Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-03-10
CONCERT BY STUDENTS
PLEASED BIG AUDIENCE
Musical Clubs Of Old Penn.
Entertain at Academy.
OVER FIFTY ON THE STAGE.
College and Southern Songs and Choice
Instrumental Selections Made Up
Enjoyable Program


Music Of character and variety
that was decided innovation in
local musical circles, and therefore
a real treat to music lovers. was en-
joyed by large audience in the Au-
ditorium OF the Academic Building
at the Naval Academy Saturday even
ing.
1t was a concert in which all Of the
participants were of the University of
Pennsylvania, comprising the com
bined glee, banjo and mandolin clubs
of the Philadelphia Institution. The
student musicians, by the way, are
Just rounding up the l9l2-19l3 tour,
and the visit to the Naval Academy
was an extra date to the previously
arranged itinerary as the last con-
cert of the club was given at Read
ing, Pa. on February %.
College songs and airs together with
instrumental music Jf the classic, as
we'll as a biz Of the ragtim :, made up
the evenings program. Every seat
in the spacious auditorium was &C
cupied and the pleasure # the audi
ence was evidenced by the genuine
prolonged applause, that compelled
the entertainers to respond t. numeT-
Gus encores. Society folks of the
Academy and the city were out in
force, as the entertainment was ar
ranged to furnish diversion from
the otherwise prevailing quietness
that has marked tie Lenten season.
1t was indeed a gay assemblage,
practically everyone being in full
dress and the decorations furnished
an attractive setting for a college
affair. The members of the musical
club, more than fifty in number, all
were attired in evening dress, and
the stage decorations consisted OF
potted plants, large American flags
and streamers of Red and Blue bunt-
ing, the colors of the University Of
Pennsylvania. The glee club was
made up IF first and second tenors.
and first and second basses, about
dozen voices each, while the instru-
entail music was furnished by guitars,
banjo5, mandolins, violins, celIos,
drums, flutes and the man6ola
The program was arranged in two
parts. The opening number was
"Songs of Pennsylvania, by the
Glee Club. which won great applause.
This was followed by an over ture
"Zamps," Herold, by the Mandolin
Club. "Jig-ARoom, King, a sort
Of forg-like medley, was the next
vocal number, and it was rendered in
a manner that was most pleasing.
Lew Dockstader's THE Colo red
Band was also very we'll sung by
the Glee Club Other numbers OF
the first part were Salute d Amour"
Egnar by the Mandolin CluD, and
"Pot Pourri," by Mr.. Coar.
The Sc, ond part opened with Songs
of the Southland - by the Glee Cub.
This consisted Of old Southern songs
and medleys that easily was one of
the features of the entertainment,
and the audience was most bountiful
in applause. The eighth number was
in two parts, viz Campus Echoes, .
Emo, rendered by the Mandolin Club,
and xylophoue solo, by Mr.. Vree-
land. Varieties. a combination
of various songs, was rendered by
the Sunshine Qusrtette. This was
the only quartette singing Of the
evening.
"Idyll Mongolienne, was another
selection which the Glee club sang
in pleasing manner, which was fol-
lowed by two instrumental selections,
Cango-El Grillioto, Emo; and
Tarantella Napoli, Mezzacapo, by
the Mandolin Club. The entertain
ment was brought to a close with q
combination number alma Mater
One! Foreverl" lyrics by Thomas B.
Donaldson, 90. rendered by the COM
bined clubs.
rhe officers of the musical clubs
are: President and manager, b W.
Connaro, 13; assistant manager, C..
S. Straw. IA; leader of the Glee
Club, K. NJ. Lyons, '13, leader Of in
strumental clubs. w. S. Hernon, Is.
The director of the Glee Club is Mr.
B. I. Scales, and Of the instrumental
music, Mr.. Paul Emo.
The student musicians began their
annual tour on November Is last
with q concert at the Pennsylvania
Railroad Young Mems Christian As.
sociation, and since then they have
visited a number If cities in N "
York, Massachusetts,, Connecticut and
Pennsylvania, including joint con.
certs with Columbis at the Hotel As.
tor, New York.