Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-08-04
Tableau ar Higginsyille.

The ladies and gentlemen Of tlisstneNilir
do not believe III passing away iI'eiF lives
without enjoyment. and II pleasure VIII not
seek them. they mlnuftct'lre pleasure" 10
.uit themselves. y. the season ht> been =
little dull Of late, ii wa> determined to break
ur the monotony by having III entertain
| r,ent of thcir own, cAFf!-! on by nome
talent. and the proc, ID, 70 he Kept 1t home
| Wednesday night last va, the tau" appoint
ell tor the exhibition, and A. cary l. seven
O'Clock found people from near and from !Hf
vending their way toward t." buiidih@
where the entertainment was to be gwen.
The lnl-ligenc-r "f cour>c, had a reporter
on the ground, an! he followed III" crowd.
The building elected WA much i,rgrr than
might have been expected, a. 1t wr> about
thirty feet front by eighty feet deep an't at
| least forty feet from door to cS.tt"r. Ihe htgh
ceiling and numerous ~iuiD"s ii4de t''
room quite cool and comfortable.
Ey haIf-pa>t seven Iii" most Of the aHi'-
ence had assembled. We could form IA"
correct opinion OF the nuGlter OF persons
present, but CUES 1t must have been about
Two hundred. They were In excellent
humor and even enjoyed the tiInr Of wtii-
ing The Young Striu" Ban! Wa on hand.
and played several OF their choice Selections
TO which everyone listened in perfect silence.
1t j. not necessary 10 compliment this
band. as 1t j., thoroughly known all over the
county. A little after light o'clock III" IN
tertainmcnt begun. The following Is the
programme:
/. Execution OF MARY. queen OF A'ul7.'
, '.Guyrn Mub'. court.
). Queen Elizabeth amt >ir Walier Raleigh -
/. "a Vision -
: ). ''Ihc old Mans Darling"
i 1.-The Younv Mans slave
:. "Charal-. There wa II" nam wen Nh
l char2dc but 1t was u Soo't TAX oil ANT WAS We
played.
S"Thc -Four seasons"
9 .'Dav and <i9ht.'
:, 10. TN" Indian War Council.
II. Faith, Hope and ,harIiy.'
Il. 'Gypsy fOrtun" Teller
= Is. The Rcd sea and Plain Bs, uUi.
"a. Charade "Ihr DpCIs SocIr'l''-
Y II. Charaf- 'INr Prosecuted bu'ctinhn-
IL. ''Ihc Immortal Crown
~ II we had space We should ik" :" com
ment on each piece; but W cannot. tn
~ most of the tableau were very good. am! !
were better than any one expected. III
10 charade, We're very Iaughabif. all parti'
10 acting well their parts. some OF The lalie
=. spoke too low, hui as L whole they dld yer
re wei. some Of the acting Wa, OF course,
little taue. hut we were surprised to -
the parts so well carried. Ii had been In
r. possible To get all the participants toGeth'
=. at one time to rehear>e. The band furni>i
ot ed excellent music at all proper times, al
l.. no one had time to feel weary Mr.. Dun
-, of Mt. Hope, one OF The band, sang "lnr
:. Ned" and the parody thereon. 1t was W
in done, and the applause must haV" been era
~ flying to him. W. heard nothing but pril
mr. for the whole entertainment.
rr The ladies who took part IN the "ntertai
~, ment had prepared an elegant supper,
which the Band and the friends OF I
inn Band" and numerous other persons We
invited. The table was spread in I
,r Freight Room in the Depot Building, a
we felt sorry for those poor fellows "
:, looked at the table. and Were not invited
10, come in. 1t was twelve O'Clock when II
n :. per was ann"unce!-,hc very hour VIII
people get most hungry. and the attack
-., the chicken, ham, salad, pickles. h!e.
:, coffee. Jelly, cakes. ice cream, and OFT
our deIicacics, was Il sever" and long '"h'iht
,,a one. There Were seats for about l"rlE i
,oI. sons and each seat WAS twic" orcnp'"d, a
many three times, but still there was IA" t.
cad of anything. The following are the nnl
Of the aides who got ~ III" supper, d
who also took part in the ent"rtaInm"
Mrs. las Field. Mrs. Patterson. Misses K
Reatic. Fannie Shaicr. Mamie Swi'b
20 SalIle Hcatic, Nora Bra'ir. Lima flcid, IA
nv Peacock, Leila Mason. Matte henne
Clara Butler, Bette Field, and Lula Wi
These ladies have the warm thanks OF
who partonk of their generous hospital
~, Mcssrs. James Field, VIM. Patterson,
Seeber, Waller Patterson, John Etter, v
ter Beaiie, Ben. Kennedy and James II
=" nedy also took part in the tsnlcnu.
" Mansur Wilmot was stage manager.
After supper the Band continued to
nish music till about two O'Clock, a Ia
W. number of ladies and gentlemen remain
"iSn and 1t was four O'Clock when the last of
company left the depot. No better eViie
:" 'e of a pleasant night could he desired.
from are under pet Il Obligation B." h' i"i
Jas. Field Tor many cvuiiesie' 10 ue.