The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1912-06-05
FILLED MANY A
BIG Engagement
Venetian Troubadours Played
In Honor Of King Ed.
wards Visit.
AND ON THE ROYAL YACHT.


prano; Si9nor MeIe, celllst, and
sisnor George, vIoIinist, NotabIes
In the Music World.
Engagements that members of the
Venetian Troubadours have filled are
Of such interest and of such import.
ance in the musical world that a story
OF several of the members is given
here to show something of the work
they have done and suggest a bit of
the character of the work that will be
presented on their Chautauqua engage
ment at this place.
SignOr Eugene Vante, director, was
graduated from the Royal Art Acad.
envy of Venice. and. took first prize on
the Venetian Gondolier Water Excur.
sion on the occasion of King Edwards
visit to that city. He was a very
young man. just graduated. and it was
his starting point.
Among the most important engage
ments at which he has played might
be mentioned his appearance at the
wellknown Gallery Humbert the First
at Naples in Italy. This was by royal
command. and at that time the ma
tority of the present personnel of the
company was with him. He was again
asked to perform at the seating of the
new Cabinet at the Quirinal at Rome,
and achieved tremendous success.
Later he gave twenty-nine concerts at
the beautiful Roman Palace Garden.
He also filed other engagements on
the weekly water excursions in Venice
and along the picturesque Adriatic
lakes. the most important being the
one on the royal yacht Savoy.
Played Al Lakewood Inn.
Following his trip to America he
appeared at the famous Jersey resort,
Lakewood Inn. at Lakewood, N. j.;
then at the Kaiser Karton. Sea Gate.
NJ. Y. for eighteen weeks Of consecu.
tive success: then sixteen weeks at
the famous Ricadonna Hotel. Brighton
Beach. N. Y. and was especially en-
gagged for the entire season of 1911
At the well-known hotel. the Waldorf
Astoria. in New York City.
Signor Mara. the celebrated tenor
with the Troubadours. was Arst
heard of in Naples. when merely q
youth, he having been discovered In
the chorus of the cast of Aida and
l. Pagliacci. Signor lombard. the
conductor of the theatre at that time.
at once discovered the gift of this
young man, and took him under his
paternal wings. After he had accom-
plished the modern school method of
singing. he was five years later seen
as the title role in the very same
opera in which he had appeared years
before in the chorus.
Following his success there he came
to America and was at once placed
with the late Manhattan Opera House.
New York City. in which place he
scored In the operas, Aida, Traviata,
Lucia di Lammermoor and several
others. Following the closing Of that
opera house, Mr.. Oscar Hammerstein
made Signor Mara an offer to take
him to London. but he. having secured
other prominent engagements In
America. declined to accept that offer.
Mile. Bsrtrame, Soprano.
Mile. Luis Bertrame. the soprano
with the Troubadours, although Of
Italian parents. spent most of her time
In Paris and scored the success Of
her life at the well-known Opera
Comique Theatre. Paris. in The Huge
not. Faust, l. Puritani. La Bohems.
and other well-known operas. In
America she has been with the Acad-
envy Opera Company. the Aborn Opera
Company. and the Savage-Italian-
American Opera Company in Canada.
Signor Mele. the cellist with the
Troubadours. is considered the best
among the very few good players OF
that dificult instrument. Signor Tos-
eanini, who in his day was considered
the best the world knew Of. heard
6ignor Mele in New York and was
astonished at his bow movements and
for the easy manner in which he COM
nands his instrument. He IL from
Milan. the birthplace Of the best mu-
sicians the world knows. In America
he has filled some very notable en-
gagements. Among them was his e.
gagement with Mile. Adeline Patti on
her farewell tour of the country few
years ago.
Signor George. the violin soloist Of
the Troubadours. Travelled with Mile.
Tetrazzini on her concert tour two
years ago.
He has had full charge of a large
orchestra that has played for twenty
two weeks at the Fort Lowry Hotel.