Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-04-30
The Concert at Liberty.

The Concert at Liberty.
On the 22d inst. a concert was given at Liberty
Mo-, by our Baptist Female College. for TIT
benefit OF William Jewell College of that place
To give the concert Prof. banneau took will
him Misses Thompson and Crosthwait ant
Prof. Gimbel of his corps Of teachers, .tWelv'
young ladies of his music classes. and the Lex
ingtsn Male Quartette. Although the weather
was cloudy and forbldding, and the rosdl
almost impossible from mud. Bank Hall Wa.
crowded with ths,fashlon beauty and chivslry O
old Clay 70 give their musical visitors u welcome
greeting. The following IL the programme
given:
PART FIRST.
Brief intrsductory-By Hon. D. C.. Allen.
Opening prayer-Rev. W. b. .Rothwell. ID
Opening chorus Morning Invltatlon''-
Vf Plane ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Yes.l Isp,'. AMID Ma. 2Sssleiiss' Mis-.
johanna Kriehn and Prof. Gimbel.
Vocal duet-''L'Amleizis''-F. H. Hodges
Piano solo-'.Csprics. de Csncert'-Gotts-
chalk. Miss Lulu Martin. Kansas City.
R~..dIng-..Jsn Conqusst'- Miss Crosth-
Vocal solo my Quesn''- Blumenthal.
Piano solo-'Rhapsodis Hongroiss, No. a"-
Vocal trloI''Flewsr are.ting;;'-cursshman.
Vocal Quartette-'.ky own Native Isls''-
White. Lexington Male Qusrtetts.
Piano sole-..Impromptu Fantasia"
PART slcoNp.
Double quartette-s.June''-Lssvitt. Vocal
pupils and Male Qusrtstts.
Piano d~ust-.'Opsrsuc Fantssis''-Eppstsin.
A ssfis.ns .aS:n :a S. G.Iaxre e Easl.nd"-Mr.
A.. W. Smith. Lexington.
Vocal uio-''Lss vivandisrss''.- Gabsssi.
Piano selo-'Lueresls Borgia''-Lisss Mis-
Js5snn. Kriehn; Lexington;
Vocal Qu.rtette-:Ths Old stepstonschass.
Lesins.sa Male Qasrs:..s; -. p,,,
grapher'S." Miss Cresthwait. Tenneesee:
Mixed Quartetto-'.Vogel's Walu''-Yogel.
Aissss Thompson and Salmon. Asssrs. Ghilss
Pi.no sole -..Luc,a de Lammermoor''-
Thalbefg. Miss Maud Hardwtoks, Libsrty:
Closing chorus-FroM ''Aaas in D.',-6isks.
,Benediction-Rsv. H. n. Richardson, d. D.
The opening chorus was sung with great pre-
clsion and taste, and its execution warmed up
both singers and udienoe to the work Of the
evening. ar 77. a
The psno duet, ''Ssmiramide,, - was mag
ni6cently performed, and though played by
teacher and pupil. the usual order of things were
reversed and the primo part was gracsfully and
confidently turned over by Pref. Gimbel to Miss
Kriehn. whs showed herself by her brilliant
execution worthy Of the trust.
Misses Collins and Bedford sang their duet with
ans saccsss. and were rewarded with the drst
encore Of the evening, to which. however, they
did not respond. $50
Miss Lulu Martin 10 ono Of the most diligent
and consequently successful pupils in the col
lsge, and Is equally good in both vocal AID in
strunsntal music. and she played her solo. one
of Gottschalk'A most difficult compositions, IN
. style that wen for her the golden opinions Of
her auditors. 80 "'I - -
Miss Crosthwait. the elocutionist, had two
places on the programme, ono OF her sslecdons
being pathetic and the other broadly humorous,'
and IN both her success was instantaneous and
complete; she being rewarded with the closest
attention and the most enthusiastic spplauss.
She Impressed every enc with her tho roughness
in her art. :"
Tho triumph Of the evening, however, was
the slnging Of Blumenthal's ...My Quesns - by
Miss S. II. Thompson. the accomplished vocalist
of the Baptist Female College. This lady has
scored many successss in Lexington m every
phase Of vocal music, but 1t was reserved Tor u
Liberty audience to hear tho genius offs donna
revel in the glorious love song written for the
great Reeves, and with = new treatment gift.
with voice inspired by y new audience to CON
quer, to wiring from the notes newly discovered
beauties, and add . fresh charm to its glowing
N sIody. In every phrase was exhibited the
careful schooling and finished method Of the
@'sss1e' WINS ~ every o.o SO" ~
press'on "ss tuss "nisu sonVoA nOA 1 20.
give Dull . Gus non eivinity Iuen. ia --en
oess' tsnslty ana power . 'one' sns'
able quaiity OF voice "nicn swakens '.e ne:t n
ana wins the ssui. we Snail never nes1 ny
queen again Dus Witnit Will Dc sssociAseu a.
Inspired fscs drowned VITA anaarsois OF oiohoe
uesses II "Atcn ens 's0qu'"snS.i o''' gu"
IKE Inc hesrs o. inc singer, wfaps IN inc ssnsu-
oesness Oh sons. 'u"ei.aoas ssoln !. "
pisess proeisimeo US Veto.ct u Tue sa"lsnSs'
ana rs-oemsnaeo tne islr SINGER "no gave
sWess nome WIN ssea s"eetnsse es~o
ness Of eons' ana WIN sucn .. .rtnstic usite.s'
= aai.n' sSn.f...n. " si'iuiJ WI. .
MARS iove neses tnss@ lapse es.e" ns'sAn
.sf,sn'u' u Sae ~,
" % ss'o'istse WIN P.ieo ''s. i" INC
gus. l'.ss'P'S'ion y n.ppy noMs.
III AIA sf9usoA pisyso ICE As nusp'S
Nv. "oa P1"5es'
aAo "ns1 more can We say in.s !ouAs inas
aas the ms'ieian's soai' ana unael 'ns AAllsa
suislon Of her ss0es"s II "-oas = tnsreaen
Pianist. Eurtnsr study may make her.s Rive
AIns. ..,
Aissss Asrnh' 1utnrey anu "essr sre among
the best OF Miss IhompsOn's sseal pupiis. anu
In their trio showed better than probably any
whore On the programme the teachers work.
The composition ID . difficult enc and needs
careful treatment. The voices were round,
smooth. tunsful and flexible and intsrtwined In
tue intricaciss OF the trio with grace and richest
armony, Miss Weber's ows A ringing out
On the last note ike = bell-ss deep and rich it,
tone. !
The Male Quartetts seemed . revelation to the
Liberty people. both their numbers beng en-
eored and cheered to the schs. They responded
with ''In the Asrning by the Bright Light and
''Heave that Cotton,'' which seemed to leopard
ne the safety OF the furniture and the rafers OF
the building. |
Prof. Glmbel's sslo showed him to the greatest
advantage in the double capacity Of composer
and performer. His ''Fantasie'' is Q new one,
never performed IN Lexington. and has Is its
theme An aria from Grown e~iamonds.'' The
composition il in fall keeping with the Profess
sor's growing reputation ~ = composer. and
was executed with his accustomed skill, grace
and power. The audience wished more, but
the. professor with . polite bow declined the
hearty encore rendered him..
The piano duet. by Misses Waddell and Cart