The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-04-25
MUSICIANS WIN
MANY PLAUD|TS
COLLEGE ORCHESTRA AND GlEE
CLUB WELL RECEIVED ON
ANNUAL TOUR.
GIVE FINE CONCERT IN BROOK|NsS
One of the Most Pleasing Musical En-
tertainments Ever Given Here
to Repeat Concert Tomorrow.

The State College glee club and or
chestra returned home Friday ORR
ing from their second annual tour
which consumed the better part of
two weeks. The tour was a big sue
cess artistically, if not financially, and
well accomplished its purpose, that of
advertising the college. Fair houses
We're played to in most of the towns,
and everywhere they appeared the
musicians received warm commenda-
tons, and the best of press notices.
TIL, organizations made their an
audience at the opera house on Friday
evening. The crowd was not as large
as last year, probably due to other at
fractions, but it was a good house.
Those who failed to attend missed
musical entertainments ever given in
Brookings by home talent. All of the
IiuIIlDSlS WSlc WdiHIly dpplduuCu dIu
at least one encore was demanded,
and cheerfully given. The work Of
the orchestra was especially pleasing,
and Prof. Christensen is deserving Of
much credit for the high standard it
has attained under his direction. Miss
Cathcart charmingly rendered two
solos and was warmly applauded.
trombone solos Of Vern Pratt, and the
work Of Prof. Christensen and T. B.
Kelly as s%oloists was pleasing.
SO many people who were unable to
attend Friday evenings concert have
requested that the entertainment be
given again that it has been decided
to present it at the opera house to-
morrow evening.
We copy some of the press com
ments received by the glee club and
orchestra on their tour:
The Moody County Enterprise
says:
The Brookings College Glee Club
and Orchestra ave a slendid pro-
gram at the opera house Tuesday
evening, the young men giving evil
dence of musical ability and careful
training. The numbers were we'll
rendered and well received by an APP
preciative audience. The Glee Club
did especially well in the selection
The Pope and in the closing number,
Farewell t o the Forest The selec-
tons by the orchestra were good, the
march Teddy Trombone being a TAX
ing piece, giving Mr.. Pratt opportun-
ity to get in some clever work. Mr..
Pratt also pleased the audience with
his trombone solo. Miss Cathcart
has a full, round voice and sang in a
captivating manner the soprano solo
April Morn Prof. Christensen
handled his violin in a masterful man
ner. Frequent encores were respond
ed to most gracefully"
And this from the Madison Sen.
tinel of Friday:
The State College GIee Club and
Orchestra of Bookings, on it's sec
ond annual tour, favored Madison
with a splendid entertainment in the
opera house last evening. Too much
cannot be said in praise of this strong
college aggregation and the excellent
program presented. The soloists,
Prof. f.. S. Ender, piano and director,
Miss Cathcart, soprano, Prof. Chris
Jensen, violinist, Mr.. Pratt, trombone,
list, Mr.. Kelly, c%ellist, rank with the
best professional talent. The or.
chestra is superb and the glee club
under the direction of Prof. Ender, is
a strong, well balanced chorus of 25
young college men, producing rich
harmony and fine tone shading,
Encores were numerous and every
number on the program was receiv'
ed with hearty applause. The state
college band is made up Of a mighty
line body of young men, gentlemanly
and we'll behaved, and their enter
tainment and conduct will be a splen'
did advertisement for the college
wherever they appear.
"The college people deserved a
much larger hearing and doubtless
would have received it had the merits
Of their work been realized.