The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-09
ENTERTAIN CROWDED HOUSE
UNIVERSITIES MUSICAL CLUBS GIVE
INITIAL PERFORMANCE.
FRIENDS Turn Out En- Masse and Are
More Than Pleased with the
Splendid Work of the Talented
students-Every Number Encored.

The tripartite association Of musical clubs
OF the University OF Washington gave its
initial performance at Ranke hal last
evening to a crowded house. Friends Of
tne coHegtans turned out en- masse and
among the audience the alumni were will
represented
Fer first public performance the efforts
OF the members Of the clubs was both high
~ creditable and entertaining Ii would be
hardly fair. IL indeed It were possible. to
single out from the aggregate Of the num-
Ders on the programme or the ensemble
on the members any one number or MEM
Der better than another Every number on
the programme was encored at least twice
and the appreciation of the audience was
repeatedly demonstrated by a prufusion OF
flowers being tossed upon the stage at the
end of each number
The clubs consist Of orchestra riee club
and mandolin club, hoving a personnel Of
six, twenty and nine respectively. all under
the leadership OF g. Perci Andrews. who
selected programme:
PROGRAMME.
Part First
l-overture from the Fortune Teller.
. Victor Hurbert, orchestra.
2-"Love's Old Sweet Song 80. Molloy
Glee Club.
s-Dorothy Told English dance) Hamilton
Mandolin Club
My Creole Sue mo l.. Davis
Duet and chorus--J. A. Fadden and e. p.
Boyce.
5-Andante and Scherzo ........... David
Violin solo. Aubrey Levy
Part Second
1-Barcarolle Italienne ........ Czibulka
2-ta) 'Iffe's Dream .Iennox
@, vsda ST Via VI Qua daughter
e"o'us' - .''''''''''' Martini
s-ror all Etern s,ee c 'A6ps,o MascDeron,
@. Perez Andrews accompanied by Aubrey
and Eugene Levy.
Mandolin club. S'e'''"e
"Merrily | Roam ......... .SchleifforJh
Mrs, Jennie Houghton Edmonds
e-tsl Little Peeweet ....H w. Petrie
I'D thoTus .Glee Club
The sentimental parts of the programme
were listened to with rapt attention. The
comic numbers were agreeably interspere-
ed with localisms whiCel elected consider
able applause, especially the last one where
the chorus, hurriedly Joined to the pre-
ceding verse. began with '.Hallelujah" in
very suggestive way.
While the Glee Club were singing Little
Peeweet." Mrs Edmonds who has an eN-
ceedingiy sweet and sympathetic mezzo
soprano voice, assembled to the gallery ans
joined in. The sound of her voice waited
across the amphitheater and then minging
with the masculine notes was particularly
effective. In short. the university has done
Itself proud in nurturing 50 many talented
young people
At the conclusion OF the programme :,
Y. c. Kellogg made neat address in which
he thanked the audience for their atten-
ton and attendance and hoped that the
announcement they had received would
spur them on to further effort.
An informal dance followed, NEST OF the
audience remaining behind to participate
The dance lasted until o'clock this mora
ing
The clubs will leave the city at noon
today for Snohomish where they will re-
peat their last nights performance Before
they return they will visit all the Sound
cities. giving performances at each place