The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-05-30
EVOLUTIONARY RECITAL.

ELOCUTIONARY RECITAL.
The annual elocutionary recital of
Baptist College was held at the New
Grand opera house last Saturday night,
May 23d. 1t was under the direction
of Miss Eunice Wrdy Fulton, which is
sufficient guarantee that everything
was of a high class, and conducted
exactly as it should be done. Miss
Fulton is thorough teacher; and is
getting more popular every year, with
pupil and patron, as her work becomes
better known.
The night was clear, and a gentle
breeze made the weather about all that
could be desired by one who was ont of
doors, with nothing TO do but keep
cool; but affairs were somewhat
changed on the inside of the opera
house, where a large audience had
gathered, and where nearly hun
dred electric lights were burning.
Nevertheless, it was not as warm in the
house as it might have been, and the
audience had gone there in anticipation
of a rare treat, and change of few
degrees in temperature was not to be
considered.
The first number on the programme
was a recitation, entitled Telephone
Conversation, by Miss Kate Jones.
AS Lexington people are just becoming
familiar with the oddities of a tele-
phonic conversation, they were well
prepared to appreciate the one4sided
statements, and the frequent change of
subject. The young lady who,held the
stage was well able to keep up her part
in the conversation, and we are to pre-
sume, from what we heard, that there
was quite lively young lady at the
other end of the line. Miss Jones acted
well the part she assumed, and her
voice was pitched to that key which an
excited Young lady generally uses when
talking to "phone. Her oft
repeated ebay" ''what did you say"
goodbye" was probably more appre-
clated by some of the business men
present than by the other portion of the
audience The selection was a very
good one and caused many smiles TO
spread over the faces of the auditors.
Miss Amelia Skinner gave the recita-
tion, ssThe Ruggles' Dinner Party" in
a very acceptable manner. Her change
of tone, from the high key of the
mother 10 the heavy, slow tones of
"Peter," and the childish pitch of that
of the girls was very decided, and
seemed TO be easily done. In all the
changes she spoke distinctly and acted
Just about as we suppose poor, proud
mother was bound to do under the cir
cumstances. Her fear that the awk-
ward children would bring discredit
upon her ancestry, and pride over the
.'mess" of clean, bright-faced young
sters were well set forth, both in tone
and gesture of the speaker.
Miss Hattie Glucklich, as Actea, and
Miss Alpha Mitzel, as Parthenia, gave
act |, scene 1 OF Ingomar. Actea, the
mother, wishes her daughter to marry
rich old man; Parthenia does not
relish the idea of life-sacrifice in
order to enrich her family, and talks of
true love. She recalls her youthful
dave and tho taaohinoo Of har MOT ha,.
on the subject of love, and strikes
home to The mothers heart by repeat
ing to her the lesson received from her
own lips. But rather than be called
s'ungrateful child" she decides to make
the sacrifice. Nearly every sentence in
this scene Is tragic, and the two young
ladies had a good opportunity to
exhibit their powers of Interpretation.
This they did in such manner that we
dOnbt if the audience has yet decided
whether Parthenia was right at first or
right at last. The argument on both
sides was very strong, and we'll main
tanned.
Miss Elma Burrows next appeared,
and favored the audience with piano
solo, "Rigolletta. Miss Burrows is
favorite, and her appearance was
greeted with warm applause. The
selection was a very difficult one, but
was well adapted to exhibiting rapid
finger work. The tempo was also one
of continual change. Miss Burrows
exhibited perfect familiarity with the
piece, in all its varied changes, and
drew from the audience liberal and
well-merIted applause. Her position
at the instrument was graceful, and
she played without any exhibition of
hard work which is too often seen.
Miss Grace Wilson, the pet of the
college, and also of every body else,
the bright, pretty, lovely little daughter
of President Wilson, gave the recita
ton ''Seven Times One -" She spoke
plainly, and her gestures were all that