Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-03-06
The Presbyterian Concerts.


"The day Is done,' Longiellow wrote, IAN
his muse inspired him to add the lines whfc
we have quoted. So i! was on Thursday an
Friday nights of last week on the occasio
OF the concerts in aid of the improvement
at the Elizabeth Aull Seminary. The Ola
done, everybody in the town and neighboI
hood put aside the cares that lnfest
and repaired to the opera house to be d.
lighted with the sweet musical feast whic
Miss Berry had prepared for them.
The house was crowded as we had ncve
seen 1t before, by an Intelligent and critic,
audience.
The concert was opened with a gran
overture by the Philharmonic society of thi
city under the leadership OF Jno. E. Burden
Esq. This orchestra, which added much {
the two concerts, and whose very superio
music was a genuine surprise and pleasur
10 the audience, consisted of Jno. f. Burden
Esq leader. Charles F. Cors, Jr., 1st violin
James Young, I'd violin Frank Kriehn, q
violin; Edwin Zeiler, bass viol Geo. Young
vieioncello; Geo. ZelIer, LIST, and Ed. Cor
bone ; Wm. H. Foster, flute, and &. f. Cors
clarlonetts. Mr.. Burden is not only a bril-
liant composer but he Is a rare arranger o
music, and every piece that was played b,
the orchestra during the concerts proved hi
proficiency. 1t was repeatedly applaudct
and deservedly so. Without disparagemen
to other musical perrorm ances, we are con
strained to say that this orchestra Furnished
the finest music which we have ever. heart
/ in Aa9on:S rnaro I,orso II <,- S,rnna,n
many OF the city Organizations of the klnC
which have acquired more than local reputa
tons.
The chorus, "Happy and Light" from the
Bohemian Girl, followed. 1t is a very diff.
cult piece Of music, dIscordant in some part.
even when well rendered. ii was sung by
Misses Hollis, Wood, Ireland and Smith ant
Messrs. Conner, Chiles, Thomas and Smith
The first night the chorus was tremulou.
and at times not harmonious, but the second
night it was very well sung. 1t is a charac'
ter of music which IT is risky to essay, and
the double quartette acquitted itself well.
."Phantom Footsteps" by the quartette,
Conner, Chiles, Thomas and Smith, was
beautifully sung. MIR. Smiths solo was very
S>S SuuS III SOUu tAs
preston, and the orchestral accompaniment
splendid. Altogether 1t was worth the at.
tendance to hear. AS an encore the frs,
night a negro camp meeting song, "Dem
Golden Slippers" full of melody. was sung
Thu second night the selection brought an
encore which was responded to with
Thomas serenade, "Sweet be thy Dreams,
Love - tho s0ln in Uh,,b h., NJ, Sr,;tI ,-..
excellent. This again brought such up.
plause that the quartette sang the slippers
song q second time, which created a sensa.
tlon.
Miss Emma BObbitt recited "The fall OF
Pemberton Mills" with very fine effect. She
is an accomplished elocutionlst, as we have
had occasion TO say before, and being In
good voice her rendition brought her a
storm Of applause, in response to which she
gave a light, humorous piece the tenor OF
which was that .men are such conceited
things"
The next piece on the programme was
what might be called q musical melange
which concluded with Il quartette, each of
the four singers striking out on his or her
WA eSSSoae uut III very qua dCCOTu.
Misses Berry, Machette, Julia Smith, Hollis
and Messrs. Smith and ChIIes carried the
various parts. A quartette, consisting OF
Misses Wood and Smith and Messrs. Chiles
and Smith sang P%insuti's. 1.-The Sea Hath its
Pearls" in excellent style.
This was succeeded by a plano duet by
Misses Berry and Machette, which was one
OF the features Of the concert. 1t was by
Gottschalk, and from VIM. Tell-a beautiful
composition and artistically rendered.
A quartette, Misses Smith, Wood and
Hollis, and Captain Conner, supported by a
chorus. consisting OF Misses Sallie Smith,
Ireland, Mexican and Machctte, and Messrs,
Smith, Thomas and Chiles followed in,
We'll have to Mortgage the Farm" This
is u little operetta, In which an old man anu
his wife, Capt. Conner and Miss Julia smith,
uporaid their daughters, Misses Wood and
Hollis, for their extravaganza, which they
say will bring them to m%ortgagIng the farm
unless they desist. 1t is filled with pretty
and affecting solos, duos and choruses, which
We're very well rendered both nights.
Probably the best part OF the rendition was
the solo of Miss Julia Smith, .'Practice the
precspts we taught you IN youth,'' and the
duet between tue old man and old woman.
Misses Wood and Hollis also sang their parts
very we'll.
Miss BObbett then read a humorous selec-
ton about q mouse. A mouse generally
bothers the ladies. This time 1t was a man
that the mouse discounted, and he did it
thoroughly. The fair reader entered into
the spirit Of the thing and put the audience
In a broad grin. In response to an enthusi-
sstic encore she made a very graceful
courtesy.
This concluded the first part of the pro-
gramme, and while the ladies and gentle
men were preparing for Pinafore, the
orchestra favored the audience with an
andante IN A minor and waltz. They re-
ceived a very hearty encore when the,
played the overture to PinafOre in exquisite
style.
We have not space, nor is it necessary for
US to tell our readers what Pinafure is. We
have printed the story and talked of the
music before. All the gems of the opera,
with full and magnificent orchestral accom-
paniments, were given. The drdmatts
Persong were as follows: Sir Joseph Porter.
h. q. b., A. W. Smith Capt. Corcoran, Ii.
NJ. S. Plnafore, J. d. Conner; Ralph Rack
straw, Able Seaman, W. IL. Chiles; Jose.
phins. Captains Daughter. Miss Nate Hollis:
Hebe. Sir Joseph's first cousin, Miss Marin
Wood Little Buttercup, Miss Julia Smith ;
Sir Joseph's sisters, cousins and aunt ;
Misses Sallie Smith, Lillian Macbstte. Emma
bobbitt, Fannie Ireland and Mamie Mexican.
Where all did well it is difficult to make
especial mention. Mr.. Smith made a yery
me admiral, Capt. COnuer All excellent
csptian OF her majesly's snip, Mr.. Chiles a
most disconsolate Ralph, and Miss julia
smith an admirable Buttercup. The other
pi:ts were all well sung. The duet and
solos between Buttercup and the captain
were probably the best, AMI Miss Julia
Smiths acting was especially commended.
Miss Hollis played her part as Josephine
naturally and well. Miss Woods solo. when
she proposed to the admiral, was very fine
and brought her an encore, and the sisters.
cousins and aunts were charming.
There Is always more or less stage frjgb,
among amateurs the first night of a public
performance, and in this case the second
nights performance was Immeasurablv bet
Ter Than the first. The mise en- scene wa.
better, the apfomb OF the performers more
perfect especially that CT the big sailor man
In blue, part OF the right good crew. and
everything was smoother and more h.r-
thohious-so much so that as The first house