The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-12-18
LEXINGTON LETTER
Opening OF Hogen's Opera House
Grand Concert-The Program
me-Execution, Etc.
LEXINGTON, Dec. u.

The long looked for opening oil Hagen
Opera House took place Friday night. and
Was we'll attended. In the DAYS gone by
the Arcana Hall and Masonic college we're
the principal halls for public exhibitions,
displays etc, but the completion Of this
new building will ill a want long felt.
The ediiice is roomy AMI comfortable.
and well adopted TO the pnrPu-e for which
i; is designed. Ii Is well finished, and
provided with sufficient means Of e:rcss in
case OF ALARM
A good audience assembled last night, on
the occasion Of i,s formal opening to the
public. The as-emb.age embraced repre~-
eniatives Of best families, and the head dres-
se-. plumes etc, Of the ladies under the glare
Of the brilliant gas light produced a splen-
did effect. Our famous Lexington Band
di-cour>ed splendid music, rs usual, and the
entire audience seemed pleased with the
display the interior Of the building pre-
sentei.
The following is a copy OF the pro-
gramme Of the exercises Of the evening:
PART FIRST.
/. Dedication Symphony-Written ex-
preSsly for this occasion by John
T. Burden, E>q.-Lafayetie Silver
Cornet Band.
9. Dedicatory Address Col. John
Reid.
3. MaleQ artei,e-"Medley--W White
Me-srs. Connor, Chiles, Thomas
and Smith.
4. Piano Duet 'Grand Galop DeCon-
cert."-Prof. Gimbel and Miss
Belle Graves.
). Baritone Solo: ..The Last Man.
Calcott-A. ". Smith, Esq.
6. Vocal Solo: Judith" - Concone-
Miss Belle Graves.
q. Vocal Solo: "Love and War"-Cooke
Miss Boyakin and Mr.. Smith.
2. Humorous Reading "The Irishman"
1. Mac u. Demu,h.
FART SECOND.
]. Selections from "Ernsni."-Verdi-
Arranged by Henry Switzer, Esq.
Lafayette Silver Cornet Bend.
.. Part-Song: "Abcndlied." - Abi. -
Lexington Liederkrank.
5. Vocal Solo: Seem, Prayer in Aria,
from "Der Freischuiz" - Miss
Beta Boyakin.
4. Male Qaartette: "Serenade.' - Per.
kins. - Messrs. Conner, Chiles,
Thompson and Smith.
). Piano Solo: German Air and Var
iations.-Prof. Charles GimbeI.
6. Mixed Quartette BELLA Figlia,"
from Rigoletto.-Mises Boyakin
and Graves, and Messrs. Smith
and Chiles.
Z. "Uncle Eph's Discourse, lin charac-
teri Mac ID. Demuth.
s. Anvil Chor Is, from I'll Trovatore."
Verdi. With Orchestral and
Anvil accompaniment Arranged
by John f. Burden, Esq, and con-
Quoted by Prof. Charles Giml,el.
To conclude with the Grand Tab
leau Music and Song, introducing
Zums,eeg's beautiful chorus. Yer
trauen," by the German Choral
Society. Arranged and exhibited
by n. Haerle. E-q.
The Dedicatory Address, BY Col. Jno.
Reid, though short, was admirable, and
CsVtuSuss sSuuStShs ttC
from all who heard il.
The vocal duet of "Love and War;" by
Miss Boyakin and Mr.. Smith, Was exqui-
s,tely rendered and heartily received.
Without wishing to be discosrteous, your
is free TO confess that he Was
disappointed, in Mr.. Mac De-
muth's rendition of the Humorous Irish
talents evidently not lying in
that direction. In other lines. though,
Mac" appears to better advantage.
The quartettes were good, and Prof.
Gimbel's execution on the piano Vas a'so
good, although the duet with Mis- Belle
Graves was hardly up to what was ex-
pected.
On the whole, however, the entertain
ment passed Of very agreeably, and We all
Ieel proud Of our new Opera House.
HAFIz