Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-02
Reception at the Baptist College.

A very agreeable entertainment was enjoy
ed BIZ an invited company which filled the art
rooms at the Baptist College, last Friday eve
ming. The entertainment consisted Of vocal
and instrumental music. recitatIOns and read
ings. The audience seemed highly pleased
with the various performances, and gave fire.
quent and hearty expression of their pleas
ure and appreciation.
The crowded state of the rooms was I'm
favorable to the best musical effects, yet the
Young ladies acquitted themselves we'll, and
did great credit to their instructors. With
an elevated platform upon which to speak
and sing, their success, AS well as the
enjoyment to the audience, would doubtless.
have been greatly enhanced.
The instrumental selections were Of 8 high
order. The first number, q piano duet, play
ed BY two Of the younger pupils, Misses
Simon and Award. was faultlessly rendered
as to perfect time and with fine execution.
The Paraphrase de Concert on the beautiful
melody, You and l." by Gimbel. was play
ed by Miss Jessie Cock. This quite difficult
composition, was rendered with great brilli-
ancv and nne expression.
Ou6 Oh tue mOSs TCulaI haUIc PSIlOEulAuCcn
Of the evening, as 1t seemed to US, was little
Miss Annie Ludwigs' piano solo, a .Reverie.'
by Egghord, q very difficult piece for a girl
of her age; and her quiet, but complete mas
terry of Its difficulties astonished every one.
It will not astonish us, though. If she con-
tinues under Prof. GimbeIs tuition q few
years longer that she should reach the stop
of the LADDER among I.exlngton's many
pianists.
The piano duet, Sounds from the Ohio"
by the Misses MAY and Alice Peak, was
beautifully executed. We predict for these
young ladies a bright future III their musical
studies and attainments.
The piano solo, LA Filieuse." by Ran,
played by Miss Laura Goodrich, was u very
fine performance, and shove careful study
and the very best of instruction; not q note
was lost to the ears Of her listeners.
The solo, ''Polka de IL Refine" by Raft, was
one Of the most difficult and best numbers Of
the evening. Miss Katie Chrlsman played 1t
sxquisitely, and though the harmonic pro-
gressions in his piece are very difficult. she
not only mastered them but seemed to make
them her own.
The browning event of the instrumental
part of the entertainment was the piano duo
for two pianos, entitled ,"Rhapsodie Hongroi-
Sc, No. 2. by List" and played by Miss
Harris and Prof. Gimbel. 1t is not necessary
to speak Of Prof. Gimbel as q pianist in this
community, or to say, that on this evening
his execution was mastery and grand; but
we will take the liberty of saying Of Miss
Harris, his accomplished assistant, who on
this occasion made her first public appear
snce here, that she rendered her part, the 1st
piano, with f~aultless exc luton and express
sion, and of both, we will venture to say,
that such q rendering of one of the fnast
piano compositions written has never been
excelled In Lexington.
We have not reserved space enough to
speak at any length OF the vocal music and
the recitations. Enough to say that the
rendering of their parts by the several young
ladies was such as reflected credit upon theil
accomplished teachers, Mrs. Perry and Miss
Hayes, and gave promise of success In theil
future studies. We can not speak in detail
but the most difficult vocal rendition of the
evening was the we'll known solo "Una Vocs
poca fa," by Rossini, sung by Miss Emms
Petty. This ia no school girls song, and 1t IL
generally q mistake for school girls to ut
tempt it. 1t demands the powers of q very
flexible and highly cultivated voice. Mis-,
Petty did herself credit in its rendering and
reflected credit also upon her instructor, a.
we'll Is gave pleasure to the audience, VIII,
expressed their appreciation by hearty ane
long continued applause.
The last vocal rendition OF the evening wa.
a"Quartet Glee," sung by Mrs. Perry, Mis-
Hayes, and Messrs. Chiles and Smith. Thu
was well sung of course, and when thl
quartet sings again, to say the least, W,
should like to know it and be there.
Space will not allow us to more than men
ton the excellent readings and recitations
1.-The Charcoal Man" by Miss Katie Fleming
'MacLaine's Child" by Miss Emma Petty
barbara Fritchie," by Miss Mary Stewart
"Flying Jim's Last Leap" by Miss Mar,
Nicholson, and the admirable Little Hatche
Story" by Miss Ida Hayes. These all wer,
greatly enjoyed by the audience, and adde
much to the excellence of the entertainment
and the pleasure Of the evening.
S