Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-02-28
W. M. A. Entertainment.

III jill VI ~ ~ 1
there was q gooc attendance at the Went
worth Male Academy entertainment last FRI
day night. Prof. g. A. Buchanan opened the
exercises of the evening by thanking the su.
dience for its attendance, and by explaining
that Prof. Sellers was too Ill to be present.
The Rev. w. n. Poage then led In IN earnest
and appropriate prayer and the programme
was begun.
The musical numbers were rendered BY
the Lexington string band, composed OF
Messrs. Line. Utt, FIRST violin; Frank kriehn,
second violin; Ed. Zeiler. bass viol; Herman
Smith, olsrionet and 10. UT, Jr., sornet.
The band made excel eht music and covered
itself with glory. II was spplauded after
each selection, but particularly after playing a
medley of old popular airs, which seemed to
capture the audience.
The drill Of Q squad of twelve-Ferguson,
Guthry, Inman, Milan. Kearney. Case, Lit
tlefeld, Rolton. Crenshsw, Howe, Slusher and
| Clark under Prof. q. u. Thomas, was ex-
cellent. The young men moved like veteran
trained soldlers. The professor may we'll feel
| proud OF this squad. Their firing was we'll
done, even II it did make the girls squeal and
the babies pipe up q little.
Mi. L. B. Ciark's rendition Of "The Dying
Alchemist" was very good. The subject, the
death OF q proud, rebellious, seif-Teliant man,
Is one TO give scope to the imagination, and
Mr.. Clark interpreted the suthor's idea with
force aud emphasis.
Mr.. Clark Hyde's humorous defamation
1.-THE Three Lovers" was good In itself, and
be delivered it excellently. The pictures OF
the little dude lover secreted in the churn,
when the cream was poured on him. and Of
the big lover when he broke through the
plasterinz Of the ceiling and held on to the
broken laths by his eye-lids. were very good
and Of course brought Master Hyde a round
Of applause.
The Quarrel Between Brutus and Cassius,'
BY PrOfs. Buchanan and Thomas, was q sur
prise to the audience. Both gentlemen proved
themselves equal to Shakesperian recitation.
They acquitted themselves we'll and were
warmly spplauded.
Little Coleman Buford's Fireman" was
splendldly done. The little fellow was dressed
the part, aud he so graphically painted the
hardships and dangers OF the dremau's life.
that as he concluded he WAS greeted with
rounds of applause and ZONE 'faire ladye,' nc
doubt, sent him up q bouquet, which he re.
ceived with q graceful bow.
Mr.. J. 6. Crenshaw's recitation Of 'AsleeI
at the Switch" was q vivid portrayal of &
terrible e >perience, If only q dream, and wa.
well received by the audience.
The "P%otpouri" BY Msssrs. E. W. Greer
8. H. Harrelson, Harry Cordell and w. P
Aull, was . humorous attempt to declain
amidst the interruption oil first one and theI
. another. The boys all did well. Mr.. Harrel
son probably developing most talent as
clown, and finally Prof Buchanan brough
o the amusing hub-bub to . close by y mock re
primand which was quite as funny IS tn
, preceding piaF.
> Prof. Buchanan then gays the ghost Seel
-. 10 macbeth" In q startlingly realistic man
nsr. The professor is an eiocutionist Of nue.
force and ad~aptlbility, and be gave the variou
, parts, passing easily from one to another. Il
Z natural and impressive manner. He re
celved an imperative encore to which lie re
. spopded with a love selection,
= Mr.. T. E. Ferguson closed the declamatoT
part of the programme with Darius Green
, end bis flying machine. He put Dariu
through bis usual course Of sprouts and land
, ed him on the ground ker-thump.
The grand feature Of the entertainment
was the walking drill by sixteen Young me
-Crenshsw. j., Cren>haw, T., Inmsu, Boil
ton, Greer, Hall, Lunbeck, Whitsett, HUI
sture, Smith, Silverman, Ahrens, Case, Woo
u and Yarstons. These Young gentlemen, lie
by Mr.. Jesse CTenshaws performed q numbe
Of complicated evolutions, changing at a ts
Of the drum. They were given ths step b
the academy band, consisting Of J. Crel
shaw, j. E. Inmsn, Louis Case and Thoms
Roiton, :he,r Instruments being a violin, tw
jews bsrps snd & triangle. These evolution
were admirably executed, sna were evi9enc
Of most perfect drill. The unanimous verdi,
H. on this drill was one favorable TO the militar
E. feature Of the school, IS tending to the flu
t. therance o! discipline, the advancement
health, d commenGable e:prst az corps, and
ID wholesome occupation for hours uot employ
~ ed in mental work.
he Numbers of pers ons said to US that tn
2. was the best school entertainment they hH
ever attended. Ii was certainly an excelIer
Gne ell through, and very crediiable to Il
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