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...liked the real college songs. "Seeing Nellie Home" was so sweet, and the gentleman who sang it had such a delightful tenor voice. O, I do love a tenor voice! At "Jingle Bells." my feet would beat time in spite of me, and "Sally am de Gal for me" with its banjo accompaniment was too funny for anything. But I did n't intend to criticise the performance, for of course you have heard their pieces. I just wanted you to know how much the entertainment was enjoyed here, and if my impetuous nature has made my letter very girlish...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE GLEE CLUB CONCERT IN PHILADELPHIA. | 1/10/1879 | See Source »

...Harvard, with all its picturesque manners and quaint customs? I think that we can all see the justice of this question. If our friends come to hear a college glee club sing, can we blame them if they prefer to hear such songs as "Nancy Lee," "Sally am de Gal for me," and "Jingle Bells," to "Two Roses," "Three Chafers," and the various "Serenades" and "Slumber Songs" to which the Glee Club is addicted...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MORE MUSIC AT HARVARD. | 4/5/1878 | See Source »

...College songs are always favorably received, and it is a pity that more of them are not sung. Messrs. Butler and Denton sang solos which were well applauded, and Mr. Livingood rendered the "Yaller Gal" with great effect...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CONCERT OF THE GLEE CLUB AND PIERIAN SODALITY. | 3/24/1876 | See Source »

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