The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-05
.|ARDELLA'S BAND
RAISED THE ROOF
Played "Wednesday in Keepers
House at CANDLES Hill.
WERE THEIR OWN AUDIENCE.
WERE THEIR OWN AUDIENCE
Rain Kept People at Home, and Musi.
clans, to Keep Contract With City
Endangered Their Ear Drums.
Last Concert Monday Night

According to the report Of City En-
gineer Cutshaw only once during the en-
tire summer has the weather interfered
with IardelIas band in making good their
contract to dish UP music six times a
week, and this occurred last Wednesday,
the rain coming down in such sheets as
to make it impossible for the musicians
to foot their horns at CANDLES, Hill.
When Professor Iardella and his aggre-
cation of note-makers journeyed from
the city to CANDLES Hill the weather was
very ti1rea teninE, and when they finally
reached the park the heavens opened up
and rain fell in torrents. No one but the
musicians were on the spot, the people
preferring to remain indoors rather than
to face the elements to hear the blissful
music of Professor Iardella.
Being under contract to furnish con-
cert at Candles Hill the professor did
not know what to do. It was raining
entirely too hard to play music, and even
had the band attempted it their notes
would have been drowned in the torrent
that was falling from the overhanging
clouds.
In despair Professor Iardella rushed to
a telephone leaving his musicians TO seek
shelter underneath the canopy OF the
bandstand and under the foliage OF the
numerous trees He was. soon IN COM
to whom he stated the case in as few
words as possible.
II agreed to make music six times
week, but it is impossible for my men to
play in such a downpour OF rain as TINS.
l don't want to break my contract, SO
what shall I do?"
The City Engineer informed him that
he had better take his trusty musicians
in the keepers house and play concert
to him. The advice sounded so good that
the Professor rushed back to the park
and ordered his men into the Keepers
house, which looks very much ike SEN
try box. It is somewhat larger than an
egg-shell. and has windows on every size.
NEARLY RAISED ROOF.
By the time the musicians were quar-
tered here the wind was blowing quite
hard, and the rain commenced coming
through the windows. Wettins the occu1
pants of the place Just as II they had no
shelter at all. 1t was then decided to pun
down the windows and play the concert.
This was DONE and in few minutes
Iardella's band was busily engaged in
making music in the two by four box
It would be useless to attempt to tell
how it sounded, but it is stated that al
ter the first spasm all hands decided that
another rendition Of a rag time nSeeey
would result in the raising of the roof,
and it was decided to call the concert OIL
for good and all.
When the band made their exit from
the keepers house, they were just as wet
from perspiraton as they would have
been had they remained in the open park.
The Committee on Grounds and Build
ings decided to take the will for the deed,
and ordered that Professor Iardella be
paid III full for this weeks work.
LAST CONCERT.
With a concert at Reservoir Park one
week from next Monday night the free
concerts which Iardella's band have been
rendering for the benefit of the public
at the expense of the city will come to a
close, as the contract with Professor
Iardella will have been completed by this
time.
City Engineer Cutshaw reported to the
Committee on Grounds and Buildings at
their session last night that during the
entire summer the band has given six
concerts each week, with one exception.
This concert was to have been given at
Monroe Park, and Professor Iardella so
Mr.. Cutshaw stated had agreed to play
an additional concert on the Monday
night following the close of his contract
and on motion of Mr.. Whittet the COM
mittee decided to have this recital at the
West End Park, instead of Monroe, as
more people would probably journey to
the Reservoir than would go to 5Ionroe
Park