The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-06-23
TWENTY YEARS AGO.
An Account of an Entertainment
at Smiths Hall, Which Will
Interest Many Sedalians.

We WoooCAGA w shS vhhoHS 4O04f
I've sat beneath the tree
Upon the school. house playing ground
That sheltered you and me"
The following, taken from the
BAzoo June of 20, 1871, Just twenty
years ego. will be read with interest
The first nigh: of the public school
exhibition was . success. A very fair
audience greeted the children, and the
performance was excellent. We
noticed several children on the stage
at Smiths Hall whose parents were
undoubtedly witnessing the low buf.
foonery and listening to the stale and
obscene jokes at the circus, who could
have spent the evening much more
pleasantly and profitably by attending
the exhibition and encouraging their
children by their presence. But sach
is life.
Of the exercises we will notice a
few Of the more meritorious ones,
although all we're good and deserve
mention:
The opening exercise was the sing.
ing Of "Amerlca" by the entire
school.
Master Elvin McNeea, a lad of 8
years acclaimed a piece of prose very
prettily for one 90 young.
Mis- Isadore Clement reid q COM
position entitled thd Haunted Spot"
which was excellent.
Little Alice Howard recited "One
Horse Chase" very prettllY for one 90
yOu,g.
Miss Kitty Hickey as Mrs. Caudle.
and Edwin Mcclellan % Mr.. Caud!e,
Was we'll rendered and produced much
applause.
A Dialogue-"The Farmer, the
Student and Minister'-by Masters
Charlie Taylor. Albert Paff snd Edwin
Mckee.
Tableau-"Impatience."
Song-"Beautiful Dreamer" by
several young ladies, with organ &C.
compartment.
Dialogue-"Petroleum," was good
thing and we'll worth witnessing.
put Me in My Little Bed, a song
by six little girls with sparkling bright
eyes, the Oldest not to exceed ten
years Of age. 1t was q serious song
and very appropriate.
An amusing story was recited by
Miss George Jackson, in costume.
Recitation by Willie Long.
Joining the Fire Company" .
recitation BY Frank Estey, was good
and well spoken.
A Characteristic political speech by
Lucian Goodson, brought out raptur-
our applause and was exceedingly
vel spoken.
Reply to "Put Me in my Little
Bed" a song BY Misses Potter, Leake
and Lamy, with organ accompani-
meat.
A school room scene, in which MOI
timer hampton figured as teacher,
and fully illustrated the fact that
teachers could not please all. We
trust that the parents present could
see the trouble they made by interior.
ing with teachers On the slightest
provocation.
REGULATIONS by little Misses GalIie,
Faulhaber, Dean. Kent and Long.
A tsbleau, 1.-THE New Scholar, /"
produced considerable amusement and
had to be seen to be appreciated.
Song-"Msggie May" by three
little Misses with an organ accompa.
niment.
"Schoolmaster Abroad" was truly
the most amusing scene of the even-
ing, and our pen is inadequate-we
cannot describe 20 our readers would
laugh as much as the audience did
last night.
A Song-"How the Gates Came
Ajar." BY Misses Belle Hall, Dora
Brown and Carrie Weller was beauti.
fully rendered.
Willie Hagau in a recitation did
very we'll, but he can improve on his
emphasis.
The evenings entertainment closed
with the song "Home. Sweet Home, +"
with organ and violin accompaniment.
Master Willie Jaynes playing the
violin beautifully.
This closed the entertainment for
the evening. We cannot, however,
close this exiuse for a report without
complimenting the beautiful singing
of Misses Laura Dunlap and Sallie
Potter. Their voices were the sweetest
that we have ever listened to.
Misses Ella Tobias and Alice Ritter
were the performers on the organ.
Mr.. H. c. Crawford, of the High
school room, was the master OF cere.
monies.
Ton ipht the children give another