Evening star., 1952-02-12
BY Alice Eyersnon


! Next to Sousa's marches. there
ills nothing to compare to FREQ
warnings Pennsylvanians singing
lt'This Is MY Country" and "Whert
lin the World But in American Car
|Yod Sing True Freedom Songs. .
Ito quicken the pulse. The famous
lgroup came once again to Con-
'lstitution Hall last night. starting
Ian ample entertainment with these
numbers. The program. which al
ways seems to spring from the mo-
ment. followed the pattern OF
lbIanded fun and seriousness which
lNIr Waring established when he
irst brought his singers and or
Ichestra into the concert hall.
Mr.. Waring said that since that
thing" came along. which he with
ldificulty identified as TV. they
hadn't had much time for stage
shows. But he cautioned his musi-
icians to give a dignified perform
lance so the critics would say they
Ihad calmed down.
Dignity is our watchWord." he
said.
He wrung his hands in despair
at the antics Of Daisy and her
Upsidaisies, and froWned severely
lat his drummer and his nonsense,
Ia. diversion, apparently uninten-
itional, was created by the spilline
iof a pitcher Of water inside the
lpiano. This happened twice, and
there was q great to-do with
Ievery one offering their handker-
lchiefs to dry it, and one Of the
singers appearing finally with the
Constitution Hall floor mop. Each
| time Mr.. Waring started q letter
Ito "Dear Mr.. Steinway."
The stress on decorum was
hardly necessary. for the program,
except in spots, moved slowly.
Perhaps it was the effect of that
thing" and the groups successful
performances on it, for there was
| a self consciousness about this
personal appearance never present
before. Plenty of applause greeted
Mr.. Warnings questions, Are you
having a good time" but the
sparkle and vim was not quite as
lit use to be. The celebrated di-
rector himself was less quick with
Ibis ad libbing. refusing now and
then the bait a situation offered.
Several new singers have Joined
the Glee Club since the last per-
Iformance here. The girls made
la charming picture in pastel-col-
lored gowns and. in solo numbers,
showed the excellent quality Of
their voices. Joan Wheatley was
the star among them, scoring
heavily with Shrimp Boat" Joe
Marine was there, causing MIR.
IWaring a moment of anguish with
1.-The undignified rhythm of Some
body Loves Me-" but making up
for it by his fine singing Of "One
Little Candle"
Bob Sands, in "Tell Me To-
might" disclosed an exceptionally
fine and sonorous tenor, and Cor
don Goodman was heartily ap-
Iplauded for Beyond the Blue
Horizon"
Sylvia and Keith Baxter proved
Ito be a fine singing team in RE
member Your Promise" and an
other couple. the orchestra's con-
Icertmaster and an attractive as
|sistant, gave "Fiddling for Fun"
las duet. Once again, with some
cutting and minor changes. Uncle
lLumpy" Brannum told his hilari-
Gus Hawaiian tale. Some Of the
lGlee Clubs singing was a little
ragged, in spite of the vocal quail
|ity of the ensemble being better
than ever.
All the old favorites were heard
again and although Mr.. Waring
pondered what they would do next,
lit came out much the same as on
former programs. But the spirit
|of geniality and spontaneity pre-
sides at a performance by the
lPennsylvanians and it is whole
some, lively entertainment. One
critic homes thew will not calm