The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-03-06
SECOND DISPATCH.

The opera house Was brilliantly lighted
and fllei to its fullest capacitv, al eight
o'clock tonight The youth, beauty and
iaieligen e of the city and ne:ghboring
places were well represented.
THE OPENING ExERcIsEs
At a quarter past eight o'clock, Mr.. T..
+. Kimball stepped To the front on III.
stage, and introduced Ju .ge Burton, who
spoke As follows.
JUDE BURrON's SPEECH.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN There isa
philosophy which, EXPIRE sng itself In
rhyme, declar that lie consists In this.
ITO est, TO drink, to Sleep What then
To eat, ia drink, 10 sleep again.
Ii is the philosophy OF The savage
Among all civilized people, and in direct
proportion 10 th-Ir culture and enlishlen
uIenl, there is manifest desire for. and
appreciation Of, the beautiful and the true.
Whatever embodies The one or inculcat :
the other, constitutes factor in the pro-
duction o. that development
evidently contemplated nm the
or a'ion Of man. The painting, comment
Grating some important event, or present
ing t. the eye some cherished landscape
scene or face; The hast OF ScuiptuIei marll. /
o. moui ied bronze, MEETING us 10 laudIhIe !
Geld> by The example IF him or her who's I
lineaIneI.ts 1t pr rays, TIE volnma, SACRED !
or protane. of s;ursy pros. or bnrning Pr
etry, historical, sci mt tic, or IF Il md ri |
fiction, aie e"ch and all recugn I'D ei-- /
IN MS "A the developments OF our higher 4
faculties. Fortunately they NAV br. aud !!
commonly are, pCsss SEED and enjoyed by !
he individual Within the walls Of the /
home circle. Equally cogeut for good are /
tie drama and the opera, Tor within their /.
legitim tie sfh re they each embodv the ,
heaullful aid IncUIc tie the true. From
thtir very nature, it is impracticlble, If
not Impossible, that they should he reni-
cred within the walls o: home, and i'm the
presence alone Of the individual or the
family. Wherefore il is. that i'm almost
every city and town I'm our land some hail
or temple has been dc iicated 10 their Use.
Approaching the fact thit We were last
ont -rVwIrg the opacity of the old hall
that la / Tor 50 maDy wears done Us vaIna-
bie service, one OF our citizens, diSlin-
guIshed Tor In, pluck, perseverance. and
good taste, conceived the idea Of g.. citing
within our city an opera house commen-
surate 10 The wants ami desires al our ,.,o-
pie.
To conceive was 10 execute, and on one !
evening IN May last ii was dedicatei with
proper and imp sIig ceremonies TO tie
purposes lor which IL had hem built. In
W Is magHiti ent temple, an honor 10 its
builder, the lrIde of our city aud tn. envy
OF our neighbOrs. [Applause.l
Ii WIS Iudevd n thing If brauty-unfor-
tunately a. was not To be joy forever.
On The Saturday night following lis dc l.
ication, when our l. op!e had sought that
repoee that should usher in thu coming
Sapoai h mora, with 'Its peace on earth.
and gopd viii t. MAJ. our slumberS were
disturbed by that mo t fearful OF all alarms
tie cry OF ii e and rushing wi dly t. our
windows We beheld The object If our uni
versal pri ie, our beau:i;ul op-ra house,
enveioped IN the consuming fl ims
No human agency could have STAYED IFS
on the morrow, in driz-
cling rain, and under lowering clouds. We
stood IN groups, gazing in de>piir Hpon its
IN uldering embers ard dismantIed walls
What was to be done? Would It's pro-
prietor rebuild? Engaged In extensive
business requiring his time aud capital. IL
was too great a sacrifice To demand or ex-
pect of him alone. Should It's debris he
permitted IL remain, to become a IN ,nn.
ment 10 our lack of enterprise and retro
erosion?
Quickly the answer came Before the
smoke had ceased 10 arise from its ruins.
company had BEEN organized bnari of
DIR ctors selected, with instructions 10 NJ.
build, and IN honor OF him who had been
lis protector aud chi,f contributor 10 It's
re-erectiun, io chri.teD it a before,
uoaprs nprpx rrnrrsr
That board of directors has opened its I
portals. 1t remains for vOa to saw how
well they have discharged the trust i'm ,
posed upon them. Applause 4
Your applause manifesls your appre. )
citation Of their efforts, and this sea Of up-
turned faces indicates The pride that YOU {
feel in the result OF their Iabors. APP 9
planse. G
Why, the very presence of these plnmei I
and heimeted Knights, hosoroble repre- I
of the that illustrious order {
upon whose banners are emblazoned the
Sstchwords. Friendship, Charity and Be
demonstrate the Joy that
iwells viii in our hearts [AppIause.l
IL is truly a magnificent building, an j
of the beautiful. fit temple b
or the masses and the incubation of The !, r
rue
For these things wherein it excels its 4
predecessor, whether in permsnence or sub
stance of its structure, or he beantv of its or =
you are alike indebted to the