The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-25

Creatore. 10 Indianapolis In the future is at
tracing much attention, not only among
music lovers of the city. but among other
people as we'll, as there is a great deal Of
curiosity to see, we'll as to hear, the per-
Torrance OF the much-advertised leader
from Italy. Creatore and his band will be
at Tomlinson Hall for three concerts to be
given on the evenings of Nov. 3 and "a and
the afternoon of Nov "a. The first concert
will be given for the benefit of the Short
ridge High School under the auspices of the
class of 'O4. r. Boone Mckee, who is act
ing as the local manager of the concerts.
announces that excursions will be run to In
dianapolis from several outside points on
the two days of the agement, including
Terre Haute and Bloomington. which are
probably the farthest away.
Creatore recently appeared in Pittsburg.
and set the people OF that city in furore
over his tremendously energetic conducting.
A critic in the Pittsburg Post had this to
say of him:
''Close study of Creatore will show him
musician of calibre, and fundamentally
possesssed-or inspired, II you please-with
fine musical comprehension You will not
leave his concert without experiencing the
freshening process that comes from satur-
ating the blood with strong tonics; you will
have felt the throb of quickened heartbeats.
and your sleep will be disturbed by the vi
sion of a frail body swaying, now in volup-
ing in the throes of cyclonic tempests. and
bo
wonderr''
The arrivals in New York yesterday on
the steamer La Lorraine, from France, in
cluded Jaques Thibaud, the French violin
list, who is to make his first tour here under
the management of Henry Wolfsohn Thi-
baud is to make his debut on the evening Of
the 10th at the first of the Wetzler sympho-
ny concerts, in Carnegie Hall, and has
chosen for his introduction the Saint Saen
and Mozart concertos. Two weeks later
Thibaud is to be the soloist at the first brace
of concerts of the Philharmonic Society,
which occasion will also introduce the ia
nous French director. Edward Colonne, who
was the first to discover the genius in Thi-
baud, while he was playing with a small
orchestra in cafe in the Latin quarter of
Paris. On this occasion Thibaud is to play
the Lalo concerto. On Nov. 20 Thibaud will
give his first recital in Carnegie Hall. when
the principal number on the programme is
TO be the Cesar Franch senate Nov. Thi-
baud will make his Boston debut at the new
Jordan Hall in that city. Thibaud is to play
later with the New York Symphony Orches-
ira, the Philadelphia, Pittsburg Cincinnati
chicago and st. Louis symphony orchestras.
He Is also booked for ten recitals, in Tren-
ton. Washington, Troy, Detroit, Buffalo,
Minneapolis. St. Paul, Milwaukee, Cleveland
and Brooklyn.
FROM Nj. Witmark & Sons, the New
York music publishers, come a number of
tuneful new compositions that seem des-
tined to become very popular this season
Among the latest Witmark vocal pieces
that are of special merit are Chauncey Oh
colts beautiful new Irish ballad, my Own
Dear Irish Queen" sweet love song en-
titled Let Love Decide" the words by Col
lin Davis and the music by Blanca de
Jeneppe and MARY from Maryland" a
bright little song by George A. Norton that
is one of the successes of the new musical
comedy, 1.-THE Girl from Dixie" Two splen-
did piano numbers are the Newport
Waltzes," by Herbert Dillea, and a pretty
descriptive composition, described as IA
japanese novelette," and entitled 'In a
Lotus Field" by John W. Bratton, COM
poser Of the very popular "Cozy Corner"
which is now being played everywhere.
A violin recital by Hugh McGibeny. the
well-known indianapolis violinist, will be
given Tuesday evening at the PropyIaeum
Mr.. McGibeny is one of the instructors at
the Metropolitan School of Music and a
very capable performer.
The Castle Square English Grand Opera
Company is producing Puccini's "Tosca"
and Verdi's "Otello" in magnificent style
this season, according to the reviews in the
Boston papers. The company is strong in
soloists this year and the scenic equipment
Is finer than ever before. The great church
scene in the first act OF "Tosca" and the
sensational first act scene in "Otello,"
showing storm at sea off the coast of
Cyprus, painted by the scenic artist, WAL
ter Burridge, are said to be two OF the most
beautiful effects ever produced by settings
for grand opera. The Castle Square Com
pany visits Indianapolis late in the season.