The billboard (Aug 1905)

Xtie Btllboar<| 5 Fat-Chats OMo^ Grand Op«ra HeuM aidtm BT m. Ctarfc Sfc A Viait to tha Parkar AmiiMinent Com- pany—Signor G. B. Lembardo as a Man and at a Muaieian—John W. Considine Talk* of tiona in the Wect. IT IS a rather peculiar fact that •ome of Mtp. HMt aSNHHi Incidents of life, ■• 'Mil •• the wat aaplcanat. ■ fprliic apoa iw unezpccttdly, la tte oataic «f DlHefDt miprlaa. Tbe tneUcat whtck ealM fW nj wittlBS tblj article occnticd Omtng a tunM' dar'a ootlnc at I>a8aUe, IlL, when, thnmsh the kind Inrltation of Mcaan. Barer X na aowa ta ••• thi ■nMM tr tttir Hav AmnsemcBt Oa. A lAoncb party of ladles aod geotlemen was tunned to take a iMe <m tke plaaaant wateia ?.*Mtt>fc BHIaHar «C tfea Ttain OMr B07«I Italian Bend, at preaent one of the bJgti- cl«M featores of tlie amuaement company re- tened to. Before being latrndnccd to Sisnor ' oatinal kaatlac oC tba ana. itowliic uia' in Ua asaodatlona wltk other membera of the party, and when It waa my pleasore to coDvecae with blm a few mlnates, I foond not only a poUsbed gentlemen bat a ^reat mnatdan, and a thoEoogh lorer of hla art. His yoathfsl afipaamioe waa a oauae of aome woodcr on my part when I learned a few facta aboat hla past both iB Eorope and the United Statea. I'tbe entliafllaam of a boy and the knowledge inteUectnal giaap of a gicat maatcr. Bom Id Venice, aboat tfalrty-tbrce years ago, Sigsor Lombardo ^owed onfalllng Indications at hla life work by playing tbe TtoUn with 1 at.iha aaa «( a** jaaia. in Vsoedan eltr h* teMttad tb» of mnalc, and when taking t talent and lore for mnalc Into con- I It aOoeda amaJI anrprise to know tbat at tbe Bojal Acadeov of Unslc, Taalee, wbaa amntecn jreara old. So flioroDgb and touTl a ei ag were hla accomplishments, he waa Imnwdiatdr appotaited aaslstant Instmctor In bis alma mater, and afterward bad cbarfe of large gradaatlng classes In tbe i iiliWiialWlli at Padna and other Important dtlea. In 1888. while In gwlfaertand, he was en- gaged by William Boaenbaeh. of Kew Tork. ai musical director of tbe EngUah Imperial Opera Oo for a season In Rraod and comic opera ^nngbont the more intportant caatem dtlea. iMlcd a tt/w mtkBm Ttaa ht iMat to Pblladdphla and organised the Boyal Ua rlne Band of Italy, under the management of Fcxmcdo Glanalal. The members of this band aittai CMHklcd aC ftcty^ftva vIeMa. It I arganlaatlon of that name and created a moalcal drelea at Toang'a Ocean n». Tba aacceai of - tba band vailed oa Bgaar Lonbarta to arganiaa aaBtber band to Oil oat the entire aeaaon, aa the Royal Marine Band waa obliged, by contract, to appear at Willow Grove Park, PbUadelphla. aad aa lha Boyal infantry Band of flfty-llve PiMea waa formed, and under the Inspiring leadership of tbe yoang maeatro acored aa great a niccraa at Young's Pier as did Ita predecaaaor. The Royal Marine Band of Italy la atlU In •*lateB«e, and under tbe management of Cbann- iag KUery u appearing at the OoUaenaa, Chicago, ■tgnor Lombardo next otsaalMI tta. Boaalnl Italian Band, of forty plecca. aal flvct Gbeat- nnt urn Park. PhlladelphU. for aa extended aeaaon of toorteen weeks. It may be mentioned bere. to ahow tbe popalarlty and atrantth of I«i^ardo*a new, otgaaliatlMl^ HM K aaccecded disatter of another famoua band, which had been raniracted for that Benson, and which had been cancrUed after a two wreka' run. Shortly atter- wwdi, at the ctaa* a( th» atwaa. MpHr Ixnn- "•"•o anae a taar of ■anpa wtth iMUbatdo'a orcUe«era. wblcta he organised In tbat country. "Irawlng from the beat ranks of musical talent. elwat°^" • jrear be condacted tbta temoaa or- I^rbi, SaiMi aa« vtber XarapMB dttan wllb ccat •accMB. He returned to the United States In April. IMS, and MNBwd Um mdetsblp of tba Boaalanl Mallan Bh«, .*lark« the Wttt iMM at Woodlynoo Fatk. H. 1. In OeMber of that year w I'eearoe mualeal director of the reorganised KtiKlWi Imperial Opera Co.. which played a ■nrersafal aeaaoa all over tbe eaat nntU March. •"M. titmm I^^Hi^ haa mmm> jaaiaj af the pcoducttoo, which was abaolntely nnder hla control. ^JHe^then becanc^w tbe accood time, can- piayad at Osatral Park, nDaMpuT^S'tlBaS tbe nmmer leaiOD nntll tall. He waa tbra honored by being cboaeo aa musical director of the GoamopoUtaa OooaetTatoiy of Mnale, P Hl ilill M g, aatw tie mumtmm* ot Paal Uhllca. aat aaiaN*)i that saMta aatn tka ■ptlac «C At thk 'thae ha a rgaal iad the Taalea <nr » «i r a j l ItaUaa Baaia, aiueh playaa ablest eompoaera and band leaden of the day.' "One who has tbe skill snd proficiency of *• oCi 1 abaU long remember Signor l.ombardo for hla qaalltles aa a man—an accompllabed gen tieman, but I aball, perbapo. rcasembcc blm qnalltlaa aa a During the past weA JBr. Wbn "W. Conaldlne, at tbe firm of SnlBtaa. tb.'Ceoaldlne, whlcb on'ns and controls lha 'VpNHe Coast AmaacDcat Co.'a cirralt of vaaiitai tbcatrta fMa Seir Tath In lha Taette waat. Aa there ha« been to mn<b wiUWf re- garding TaudeTllI* atralra In tbe w aat we ask Mr. rnnsMlne to glra aa hla Tiaara aaS atate SIGNOR G. B. LOMBARDO there waa a rate of |S8 from Chicago to Pert- land, which included atop-oreza. and allowed « perforaset to play ama waaka. la i are atoica. They are entli»]y I 'aa each and erery houae on the SaUl- considerable cost. Dor new bonae at Spokaao PalU. Wash., will cost In tbe neighborhood of $TS.OOO: tbe Grand. In Taaoaa. eoat IMMIN: the Bdl ThMlat^ la OaMia<, <Mt/ligUipt tta Grand, at FacOaad. Ore., la Oia of S80.000, and ao I might enumerate at ) "Western aodlencea are no dlffeient than t of tbe east when It comes to tbe crltldam of mm act. To get alcmg In tbe west a perfutuMr muat be able to d^rer ibe gooda. If he la a a uc ce aa In tbe eaat he antak^.vfll.he.a aaaiaw In tbe weat. and ahaaM'heia'aib'haileBcr -tk' accepting the time. "There is no other circuit in this country that can oSar aa moch coaaecntlTe work. anS oat the eaat. The fact that repotable acta tbat have played oor territory are anxlona to play letnta datca la proof of agr Matcawnt. One caa fMk aat at kaat taaalr .aaia>aav aa tbair ntmt trto ta tha eaaat aai aaadna to play la- tum dates." Tbe Pacific Coast Amnsemeot Co- ta branching oat wc^ by weak, addlac aew baaaea to Ita Xo musical comedy wiU leave ChUsBOB this season with aueb indleatlooa of a aoeeaaatMl road tour aa Tbe Paradera, which la now la actlTe tebearaal. Tbe company la ooopetcnt and evenly balanced. Tbe cbocaa la ta mpn a rd at alogeta of mettt. Tbe acttre asana gn o f t ad tta aaaHiaair atl be aasnmed by Herbert W. GUAanf. at pnaeat on' tbe staff of the Chicago Tribune. Leslie Darla Is looking after the wUI be In adranee of tbe abow. Tbe Paradera on easily be aald ta'ba' -aaa of the beat of all the ahowa otaced at La Salle Theatre. Tbe booK and lyrlea aie: Iv Raymond W. Peck. Tbe mnalc and score la bj Bobert Hood Bowers. The p!e<?e Is belar staged hr Btebaid Bartlett. The opening data haa haaa aat Mr Aagaat 17. at Wa ~ The caavaar ti aMpaoad oC I comedians. 30m Matfte Sheldon, the prima donna, has a Hpcaaa ailee of good range, and tbe Waldiao Bnlhaai ^ Oenaan fonu-dlan a. ain Imn been i are ObaAM H. mada, Ed.' Bab LualV. at all tbe leading centera In Philadelphia, in- eludlns tha Chcatnat Street Theatre, tbe Acad- emy of Unalc, etc. It was St this time tbat Rarer and Daroaby, owners of tbe New Parker .Vmuscment Co.. took a Tlalt to Philadelphia In order to aecnre the boaS aa ana oC tbdr attractiaaa. It look lengthr and repeated ooaaidtathMU. and much careful eoaslderatlon before tbe details of this expcnslre contract were consummated; but Signor Lombardo was so pleaaed with the peraonalitlea of Mr. Bamraaa aC Mb. Bataabr that be ctaaed with thfai^ Tbaa It caae ahaat that one ct the Ijcst musical orgsnlsatlons of Philadelphia was beard by me with great dcllglit la the little town of LaSalle. at the nxiul of a program that wvald he i jmh a i t la the iHsat .iMito- polllaB centera. It certainly was a surprise to me to and with tbe tent d attractions of (be New Parker Amoae- mcnt Op. aoch a atroog ally aa waa afforded by tbaa w ei j whera. and aiet y bod y wanted to hear the band: but It was the band Snt and the other attractions afterward. Slgaor Umbardo haa been cbaraeterlaed by aa aC the regarding the western i4tn«tIon have been very much exaggerated. A great ,anioant of tbe trouble in tbe weat haa been doe to tbe tact that throogh aome m la te pi e a e u tatlon, acts with- out a bit of BMTit have la oome nanner mantged to edge their way Into che anatem territory, and tbat section of the coantsy, like any other, will not stand for amatenrs or ao^alled piwDw slooala. Unles acts bare been very bad and way below tbe standard. I can cite no inatant where they have been doaed. Aa far aa per- that OMat aoNAatically. At Coast Anniaement Co. owns and cootrola two houses in erery town on their circuit, and If an act proTea of any merit what ever it la In great deaaaad. "We bare two apeactaa 'to the" eaat,' one In Kew Tork and ooce in Chicago, that are contin- ually on the lookout for ^ood performers. "There has been a lot of exaggctatcd talk regardlBg looff Jaapa and hiaiy laWwad <Maa. Tbe low rates now la eOWct ftaa the aaat to tbe far wrst will permit of a performer playing the entire time oflfered in tbe west, ten at a nominal Ogure oC tatJSO for tlw trip; and beta* thiae ratta were ia Walter Lawrence made a flying trip from New Tork to thia dt y^ fa order to per- sonally witneaa lha waifc .ad.lWta. W Bttigaa aaw .Margaret Wycbdly, «* two Bew'aiiBlhlia et: bis company presenting Mrs- Temple'a Tdegrom at Powers' Theatre. Mr. I^wrenee stated that rebearaala of Prince Chap, with nNattS Tork City, wm badn Aagoat 14. Pl iBl nrnt members a< tha esnpany already emaSCd are EtU Hawklaa (Mia. William Morris). CyrQ Scott, Era Spear. CacU DeMllla. Wise, norenee CaarcB aal by tha way. la a alaMr ta 1 The management of Kavtna Pai fc t» - acpotlatlBS foe an cnsasement of ~ *- ^ , . ai partneTshipu the TaudeTlIIe team of Slmmoa ai>d White ba> been dlioidTed, Frank Wblte baring been en- gaged by Bioadbniat and Cunte to create ^ Tba Mhe dC Ihiaaij'tB H' l* Vht K. WSBa wIB be aeen at MvVlcker'a. White la «aa aC the fraxnlest negro Impersoaatora oo the I«w smaiona Joiaa tha Sam Baiila In the list of a uni j ilg l l ted dramaUe compoaltlons reccnUy ||hil ia eat fa WaalUngtoa ia to be fonad .dnMa.hi:B*e acta, antttlcd Oaoa. IT;. Annie Bnssell. for a nundier aC drr the dtrectloo of Cbas. oeason be atarred by Mr. a three act comedy «f aadica life bf PoBock. entitled Tbe UtUa & meaM tbat will fhv the