Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-12-27
The Baptist Concert.

night, Decemoer i'th.
A good audience, composed of til,
most cultivated people OF Lexington
and vicinity. comfortably filled thu
: house. and the gallery. being e%ntirel,
reserved for the young ladies OF tn,
school. admirable order prevailed. which
4 IN itself, wa. y genuine comfort.
5 The following was the programme:
Opening Prayer-Rev. IL. Talbird. d D.
Opening Ciorus. ''Crsdo anil Sanctus," from
Mass in ID (Fiske)-Vocal Class and Male
Quarette.
Piano Duet. s'Grand March from AIDA
:, m.y.rbeerl-Misses Hawkins aud NJ Sparks
Vocal Duet, bright i. the Bow of Promise
Qucautoni,-Misse L. and S. Wik0f.
Chorus. by the Little Children.
Piano Solo, s.Tannhaurssr." (Frauz Llsz)-
Miss johanna Kriehn.
Vocal Solo, .sEmbsrrassment." tAbp-Niss
Lulu Martin
Piano Solo. a-Caprice. lie Mutt. -
:. JaelI.) b-TranscriptiOn-''Comin' thro' the
Rye,"-Miss May Creel.
Observation-Disclosures Male Quar-
tetts.
Piano Solo, s'Rhapsodie Hongroise. No. 2"
~(LiszD Ida Ferguson.
Chorus, for Female Voices, Correcting to
S~prlng"-Wilson.
Chorus, a-'.BlYthesome and Bright tIsos-
sini,) b-''Tyrolcse Chorus"
Piano Duet. "Grand Operatlc Fantastic"
Eppsteinl-Mlsses 1. Cartwright and b. wad-
dell.
Vocal Solo, .'Polsa d'Amore," tPattison)-
Miss Lizzie Wikon.
Chorus, By the Little Children.
Piano Solo, ''wedding Msich and Fairies
Dance" UiszD -MIss Maud Hardwioke.
Bass Solo. Observation-Disclosures" IF. w.
RooU-Mr. A. W. Smith.
Piano Solo, 'Vivc Ia Republique, "-(Kun-
kel)-Miss Lulu Martin.
Vocal Duet, '.strictIy CONFIDENTIAL" pal
mer)-Misses E. Brasher and NJ. Thomas.
Piano Solo, ''La CT Observation-Disclosures
Won Cholin)-Miss Emmie Powell.
Vocal Quartette. (mixed)-"Hslla Waltz"
(Arr. by Merz).
Eenedict1On.
The length of this programme will
debar us from what would be a pleas
ure-a special mention of a selec-
ton. We cannot refrain. however,
from some comment.
Ths opening chorus. by the vocal
class. a splendid piece OF musical COM
position. VAS beautifully rendered.
The soles, by Misses Thompson and
Salmon and Mr.. Chiles, were very well
sung. aud the concluding burst OF mel
ody was something to be remembered.
The fourth piece on the programme
wa. a chorus by about thirty little sh,l-
dren. ranging from four years Of age up
to ten or twelve. Many Of them were
very little people indeed, and 1t was
simply astonishing to see how we'll
drilled they were, not only in their
music, but in their acting. For their
proficiency they are indebted to Miss
Thompson, who, we are told. has vol
UNFAIRLY assumed the task in addition to
her regular duties. We have not, Tor a
long time, seen an audience 80 we'll
pleased as it was with the singing
and gestures of these children. whose
voices and motions were admirably reg
ulated by Miss Thompson at the piano.
Their first song. to the air OF Yankee
Doodle. a I'VE Are Little" and to
an enthusiastic eacore, they returned
and sang a verse or two OF ''Ba, ba.
Black Sheep" arranged, we suppose,
by their accomplished preceptress.
Miss May Creel played her difficult
selection with very fine execution, es-
pecially the transcription of Comm
thro' the Rye"
The male quartette, with Mr.. Irwin
Hacker in Jos. l.. Thomas place, sang
rather better than they usually do, a
laughing chorus, with solo by Mr..
Smith. In response to deatenlng ap-
plsuse they sang us an encore s'Roll
out; Heave dat Cotton" and being cal
led out again they arranged themselves
tremendously as for another song
bowed, and retired.
The next piece On the programme
deserves special mention-a piano solo,
Rhaps0die Hongroise. List, by Miss
Ida Ferguson. Her touch Is wonderfully
bold and correct. and she does not play
at all like a school girl. She played her
selection. which has some very difficult
bars, very skillfully. It is not too much
to say of her that her performance pla.
ced her at the head Of her classmates,
OF whom Prot. Gimble NAV well feel
proud.
The intermission was. by request, &C.
cupied by Prot. Gimbel, whose name
was not upon the programme.
He played, in his usual inimitabls man.
ner, his own arrangement OF 1.-The Blue
Bells Of Scotland" A beautiful compo.
sition. it was magniticently played.
The second part was opened by two
%chsruses from Rosslni's William Tell,
which were both we'll sung. Miss Thomp.
sen's clear. full notes being especially
distinguishable.
Where the programme called for Mis-,
Wlkof's vocal solo, that young lady
excused herself on account of hoarse-
ness. which: had been noticeable in hel
duet, in which she sang with consider.
~ AoSkohSO " uuLucIOu1 re-
quests Miss Thompson filled Miss WI.
koh's place. She sang'' Robin Adair,'
and was enthusiastically %applauded.
The little folks were as warmly re.
ceived tho second as the first time, and
much to their apparent delight, were
recalled, and came in. led, with many
graces and turbelows. by Miss Mary
, Robinson. a young lady about four year:
/. old. Hcr companion, Master Jimm,
. Peak, hanging modestly back, she ex
, tended her hand to encourage him. an
both came up smiling, and they brough
< down the house for the fourth time.
:, MIR. Smith sang his solo very finely
and the accompaniment. by Prot. Gin
bel. was beautifully rendered. As II
e encore-for Mr.. Smith is always recalled
r he sang. with very good effect, Fare
well, my Fatherland, my Home"
The voca! dialogue and. duet between
Misses E. Brasher and NJ. Thomas, il
h which they retail a good deal of gossip
which, they say, must be "strictly con