Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-02-23
.GLEE CLUB CONCERT
A GREAT SUCCESS
A. & M. College Organization Pleased
Large Audience at Colonial
Theatre.

Home talent productions often are
patronized and enjoyed solely because
OF their local interest. But in the an
nual concert OF the A. & NJ. College |
glee club at the Colonial Theatre last
night the cadets presented a program
of real merit and one worthy OF lib
eral patronage.
The program was worth while not
only because the glee club In its mum.
bers showed marvellous improve
ment over recent years, but because
Of the exceptionally good talent Sc
cured to fill out the program, making
the concert one Of varied attractions.
The recital at the Colonial last
night preceded the annual road trip
into North Texas. The club will APP
pear In concert at the A. & NJ. audi
forum Friday night and will leave
then IN special cars for Waco, where
they will appear at Baylor Univer-
slty Saturday night, Fort Worth, Den
ton and Decatur are among the other
towns which will be visited by the
A. & VI. boys. Stage fright, the
boogaboo OF amateurs. was consplcu.
Gus for its absence last night. and
with the exception Of one or two little
rough edges the colleglans sang their
songs and went through their drills
like seasoned veterans.
The opening number, Spring
Revel," "Booga Man" peculiarly
catching and clever song, and "lnvic-
tus," by Bruno Hahn, constituted the
numbers rendered by the glee club.
Under the direction OF c. A. Case, Of
the college. the club got into their
numbers with vim and encores for
each number indicated the apprecla.
ton OF the audience.
The club has been exceedingly for.
tunate in securing as sololsts Mrs.
Abbie Lambert Marshall, recently
come to Bryan, a singer OF wide ex.
perlence in lyceum and church circles
Of the North and East, and who has
an exceptionally splendid soprano
voice. Mrs. Marshall sang three num-
bers last night: Spring Flowers"
by Reinecke; Dreams" and as an
encore. "a Little Dutch Garden"
Miss Anita Park was her accompan-
ist
Mr.. Cases numbers included Henry
Geehl's For You Alone and as a
second offering. Just a Little Love.
a Little Kiss" by Salesu. His bari
tone met with the usual hearty recep-
ton.
Miss Anita Park needed no intro
duction to the Bryan audience. In
her readings her delightful PERSONAL
ty makes her numbers doubly appre-
ciated. AS a pianologue last night
she gave Henry King and as a first
number a humorous reading. Few
readers OF equal charm have been
heard in Bryan.
A violin duet by H. Blankheld and
Robert O'Connor Of the college
orchestra was met with enthusiasm.
The violinists rendered Labitzsky's
"Traum der Sennerin" very effective
". and as an encore Mr.. Blankield
played the Because" from Jocelyn.
Mr. O'Connor also gave solo, Sou
venir." by Drazla.
/ But by long odds one Of the most
attractive features Of the program is
the work Of the zouayes. under the
direction Of Captain Charles Stoner.
The company Of zouaves is composed
Of the best drilled men Of the A. &
VI. regiment and their spectacular
drills and exposition Of military tao
tics last night alone was worth the
price of admission. In addition to
drills with guns and military forma.
tions. difficult gymnastic feats were
performed.
Music by the college orchestra was
another feature of the entertainment
Mr.. Rogers, as accompanist, perform
ed his part we'll.
All in all, Manager Steger has as
sembled more talent and planned a
better program for this season than
any A. & NJ, glee club has ever had
before, and the boys on their road
trip should meet with the widest
patronage