The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-12
AT THE THEATER

THE Village Postmaster" is the at
traction at to-day's matinee and to-
night. Those who are fond of rural
drama and like to see a picture of
the country as it was in New England
half century ago, with its hom4ly
but picturesque surroundings, will find
The Village Postmaster" entirely to
their liking. The critics of New York
were lavish in their praise of the play
during its long run there. The play
carries with 1t the smell of new-mown
hay. apple blossoms and country air.
A pretty story runs through 1t, which
turns to love with the ultimate happy
ending, of course. 1t illustrates types
and characters that abounded in New
England at the period from which the
scenes were taken, and there is a
wholesomeness about it that sends the
audience home with better opinion of
mankind in general. The scenes are
the general store, the village green,
with country dance on training day,
ending with realistic shower of rain;
the minister's donation party, a real
istic farm scene with an old-fashioned
threshing machine at work, and viii
lage church where great preparations
are being made for the night wedding
of the postmasters daughter. The
matinee prices are: Adults so cents;
children, % cents, admission to the bal
cony. Regular prices prevail at night.
Probably the most talked-of mu-
stefan in the country, particularly for
the last six months, is Creatore, the
band leader who so astonished New
Workers and set the metropolis music
mad during the summer with his Ital-
ian band concerts at Hammerstein's
Paradise Garden. Creatore and his
band are to be heard at the theater
Tuesday, matinee and night, and a
new sensation awaits those who have
not seen this leader and heard his or
ganiZation. Creatore is one of those
passionate Italian musicians, full of
artistic temperament and an unusual
amount of energy which shows itself
to an extravaganza degree lin his ges-
lures while conducting. He was a poor
boy, playing in the streets of Naples,
when he attracted the attention of a
wealthy gentleman by his wonderful
playing on an old trombone. This
philanthropic gentleman took an in
terest in him at once and placed him
under the direction of great musical
leader who gave him every advantage
He came to America about three years
ago as a trombone soloist, but having
| to lead band during the sickness of
the conductor. his abilities in this line
| became apparent. The organization
| split, and he was made director of one
portion of it. In 1901 he greatly as
tonished the visitors to the Steel Pier
in Atlantic City, and later the patrons
4 of Willow Grove Park in Philadelphia
| He travelled throughout the West with
| his organization, for several months.
| Some discussions arose and he re-or-
| ganized a part of this band, and was
taken to New York for a summer sea-
| son, the success of which has made
him famous. His career in New York
| during the summer was without par
| allel. He was afterward artistically
| Endorsed without reserve by classic and
conservative Boston. The matinee
prices are: Orchestra, 81; balcony, rs
and so cents; gallery. rs cents Night.
orchestra, 81; balcony. 81 and 20 cents,
reserved admission to the balcony, so
cents; galleries. cents.
! Wednesday night Mile. Zelie de Lus-
san win be heard in song recital. It
will be her first appearance before a
| Savannah audience. Her reputation as
| a singer, however, is sufficient to in
| sure her a large audience. Mile. de
| Lussan recently sang in Chicago, and
| the Record Herald's critic said of her:
| "A charming concert was given by
Mile. de Lussan, who was greeted by
| just such an audience as she deserv-
ed-large. cultivated and responsive.
The fine qualities that always have
distinguished this singers method
were again manifested in a gratifying
! degree. That exquisite purity of enun-