Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-06-07
Baptist Female College.

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Hagen's opera house on the evenings of the
ID and Sd days of June. With u music class
the best in point OF numbers and talent VI
this colleges unexampled success OF years
continuance, and y bevy of graduates sttrSe'
tive in both beauty and intellect, the occasion
this year possessed an unusual interest. Large
and fashionable audiences greeted the young
ladies each evening, the beauty and elegance
of dress of the ladies' in attendance being
n oticeable. The simmer Of silks and satins
| the flash of diamonds, the soft glow of the
pearl iutermingled With the waving of plumes
aud flutter of delicate lsces was equaled only
by the rare beauty of the loneliness they
adorned. Kansas CITY, Sedalia, Marshall.
Clinton, Liberty and other of our sister
cities sent their fairest faces to beautify and
enliven the OCCASION, while there was just
enough of the sterner sex to give the varying
contrast of light and shadow. On the first
evening was the
CONCERT.
After an appropriate opening prayer by the
Rev. j. C. Maple, D. D., of Marshall, Mo-,
came a very graceful and beautiful
song and exercise by the little children,
'sThe May Pole," who by skillful evolutions
to music entwined a large pole in the center
of the stage with a beautiful mosaic Of brilli-
ant colored satin ribbons, and by q reversal
of movement displaced it. The children
showed the most thorough training in both
singing and drill, and were obliged to repeat
their performance to the delighted audience.
Misses Tevis, Salmon, Chrisman and Emer-
son, played as a piano quartette the overture
to ''Stradella" by Flotow faultlessly and in
excellent time. The execution of this diff :
cult piece Wal all that could be desired.
"My dearest Heart" by Sullivan was sung
by Miss Nettie Boyer, of Marshall, with q
gratifying success. Miss Boyer has q soprano
voice of much sweetness, which shows evil
dence Of careful training.
The piano solo, ''Musical Rockets" by
Strakosch, was played by Miss Lulu Evering-
ham In very good taste and neat execution
and was well received by the audience.
Three of the best voices in the college,
Misses Smith, Salmon and Buckner, sang the
beautiful trio from Belisario, "Life has no
poWer,' 10 u style worthy of the lovely
music. The voices blended perfectly and the
number was a gem.
Miss Jessie Cooke, of Clinton. is a pupil
who succeeds in everything she undertakes
Exceling alike in literary and art studies.
She played Gottschslk's arrangement of the
"Miserere' from "I Trovstore' with the
most signal success and was rewarded with
rounds Of applause.
Meyerbeer's exquisite aria "Robert tot que
Jaime" has, very naturally, been frequently
sung before Lexington audiences, but by no
one with a more marked success than Miss
| Alice Smith, her rendition of the song being
one Of the triumphs of the evening. Miss
Smith has a lovely voice aud under skillfHl
tuition of Miss Gould, its beauties have been
wonderfully developed. The piano duo, 1.-TWO
pisnos), "Oberon Fantastic" by Czerny
played by Misses Boyer and Chrisman was q
beautiful and difficult composition, and well
rendered by two thoroughly drilled perform
ers. They were greeted with hearty ap-
plause.
By way of a change in q programme en-
tirely feminine, and rs a treat to visitors, Mr..
A. w. Smith, our great baritone, next sane
the ''TOresdor's Song'' from Carmen" with
all OF his wonderful power, vigor and brilli-
ancy of voice, which so aroused The enthusi
asm OF his auditors that nothing less than d
repetition of the sons would crafty them.
Mr.. Smith kindly obliged them in part.
Schubert's overture to "ROsamonde" is new
here. and is, by the way, one of the most
beautiful productions of its famous compos-
er. 1t was splendidly given by Misses Cooke,
Tevis, Goodrich and Emerson and was one OF
the most popular instrHmepts| pieces Of the
two evenings performances.
Talent seems to run in families, and q good
proof OF it was the fine voice and musical
taste exhibited by Miss Jean Gould in hel
solo "Only a faded rose." She is quite young
and thia was her first public appearance in
solo, but she proved herseT 3 WO,s1.y .s-...
of Miss Julia Gould, the gifted vocal teacher
of B. F. C.
Miss Mary Buckner has one of the best voices
in the very large vocal class Of the college. 1t.
timbrs is rich, deep and mellow, and it,
volume Of the greatest c~apability. Her song
"Abu Hassan" was one not we'll calculated te
display her fine resources but she sung it a:
we'll as could be and was enthusiastically ap
plauded.
The triumph Of the evening in the instru
mental music was the rendition of 'Liszts
"Grand Concerto P~athetique,' by Miss Ell,
Beck and Prof. Gimbel, two thorough per.
formers Who tested even the powers of thu
two magnificent Weber grand pianos, AMI
taught some that there is more music i'm
bedded in the recesses of a grand piano, thar
had ever been dreamed of in their philosophy
Prof. Gimbel has reason to be justly proud o
his pupil who assisted him in this triumph.
Another of the bright vocal stars of thu
year is Miss Maggie Salmon, to whom wa.
allotted the brilliant and difficult aria 80 Mi,
Fern sndo, ," by Donizetti. This young lady
performance was faultless and evinced tn
most faithful aud conscientious work anc
patient attention to detail. Though singing
at one time for q number Of bars without &C
compartment, owing to q difference betwee,
the score at the piano and the one from whicI
she sang, she went straight ahead through
chromatic difficulties and accidentals an,
when finally the piano and voice came to
gether there was not the slightest shade O
difference IN pitch. Such a control over voic
and embarrassment was wonderful. Mis-
Salmon sang her solo with great effect an,
made one of the hits Of the evening.
To her success as a vocalist, Miss Mar
Buckner added \ triumph AS a pianist. Th
difficult and celebrated '.Rhapsodie Hon
groise No. 2" WAS given with Il power an
skill highly creditable to herself aud teacher
She has 4 musical soul and under the Garrett
tuition Of her skilled maestro is TODAY
thorough pianist.
As the birI, so sings Miss Jessie Atkinson
Trills, rOulade, and eadepzas seem To rippl
almost uncOnsciOuSly rrom her lips. Sh
sang the beautiful and horid composition c
Bellini, "kegnava mel Silenzia," III q charm
ing aud delicious style, which won for be
the most enthusiastic applause. As y Grucuy
singer, a brilliant future awaits her if sh
continues her study and application.
The CONCERT ended with Rossini's gres
. chorus "Charity," which was ravishing in il
beauty and finish. The SOLOS were finely sun
by Miss Maggie Salmon, sud when tue voice
OF lhe entire vocal class sWelled out in choir
it was a Volume OF be .uty aud graudel
which literally took the audience from til.
r feet and ttly closed the long list Of triumph
, of the ev evening,
I COMMENCEMENT.
Exercises were opened with prayer by IL
Rev. II. Talbird. d.. D., of Lexington, NJ,
e after which Pinsuti's lovely :'Spring Song
& was sung by Misses Boyer, (Jean) Goul
Young, Quinlan, Petty. Buckner, Dunma
Ashby, E%veringham. Goodrich, assisted /
the Lexington Male Quartette, which W,
rendered with nice gradations of shade an
emphasis and was much admired by the Al