The San Francisco call., 1901-10-20
GIFTED CONTRALTO WHO WILL
BE HEARD IN CONCERT NEXT
TUESDAY EVENING.

cello. All the players were in good form
and the programme was heartily enjoyed
The concerts this year are entirely on a
subscription basis and will be given once
a month. Tickets for outsiders may be
obtained through subscribers.
sienor Creatore director of the Royal
Italian band, is a new thing in conductors
here. Our own Sousa has hitherto held
first place in point OF picturesqueness In
the affections of band lovers, but a
greater than he has arisen and the Amer
ican conductor must now take q back
seat. Creatore has IL in hair to begin
with. and the wise well know the power
of the well-adorned in this regard from
Samson-who suffered at the hands OF
the first lady barber on record-down to
Paderewski He has IL again In the ex-
tent and eccentricity OF his gymnastic re-
pertoire. Where Sousa may be absolutely
depended upon to coax a particular mel
ody from his comets with the same par
ticvlar caress at every performance.
Creatore under the same circumstances
may be found upon his heels to be sure
when he Is not poised upon his enthusi-
astic toes-but II Is never safe to wager
where the rest Of him viii be. II viii.
however, be found where II will be OF
most use, for Creatore, though the most
dramatic OF conductors, Is not In the
smallest degree theatrical It Is impossi-
BILE to doubt his sincerity even In his most
tumultuous moments, when with locks
and arms flying he leads his band up to,
one of their splendid climaxes. Neither
Is II possible to doubt Signor Creatore's
enthusiasm nor musicianly qualities He
has done excellent work with the band In
the one short year OF his leadership. Nat
urally 1t has not yet attained quite the
marvellous precision Of Sousa's organiza-
wonderful swing and balance, but II comes
so near that 1t may prove In the not dis
tant future formidable rival to the older
band.
The peculiar composition Of the Royal
Italian band. with its large wood wind
force. enables 1t to get effects that are
not possible to the ordinary brass band.
and In their repertoire this fact has been
taken fullest advantage Of Whole acts
Of the standard operas are given with con-
siderable beauty of effect for the most
part. and such arrangements as the
"Tannhauser" overture are brilliantly
successful. the wood wind telling with
splendid effect, Creatore has done much
Of the arranging and his work shows
strong musical feeling and an ingenuity
ana originality that amount to true
genius There Is sometimes q slight ten
dency> to the unduly sentimental In his
Interpretation, an occasional crudity TO be
observed. but on the whole his methods
are thoroughly healthful, brilliantly en-
thusiastic and highly conscientious. The
fifty musicians In Creatore's band are all
picked men, and II is easy to prophesy
for such men and such a leader a lasting
and worthy success. Tonight will he
given the final programme OF the engage
ment at popular prices. The programmes
follows:
March. Royal Purple (Creatore); overture.
William Telr' RossinD harp solo. selected
Miss Heintzen: prelude. act l. 'Lohengrin''
twagner); Carmen (Bixet): boys chorus Bo-
hemian song. prelude and finale, act ~, march
No. IL tMencini); duet. ''Cavalieria Rusticana''
(MascagnD; soprano solo (Creatore) Nine
Barili; American Fantastic Cvictor HerberO.
Mrs. M. z. Blanchard, who viii be heard
In concert for the first time on Tuesday
evening next since her recent sotourn In
the East, has provided an unusually Inter
esting programme 1t IL two years since
Mrs. Blanchard went away, and much IS
expected from her on Tuesday evenins
The concert will take place at Sherman 4
Clay Hall. ~
The most successful nation Is determi-
nation.
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