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...rain that fell during the afternoon had no perceptible effect upon the size of the audience at the concert in the evening. The Odeon was crowded to its utmost capacity by people who found little fault with the programme. Swarts, '88 and Longworth, '91, both of Cincinnati, were given solo parts ; the former sang his old favorite "The Capture of Bacchus" and the latter rendered on his violin the difficult adagio from Viotti's Twenty-second concerto. The great hit of the evening here as in St. Louis and New York was the college song, "Imogene Donahue" with solo...
...Theatre. The enthusiasm with which "Estudantina" was received was fully merited, it being rendered with great vigor and precision. The "Cannibalee." a new song by M. A. Taylor, leader of the Glee Club, and which was given for the first time last evening, met with an enthusiastic reception. The solo was well rendered by Mr. Howard. In the place of a quartette which was next on the programme, the "Brahms Lullaby, " which was given with so great success by the Glee Club four years ago, was substituted. The delicate rendering of this difficult piece was a revelation to even...
...Longworth, '91, followed with a violin solo, the Adagio from Viotti's twenty-second Concerto being his selection. Mr. Longworth played with the same exquisite skill and delicacy which won him such deserved appreciation last year. Mr. Longworth was recalled and played Mendelssohn's Spring song, arranged for the violin...
...Over the Bannister," the music of which was written for the Glee Club by A. W. Thayer, was well sung by Mr. S. L. Swartz, accompanied by the piano. The solo was finely sung, and Mr. Swartz was well supported by the Glee Club. The "Miller's Song" and "Piper Heidseick" were well received...
...next number was a solo by Mr. Hackett-"The Skipper," by Jude, being his selection. Mr. Hackett has a highly cultivated baritone voice of rare quality. His singing last evening was received with great applause, and he was obliged to respond with an encore...