Constitution Hall Scene Of Music Hit

By Roger Clay

Recently "The Who" smashed on the stage of Washington's Constitution Hall.

Assisting them that night were The Beacon Street Union, "Orpheus" and "The Troggs," who united their talents into one of the most exciting shows ever my pleasure to attend.

The show started with The Union (a Boston group), a very talented and professional group that did mostly tough hard-hitting material. Their songs were perfection and helped to display the unity of the group.

Next came the other Boston group, Orpheus, who provided a pleasing contrast to the heavy sound of The Union. Their songs were quiet and vocally perfect. They were also an interesting group to watch, with most of the action being provided by their drummer, Harry. At times he seemed to be out of place with the others who were generally as quiet and reserved as their music.

After a brief intermission, where everybody checked out everyone else's costumes, The Troggs appeared on stage. They gave a good stage show, and produced their hard rock sound made famous by their hit single of a couple of summers back, "Wild Thing." In short they were great.

With anticipation the crowd awaited the appearance of The Who. But before they were allowed on the D.J. master of ceremonies announced:

"Tonight President Johnson . . ." followed by a three-minute boo, "announced he would not be a candidate for President in the next election." The longest and loudest cheer I have

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