The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-02
PRETTY STORY OF {, !: 4 SONG s: O u 9
WHICH MADE a FU.ROR
III Bacio" Was 9 Composed for PiccoIIoc;-
q mini, and the Words Written by Q Y
Friend Of Compo on q Is 5Ssug-
gestlon 3 # Madame y. M ,'a1'itI Ard'tl.
Publishers Reaped .I.8 5sl3
Harvest. 83 NJ
e, BY I PAUL 81 LAMBETH,E

8fsnec,al Cable to The Tlmes-D ispa tch.)
LONDON. May ID senor Luigi ~ "a Arditi. =.
the famous composer and baton, who ,ste' 3for
many years was musical director q Her t',i
Mnjesty's Theatre. who died ut s rd; 81 oVe:55 ,
near Brighton to-day, though a born 9l11 my nv
sical leader, should probably have never
been known as a composer but for his l!'
beautiful American wife, Miss Virginia 's g'1irli7
Warwick, of Richmond; # who Tho i ;j IN
fsplred him to most Of his famous vs. COM
positions RI. q; s5sa
Tho story OF the, writing Of 81 Bacio.'
the waltz WITH which Ardi $ name Is s. g s.
socated in the minds OF hundre eds as q. o.
Thousands who have never. seen the COM col.
poser, Il s5interesting. It was In 1859 that hat
he first conceived the well known @ I, melody z!
One evening. after dinner. at NJ the ne
Queens 4 Hotel, GNIanch hester, he sat down
Ito the piano and his fingers strayed al al
most unconsclously over the notes, Fie
+ played 4 little air to himself and Piece 81
,lomlni. ,wio, was chatting to NJ adanle
ArditI. looked up quickly and said What \ q;
Ga thnt YOU are playing? It q, charming.
Please note II down or you VII forget
Eit.."AA Arditi did SO on an old q envelope: p
merely 1otting down a few notes and Il hen
thrust the paper ito his pocke +.
}3 K SAVED PRECIOUS SLIP
Plccolominis ha.i gone to America In
the meantime, and SArditi had promised
tina t he would compose a song for her TO
sins at the first concert In England on
her return from the United States. loco.
slomlni#was at the point Of returning, ana
B thol lsong had not been composed Ills
wife had fortunately taken cnre OF the
precious 4 slip OF & pa per ersscontaihlng sthe
notes. The words were written TOR MIN
tho very day on which he began to az, ar
range the m muslc. ssily Il !.
A High baritone. named Aldlghieri. and
s very excellent singer to boot. was prac-
Sticing with him one morning, and Arditl
told him that he was greatly IN need OF
words for his song. &. 4.
is.'I will write you some versestif you VIII
give mo an idea.' he answered prompt.
Nv. "What subject would you likeYs
Made ame %Arditi. who was sitting Ct the
other end OF the room. answered ere her
husband had time to think of; anythins.
and said :s"Why5 not write about KISS !
There's u good subject tor you'f5
Aldlghieri thought the idea nm excellent
tie words OF Gil Bacio." which have since
become famous I'll Bacio" was frat sung
at Brighton by Piccolomini In 1850, and
created a furoro. Arditl received only ffty
mounds for tho work, though tho pub
fishers made thousands
OWED ALTO AMERICA.
Arditi was born ut Crescentino. Pied
mont, Italy, in 1922. and received his H,l:
sical education at the Conservatory OF
Milan. He spent, ten years Of bis life In
America. He always said that he owed W
everything to America from his wife to
his fame. and his famous opera La Spla'
is founded on Fenimore Cooper's novel;
"The spy He was known and admired
in every metropolis Of Europe; and was
decorated by the Sultan with the order
OF tho Medjldie He swung his baton at
the debut OF many famous singers. sAnlong
others, Mme. Nevada, Nine. Nordica and
Adelina Patti, who sent him q beautiful
present on his eightieth birthday last
year IN 9 III XII 4, a, IL ssi