Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-06
ADJUSTMENTS.

CREATORE.-A series of misfortunes
marred the first appearance in this city of
Creatore the band master who created
such furore in New York, and who was
probably more talked about than any other
conductor who has been before the public
in years He and his Italian band were an
nounced for concert at the Columbia
Theater last night, and at quarter past
o'clock, when the program should have be-
gun, the auditorium was well filled with an
eXpectant audience. At half-past the gal
lery began to get impatient, and in another
quarter of an hour there was quite a demon
stration of Impotence. Then Creators
manager, Mr.. Howard Pew, appeared and
announced that a delay in the train had
prevented the arrival of the baggage of the
band, but that if the audience would wait
little longer the concert would be given.
Good naturally the people sat there until
after o'clock, and then many of them
went to the box office and had their money
refunded. About half-paSt the sound Of
some of the instruments indicated that the
band was getting ready for business, at
which there was loud applause. A few
minutes later the curtain went up, the band
took their places, and then Creatore en-
tered and raised his baton for the first
number, which was a march of his own. It
was a stirring, snappy composition, which
went with a vim and caught the audience
at once. The second number. the Tam
hauser" overture, was less satisfactory, for
it was discovered that the instruments were
not III tune ana the nne effectS sought to be
produced were lost entirely and the discord
set on edge the teeth of the musicians in the
audience.
The best-played number on the program
was the sextet from Lucia ami the
audience tried to get an encore, but could
not. One was given after the Poet and
Peasant overture, march, probably one
or Creatores works, and the conclud ng
number was an arrangement of selections
from Carmen which unfortunately in
many places showed the inharmoniousnes
of the instruments. Under favorable cir
cumstances it is likely that the band would
do good work, and 1t is perhaps unfair to
judge Of its value by the performance last
night.
Creatore himself was the attraction to
most of the audience, and it is certain that
he is sui generis as a conductor. His &C.
centricities surpass those of any other
leader who has ever visited Washington.
He is tall, slim man with a face of I'M
usual pallor framed in mass Of long black
hair. His black eyes and mustac che accen-
tuate the paleness of his face and give him
something of an uncanny look. His style
of action is thoroughly acrobatic, and some
OF his gyrations are SO unique that it Is
almost impossible to determine whether
they are carefully studied or the result of
impulse. He will skip from reeds to brasses
seeming to plead with section or scod
the other, and sometimes he will select in
dividual players and devote his attention to
them. He will walk right up among them
urging them to greater force or hushing
them into pianissimo effects and then when
he wants climax he has a way of swing
ing his long arms in the most vehement
and excited manner He gets the effects
he wants, however, and has complete con-
troll over his band. some of the staccato
effects being remarkable Creatore is a
great show in himself, and the audience
last night seemed to think So
CHASE S.-Vaudeville and the Marine
Band drew good-sized audience at Chase's
last night. The band played a good pro-
gram, as 1t always does, and contributed
its share to the success of the entertain
ment. The vaudevillians included Marie
DRESSER, Della Fox. Sophie Burnham and
Edith Helena. and each was well received
and obliged to respond to encores