Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-08-12
The "Boyakin" Concert.

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and bring q basket for themselves and
friends. RoBT. HALE. secretary.
The "Boyakin" Concert.
In compliance with a request signed BY
the principal por' Ion Of our leading citizens,
Mis-, Beta Boyakin gave q concert at the
opera house on Friday evening, the 9TH inst.
In this she was kindly and ably assisted by
Miss Maggie S%aifell, Miss Katie s. Hollis,
Miss Mary Weber and .Messrs. j. d. Conner
and VIM. h. Chiles, who gave the following /:
PROGRAMMED:
''Pas Redouble." (Sydney S~mith)-Miss SAT-
..My Queen ;, (R!umenthuD.Mr; Chtles.
"Bel lsaggiO," (Rossln)-Miss BOyakin.
81 Know what Love Is" (~Emmep-Capt.
..Moonlight on the Rhine" Neulsnd) Miss
BOyakin and MIR. Chiles.
''S!e Wore u Wreath of Roses.'' (Knight)-
Miss Boyakin.
.:FAniasie. (Rubinsteinl-Miss saasll.
'.Stelia Waltz - (Arditi)-Miss Weber.
..Ernani ln%volami." tay desired tveldD-
.'scotch Lass,e JEAN" (Miller)-Capt. Con-
ner (with chOrus).
A lsrge and fashionable audience greeted
our favorits prihna donna and her friends,
and warmed them to their WORK with hearty
wsll-deserved applause. The Interest
Of the evening was. however, conferred In
Miss Boyskin, who, In addition to her three
on the programme sang several
ballads by way Of encore. In her absence
from US she has improved as much in person
as In voice, her face Is brighter and freshsr,
and her form rounder. She was very hand.
somely dressed In u French costume OF heavy
pearl colored silk, trimmed M drsped 10
the richest brocade and laces, and with
diamond jewelry. Her dark glossy hsiI was
tasisiuliy arranged. and her entire appear
ance WAS so charming that the audience was
half won before . note was uttered. As to
her singing 1t ia as hard to do her justlce as
1t is impossible to overrate her. Her voice
possesses great natural beauty, with rare
entire compass, and the most intelligent
study under the best teachers has added to
It ali the graces and finish that art can be-
stow. such tones of absolute evenness,
richness and power are not often met with ;
in execution and fiexibility she attsins the
highest standard, while her trill Is marvellous
for lis accuracy and volume. s'Bel Rxggio,"
which is an extreme specimen Of the tiorid
composition Of Belilm, was sung with = de-
lictous grace and ease. and the intricate
Torture executed with q spirit that nothing
but the highest skill in VocaIism can accom-
plish. Her ballads were gwen With such
sWeetness Of tone and charm OF expression
and feeling rs to satisfy the most rigid de-
maad of the lovers OF this simpler and more
was success In everything we regarded the
singing Of the grand aria from .Ernani," IS
the great triumph OF the eveslng. 1t was
delivered with such sublime power, aud
won irOus resources of dramatic force aud
fire, and such passionate expression that the
aria so often treated as q mere vehicle Of
voc Al agility. seemed worthy for q place In
the highest order of the German school of
musical DIR una.
The Interpretation evinced that genius so
r, quislte for the higher realms OF II agic
opera, and ranks the gifted lady not only as
u skilled vocalist, but rs one of those rarest
Of prima dome. a great dramatic singer.
Miss SaffeII proved herself to he q thorough
mistress OF the piano, playing her selections
with a firm touch. brilliancy Of sty lie, con.
bined with perfect e ,se OF mannsr. She was
heartily encored, SO thoroughly did she I'm.
press her excellence upon the audience.
Miss Katie Hollis, who has just returned
from q course OF study IN New York, under
one OF Its greatest teachers, added to her ri.
ready splendid record as n vocalist by her
singing of the aria from II Barbiers," which
Won her an enthusiastic encore, to which,
however, she declined to respond. Her voice
always noted for Its flextblli,y and even
ness, shows a growing b%rosdness Of tons
which adds greatly to the beauty and effect
OF her singing. She already stands In the
first rank oi our vocal singers. Nor was
her triumph limited to her vocai.m. The
accomplishments. which were all Except her
OWN played by her, were mastery In artistic
precision aud dslicacy OF touch combined
with q thorough sympathy in the demands
Of the singers.
Miss Weber sang q waltz with the usus,
beauty and richness OF voice which so dis.
tlnguishes THIS promising young singer, and
was rewarded with IN encore. TO. which she
responded.
Mr.. Chlles. who was the efficient and
polite ampressario Of III. Occasion, also filed
an important part Of the programme. He
sang Biun,enthal's ''My Queen" as II he
felt the full poetry of It's music as we'll as
language. and made a decided impression
upon the audience. His voice has very much
improved since he took q regular course of
instruction and IL much fuller, while hav.
ing lost none OF Its melody. The duet which
he and Miss Boyakin sang wal beautifully
rendered. and was one OF the prsttiest things
OF the evening.
Capt. Conner GOV. red himself ali ovsr
with glory-and that il saying u great deal.
De won an encore with his first solo, and In
response sang, fnimitabIy, "B .rbars Allen. %
In his solo. with chorus, '.Scotch Lsssie
Jean' he surpassed himself, carrying the air
In u pure tenor, and dropping easily, in the
chorus, into a deep, clear and muslcsi bass.
which literally and truly took the audience
by surprise.
Taking the hurried manner In which the
affair was got up Into consideration the con.
cert Was a most credltable and enjoyable
one, and one which is another evidence of
the great music'I capabilities of our beauti.
full little city. We hope It was not, by msnv.
the last opportunity which we will have 10
near our old-lime popular queen Of song.
New Firm.