The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-02-22

Mrs. Ella Backus Beilr.
'hIankO's Favoritr, ............ burden.
Philharmonic Society.
Reserved seats will be on sale ri ROyle n
Sons next week.
The B. F. C.. Concert and Cantata.
A crowded house and fashionable audience
greeted the young ladies of the Baptist remale
College last Monday evening on the occasion
OF the concert and cantsts given by the pupils
OF Miss Jewell and Prof. Climbed. the accom-
piished t. achers of music ln that institution.
This college has always very justly held Il
high rank unsteady. aud the prestige of q
ruccessful past WAS abundsntly sustained 10
the brilliant and signal success of the evenings
entertainment. The audience WAS delighted
and the only phase Of disappointment that
appeared was Ia the MEMORABLE rule ANNOUNCE.
ed by Pres. Msnefee that no encores would
be allowed; several times the enthusiasm
seened to demand a suspension of the rule.
but the length OF the programme strictly for
bade.
Miss JEWELS vocal class OF this year Is
unusually large and good looks as well rs
good voices predominste. The opening num-
Der. q waltz by Penschel vas gwen with
great eclat, the volume OF tone being iu'l and
round and the harmony and time being
always strictly accurate.
Gottschalk's brilliant duet for piano. "Ra-
dieuse." so favorahly and well-known here.
was gracefully and effectively played by the
sisters. r. and l.. Underwood.
Miss Ollie Sutton scored 9 pronounced sue
cess In her debut ~ a sOloist. Her voice IL
full. true and OF good musical timbre, her
training has been tine and the care and pains
taken In the formation Of tone shows that she
has been . faithful student. Her rendition OF
My Lady's Bo Rer," by Temple, was one or
The most pleasing features Of the evening.
Miss Nellie onutt fully sustained her pre-
vIous due reputation as Q pianist by her ar.
ristIc rendition Of Rive Kings "iems oil Scot
land.r
The very difficult song by kucken Heaven
Hath Shed q Tear" was given by Miss Susie
Brandon IN a style and with such effect ~
can only be attained by the attentive and
diligent scholar. She received the warmest
applause for her effort.
Lexington has become NO accustomed TO the
violin 10 the hands OF ladies' that no concert
you'd be complete without such numbers.
Misses Ber,s Richardson snd Birdie Wallace
achie we'd quite q triumph In their violin duet
by Mendelssohn. In which they showed care
fol study.
We have no singer more popular than Miss
Ida Hayes: her voice has naturally great
besuty Of tone and reaches the popular heart.
Her singing OF the difficult solo by List.
"Kernst du das LAUd, !" shows that she has
attained that skill In the management OF the
voice so necessary 10 fully exhibit its re-
sources, and she 10 TO be congratulated on her
success with her studies.
Miss Alice Peak Ii probably the most sue
cessful Of the advanced scholars for this year
and her performance on the plano II that Of q
master OF the instrument. She plays exactly
like her teacher. the marvellous 0lmDel, with
his lightning- like rap ldity and brilliancy OF
eject. Can we say mores
la the midst Of 10 much music the splendid
elocutionary powers OF Miss Laura Mayer
shons 10 the best advantage. This young lady
though just entering her ''teens, "has attained
All enviable reputation Ms an elocutionlst and
this. her nrst appearance In public here, fully
established her claims Possessing a dee
4 hRuip u WIN 8uo ~ y III nLunl
instinct she is finely equipped for the art and
made one OF the greatest successes Of the
evening.
Miss Berta Richardson's career a. q vocalist
has been rapid and brilliant, and while every
success has seemed to show that she had
reached the top IN her studies, they have only
seemed to lay the way 10 and inspire an am-
billion for higher achievements. The difficult
and ornate embellishments Of the music OF
DouIzet,i With Sll the dazzling 6orituri
OF his italian school OF composition served
not 10 bafns but only to stimulate tue voice
In Its artistic execution. Miss Rlehardsons'
voice 10 Of the most pleasing quality and she
has cultivated II until she has become to to
regarded and justly so. - one Of our most
accomplished and popular singers.
The musical prodigy Of the school this year
Is Mss Daisy Brown, . child In years but =
full.growu artist In musicianlY nature and
skilled performance. Winning every one
alike with her attractive beauty and brilliant
execution, there has never been q greater
! triumph In our Opera house than the one she
wrested from her delighted auditors on this
occasion. II the coming years add in proper
ton TO the past, there Is q grand future for
this charming little girl.
After an absence OF some tune. Miss Mabel
Lyme has returned to her vocal studies here.
and her many friends were delighted to see
and Yreet her again. She has = light soprano
voice OF delicious and winning quality. and
with y stage presence ut once bright aud at
~trsctive she sang the Gounod waltz with ease
aud brilllancy that scored for her y grand
success.
Miss Birdie Wallsce, for a SC hoiar of only
II lew months study, astonished and pleased
her many friends with her skill on the violin.
She handles the bow gracefully and effective.
ly, takes her tones with precision aud sieadi-
ness, and plays with such expression Us to
give great promise for her future on this
grand instrument, the one which approaches
The nearest the human voice.
Miss Je we'll did not show IN either quaIty
Of voice or execution that she had Just re-
covered from quite a protracted spell of sick .
ness. She sang all the difficult variations OF
the Carnival Of Venice" with the great ar
l!stio skill. variety OF expression, aud vocal
resources with which she has so often delight.
ed the Lexington public. The audience again
wanted Al other aong-bnt Pres. Mepefee
wouldn't hear Of II.
Tho ~cantata. when composed the entire
SECOND part Of the programme deserves more
mention than we have space to allow. The
music by Smart. the great English composer,
IL of the highest grade OF difficulty used In
such compositions and requires much study
20 acquire and u skilled memory TO retain
while the time IL so broken rs to demand
much practice 10 order TO render The music
evenly. The costumes were strikingly pie
turesdue aud beautiful. and with the stag
arrangements, scenery aud properties the
eject was very realistic. The solos by Misses
Jewell, Hayes. Richardson. WALL CO. Sutton,
Lyme aud WilkersOD were elective and lao
chorus work highly oTeditsble - al concern.
cd. The accompaniment played by Prof.
GIC;b9i was OF course all that could be ex.
pected, and The entire performance WAS ,
rare treat and one that could be- well rsueatp,
vi some future occasion. -
We tbsnS an e2ugEalulste Miss IcVpI
ana Prof.. atIbsl for an evening Of rare IN.
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