Editing Princeton Triangle Club (section)

===Beginnings===
The tradition started with a production by a group called the '''Princeton College Dramatic Association''' in 1883. In keeping with the practice of all-male institutions at the time, women's roles were played by men. ''[[Entr'acte]]'' music, provided by the Instrumental or Banjo Clubs, were often popular dance tunes or excerpts from operas. The early theatricals were fundraisers for financially struggling athletic associations.

In 1891, the Dramatic Association joined forces with the University Glee Club to present ''Po-ca-hon-tas'', the first show in the Triangle tradition of musicals written and produced by students. The reworked John Brougham play was performed both on campus and in [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]]. But the faculty vetoed a proposed New York performance. 

Over the years, students and administrators would often be at odds over theatrical activities. Nevertheless, the association visited Trenton once again the following year with ''Katharine'', a Shakespearean spoof marking the first appearance of [[Booth Tarkington]] (1893) in the Triangle records.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Jensen |first=Mary Ann |title=Triangle Club Records |url=https://findingaids.library.upenn.edu/records/PRIN_MUDD_AC122 |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=Philadelphia Area Archives}}</ref>

The 1893 production, ''The Honorable Julius Caesar'', was again a reworking of Shakespeare. Tarkington, a senior and president of the Dramatic Association, was both co-author of the book and acted in the role of Cassius. The show was repeated the following year with several significant changes. Most importantly, the Princeton University Dramatic Association had been renamed the Triangle Club of Princeton.<ref name=":0" />