The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-17

advertisements submitted"
The advertisement appeared in the Eagle
last March. Il was no better than Mr.
Sousiey's other advertisements which ap-
pear in the Eagle right along, and if there
was contest on all the time, Wichita
would make daily winning.
CAMPANARrs GREAT SUCCESS.
All the old timers in Wichita remember
Leandro Campanan. the musician He
and Mrs. Catharine Russell ran con
eervatory here. Miss Persis Bell, Mrs.
Russen's sister was studying music in
Milan, the violin, under Campanari, and
they were married, afterward moving to
Wichita Wichita was too young and too
small for Campanari, a fact recognized
by the citizens then and proved now by
the fact that he is at the top in London
today, the director Of the great orchestra
In the Crystal Palace of the English cap
ital. His brother Guiseppi Campanari, is
a famous baritone. Guiseppi is playing
The Barber OF Seville and was recently
in Kansas City. VIII Russell. a Wichita
boy, called upon him at his hotel Fol-
lowing are excerpts from an interesting
Il have just come from a most delight
ful evening spent with Uncle Guseppi. I
went to the Coates. sent up my card and
after bit the bell boy said I was to fol-
low him to the billiard room There 7
found old "F1garO''-not a day older
hair jet black, and looking the proof Of
his words, that he takes not a care in
the world He came from the far end
of the room, smiling recognition and said:
The same old Weely.' Declared | didn't
look older than when he last saw me,
eleven years ago. Beriboni, the conduc-
tor. was there and before l could be in
troduced, began hurting witty Italian and
English at me and we were quickly
friends. Salignac was playing with Uncle
and some smaller fry We're at the adioin-
ing table. We had pleasant general
chat. interspersed with billiard shots that
were net nearly as good as the singing
OF the players. And then Uncle took me
into the general reading room. and there
we sat and talked over old times for two
solid hours. First he gave me a great
tongue lsshing for not coming to- see him
when last here, and especially for not
bringing YOU and Persis TO see him. He
said he had heard SO much of you that he
desired much to see you. that he had two
days to kill and would have been de-
lighted. And Aleph?' asked ne. And
when I said: Married and two children
his eyes opened wide and he threw up
his hands. He wanted to know when she
married and If she did well--an about her |
He must have liked her very much in
Poston IJa co,,Idn'f saor, o., r,,,,,,roI,r,,.7 /
when I told him she was short in stature |
had it fixed in his mind years ago that |
she would grow into a tall woman. Then |
I made him dole out information Uncle |
Leandro (CampanarD is in London con- |
Quoting an orchestra of seventy-five in |
Crystal Palace. Guiseppi sails May . to |
sing there in Convent Garden He de- /
ciares Uncle Leandro is the coming con- |
ductor of grand opera in this country and /
he is a candidate for the place and stands |
the best chance: says he is grand con-
ductor, is entirely bald and while he is 1
two years younger than Gulseppi looks |
ten years older You can see Guiseppi's /
pride is Leandro. and he giows telling of |
Leandro's success and ability-says moth /
ing of himself. only to complain OF the I
and cooking. They struck an
Italian chef at Omaha and he said il was
the first enjoyable meal in seven weeks
Aunt PersSs and the family are in Milan
and her health is very much better. His
family is in New York. Then we talked /
of pugilism. He is a great admirer OF /
Corbett and when I described the Veri- /
scope reproduction Of the fight at Carson /
City he swore he would go 20 see it at his
FIRST opportunity. He also said that Uncle
Leandro is composing with much sue
cess."