The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-07
OPERA SINGER INSANE
Lambardi Opera Company
Meeting With Obstacles.
GREAT BARITONE UND0NE
Pietro GaIIeano Closely Guard
ed at ST. Joseph.

Pletro Galleano Closely Guard
ed at ST. Joseph.
The Lambardi Italian Opera company IS
still meeting with serious impediments in
its tour. 1t was compelled to reorganize
at Kansas City and drop some of its sing
ers, and it is reported that Pietro Gal
leano the great baritone, who did the
part of "Riggoleto" in the opera of that
name at the Crawford Grand in this city,
went suddenly insane on the train be-
tween Lincoln and ST. Joseph on Satur-
day. GaIleano had to be confined in a
room at a hotel in St. Joseph and closely
guarded for fear he would do some of the
members of the company harm. His in
sanity is said to have very seriously Grip
pied the company, as he was one of the
principal members of the cast in all of
their leading operas. Galleano was quite
a favorite in this city, and the admirers
he has here will be sorry to learn of his
misfortune. The st. Joseph Gazette says:
''Pietro Galleano. a baritone singer
connected with the Lambardi Italian
Grand Opera company. which opens an
engagement at Tootle's theater Monday,
is confined to room a the Murray Ho-
tel under guard as he is thought to be
suffering from dementia.
"Galleano, according to L. z. Behymer.
advance agent Of the company, has been
acting and talking strangely Of late. and
he has showed symptoms of insanity on
several previous occasions.
1.-THE Lambardi Opera company came in
on the 6:35 Burlington train from Lincoln
yesterday and members of the company
had difficult time attendinf Galleano on
the trip, as he grew almost violent.
'He displayed symptoms of dementia
before leaving Lincoln. and his condition
grew worse while enroute TO st. Joseph.
When the train arrived in this city
Manager Bageard and Mr.. Lambardi put
Galleano in hack and took him to the
Hotel Murray, where they endeavored to
quiet him, but they found this task i'm
possible.
AT the hotel Galleano showed the stove,
in which there was fire, around the
room until restrained by four or five of
his friends.
Then he noticed q large clock on the
wall which had stopped running.
"Gesticulating wildly and talking rapid
ly in italian he mounted a chair and
wound the clock adjusting the hands
first at one time and then at another.
"a watch was handed him by one of
his friends, and after splitting IN both
sides Of the case he threw it on the floor
HE kept chewing paper all during these
actions, and being a powerful man of
about 30 years Of age, worried his friends
greatly while they tried to induce him to
go to his room.
"He was finally brought to his room
and some medicine given him but he
refused to swallow it.
''Messrs Lambardi and Begeard who |
were doing all ir their power for the I'M
fortunate man, then decided to take him |
to the police station for safe keeping over
the night. but when they arrived at the |
station about $50 o'clock and saw the |
rough iron hunks on which Galleano |
would have to sleep. they decided to take |
him back to the hotel and place him in a |
room under the care of several of his |
friends.
''Dr. C. II. Wallace was called and de- |
clared at once that Galleano was labor
ing under temporary insanity caused in
directly by excessive use of intoxicants.
Mr. Behymer stated that if Galleano |
was not considerably improved by tomor- !
row that an effort would be made TO |
place him in the asylum here
"Galleano imagines that his friends are |
jibing and making fun Of him. and this /
him to such an extent that it is |
feared he may do some member of the |
bodily harm.
''Mr. Behymer was seen at the st. !
Charles hotel last night and said: Gal
leano is one Of the best singers in our !
chorus, and I regret his present condi- /
ton. He is a hard drinker. and this |
brought about the dementia with which /
he is at present suffering. We will see /
that he is properly cared for and will |
either have him placed in some insdtu- /
ton of detention here or Will have him /
sent to New York or San Francisco or /
wherever he may have friends He drew |
a good salary and undoubtedly has mon
ey of his own.
a. He cannot speak a word of English. /
and imagines that everyone with whomi .
he comes in contact IS making fun of .
him and this aEgravates him. He has ha5 /
spells like this before. but he' gets worse .
with each succeeding one. and T think he /
should be given medical attention until .
he is cured. He has been with the COM /
pany since last April. and came to US d. /
rect from Italy
"Galleano IS married and has 4 family
living near Florence. Italy.
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and safe. Married ladies' friend. Import
ed from Paris. Take nothing else: in red 1
wrappers. la France Drug company, I'M
porters. San Francisco. All druggists.
CITY IN BRIEF.
II. ". Grafton returned yesterday from
a visit 10 his old home near WelIsville.