-that proof OF the rule itself is the
entertainment contributed regularly by
societies from various Of this country 5
great educational Institutions. the friend
ly and fashionable audience that gathered
on the occasion of the Princeton concert
( yester-eyening at the Lafayette. was made
up principally of folk who had come to
enjoy themselves and, after the foregoing
remarks. ii is meet TO add that their pur-
/ pose was accomplished.
Perhaps the searching light Of captiOus
/ criticism might have have found flaws in
! last nights performance. but inasmuch as
/ mistakes were reIishsd even more than per
fections. there could be little justice in eX-
. aminiug with the aid of that glare. The
4 programme indicated and the carrying out
/ maintained a Tollickng, jovial, disregard
! for conventional standards; q lack OF re-
! spect for digu.aed precedent that woulC
Z have absOlved men much less talented thar
the Sons of Nassau proved themselves tC
be- It would be difficult, for example, tt
I soberly review . erag-time" rendering o
/ RossiuIs "Wliiam TELL or a voieing o
that sacred wartime melody Marching
/ Through Georgia, when the words subsu
I tuted merely facountCd the eXploits-grace
I full and disgraceful-of the fellows g" Wa!
Back in Freshman Year" Sufficient t,
say, after this explanation, that the enter
tainment furnished really was cOnsiderabl.
above the average OF its class, that muci
OF il was admirable from musicianl.
I viewpoint that more was delightfully."- face
tious and that the entire affair so pleased
The big assembiage present that encore
came TO be Of regular occurrence.
The bill, which was divided into thre
parts. included fifteen numbers, and thes
were almost evenly distributed between th
GIee Banjo and Mandolin Clubs. The Sc
lections contributed by the banjoists ma,
have been deemed best. il only because tn
airs selected were those which are hear
10 greatest advantage on that instrument
EoIzmann's Smoky Mokes' and Rosey
a Rag Time Skedaddle" may be chose
, as examples of the work OF this portion O
the troupe The Mandolin Club, too. dl
admirably with more difficult compositions
notable among them the seXtette fror
LUCIA 0s A|S LiAiiie I'-O'''
Ilsoniera." d" and a pOt-pourTi from "Th
Singing Girl" The Glee Club put fort
some fine vocal effort in series OF c0lleg
songs and queer but amusing medleys +
II Schroaffer played the Silent Confes
sion" on the cello and A. G. Marr san
one OF Cogswell's lullabys. These wit
other equally pleasing selections, made u
what really was an exceptional uniyersit
concert.
The entertainment was sponsored by
long list OF fashionable patronesses, an
attended by a large portion of Washingto
society.'