The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-20
TRIANGLE CLUBS
MUSICAL COMEDY
SCORES SUCCESS
Many Jersey Collegians in the
Cast and ChOrus-TO Be
Seen in Orange Soon.
- ooD-LooKING, jolly college boys.

~ OOD-LOOKING, jolly college boys.
~ who, in the guise of pretty
chorus girls, dance and sing like
the real article are n of the
features of the Princeton Triangle
Clubs new musical comedy, when
Congress Went to Princeton a per-
Torrance of which will be given next
Friday night at the Orange Theatre,
Orange. The club ave the first public
performance last Thursday night at Co
lumbus, o., and is now en- tour in two
special Pullman cars. There are sew
enty-two men in the company, some of
whom are from this vicinity.
Among the New Jersey boys in the
cast are: w. p. Whitlock, jr., of Eliza
beth; N. F. Carroll, 1909, Newark, and
j. f. Thompson, 1911, Jersey City. In
the pony ballet are three New Jersey
boys, w. l.. Ward, 1910, of East Orange;
S. l.. Pope, 1910, of Trenton. and Deb.
Seeley, 1911, of Englewood. In the
chorus from New Jersey are 7. CO.
recki. 1907, Princeton; J.. d. Cowan,
1908, Summit; w. +. Foster, 1905, At
lantic Highlands; II. L.. Jones, 1908,
East Orange; A. c. Studer, 1908, Mont
clair; Charles II. Burnett, 1909, Pater-
son; II. G. Turner, 1909, Paterson; or
chestra, l.. K. Ferry, 1910, East Orange;
F.. w. Finck, Elizabeth, and W. E.
Speers, Montclair.
when Congress Went to Princeton
is of a different type than my of the
Triangle Clubs plays of previous years.
There is more plot and cleaner comedy
in it than is found in the average col
lege production. The historical circum :
stances incidental to the invasion OF
Princeton by a contingent of Congress
men, continental soldiers, politicians and
| colonial notables have been woven into
a clever comedy which has its scene at
1.-The Sign of the College," a tavern
which is situated where today the
visitor in Princeton finds the Nassau
lima modern hostelry.
The authors of the play, Roy s. Dur
stine, 1908. of Brooklyn, and Henry j
van Dyke, Sd, 1908, son of the we'll
known writer, have followed the his
torical events closely. The plot hinges
on the arrival of the minister from the
Netherlands to Princeton, where he has
been told Congress has moved from
Philadelphia. He is an irascible person
who by an official oversight was over
looked in Philadelphia, but welcomed
later in Princeton by Congress witt
all the grace and dignity which tina
august body could command. He put:
up al the Sign of the College," where
the revelry of the students, the In
dams in the college princeton College
at that time gave a free education tC
sons of Indian chiefs) and the inn
keeper himself are cleverly introduced
There is q dancing class at the tavern
led by a French dancing teacher. Then
too. there are minor love plots and 6
bit of serious acting, which mingle wei
with the high quality of music of th'
play.
The entire production is original. TIT
music was composed by Thaddeus
Gorecki, 1907, with. lyrics by John l
Soul, 1909. Interpolated numbers are
by r. S Durstine, 1908; A. II. Samuels
1909: j. C. Cooper, 1909: /. Kalisch, 1908
of Newark; j. f. Hughes, 1910; S. n
Pierson, 1911, and Il. p. Nevin, 1910
kThe orchestra is led by A. III. Samuels
1909, and in it all are undergraduates
In fact, all the properties, costumes ano
spotlight effects are managed by lh'
students.
One of the SOM hits of the play il
won't You Elope With Me?' th'
music for which was written by /
Kalisch, 1908, of this city; words pA
j. F. Hughes, 1910. The chorus of it is
won't you come elope with me, dear
On a pillion honeymoon,
Riding down LIES Dad togetheri
All the world will be in tune.
You're the girl 1 love and cherish;
You're the only one 1 see.
I'll be true to you forever
If you will come elope with me-"
Some of the other song-hits are: 9TH
Diplomat music by A. H. Samuels