The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-24
A New Show
And It's Great
In the future we will make a special
ty of advertising only our Feature
Picture" in The News i'm order to give
more complete description OF II than
we have been giving For tonight and
tomorrow we offer Selg's much talked
OF picture,
The Devil,
The Servant.
AND
The Man.

How often we ma in the racing OF
stern realization the epitome of men
tai suffering-and the moral anguish
resulting from the conviction of ones
lown heart through the sub conscious
mind in dream-such have ere now
caused great battles TO be won or lost
the success or failure of commercial
enterprises-and in the case of The
Devil, the Servant and the Man." the
duty he is in honor bound to respect is
vivid and convincing.
We find the man first in his home sur
rounded by a devoted wife and the
many Injuries 10 make a home pleas
ant 10 all of which he shows an in
difference and persists in joining his
clientele at the club. Upon his arrival
a: the club visit to the matinee of
THE Devil' is suggested and accepted.
We next see them emerging from
the theater with two chorus girls. They
repair to nearby palm garden-en-
joying the dreamy music with mint
juleps and frappe trimmings. They
are interrupted by the arrival of a
message for the young husband. Upon
opening IL he shows his pleasure plain
ly, for it is from Edna, his favorite
amorita. asking him to witness with
her, a performance of THE Servant i'm
the House" that evening. Suggesting
to his companions that his departure
would equalZe the gender of the party
and leave them undisturbed by the fifth
person.
He takes his departure and hurried
his evening dress and prepares. as he
assures his wife, to spend the evening
with the boys at the club. Remon-
STATIONS on the part of the young wife
are unavailing As he is leaving the
home his attention is directed to a
note written by the wife and left on
the table saying:
IF you persist in drinking and go
ing out at night, do not blame your
wife If she does the same. Alice"
The reading of the note has but little
effect upon the husband. who does not
believe her capable of such actions
He at once repairs to the home of
Edna and accompanies her to the per-
Torrance mentioned, after which they
retire to a fashionable cafe Some
time elapses before he takes his adieu
and returns to his home, slightly ruff
fled i'm his equilibrium. He sinks be-
fore the CRATE in an easy chair and is
soon i'm dreamland-his vision shows
him the devil standing at his shoulder
asking the question: "Where have
you been?" He tells him. He is then
asked where his wife is and he points
to the bedroom, saying: "She is there,
asleep" He is told she is not. He
then remembers the note. In his sub
conscious mind he Is desperate. The
devil says: Take this gun and kill
her'-he rushes to her room and finds
IL empty. He is ordered by the devil
to go with him and he would show him
more. They pass quickly down the
street and he is shown his wife in the
embrace of strange man from the
The husband draws back to shoot,
when the devil says: mo, will show
you more"
We next find them entering the no.
torious French mask ball. He shows
the young husband his wife in the
arms of a young prince. Quivering
with rage he pulls the mask and shoots
her dead. The devil then takes him
back TO his home and leaves him in
the same chair he found him. Soon
he awakens and remembers what he
| had seen in his dream-his mind
| quickly reverts TO the note left by his
wife. He hastens to her room and
finds IL empty. Crazed with remorse,
he places the revolver to his temple
and Is about TO fire when the hand OF
the servant i'm the house stays his arm
and asks him: what are you going
to do?" xiii myself" he replies. and
relates the story. saying his wife Is
dead. He is assured she is not and Is
at once led to the table behind the
screen. where the young wife had fall
en- asleep in her lonely wait for his
return. He falls 'on his knees. pleads
forgiveness and promises to lead Q
better life.
Thus ofttimes in our dreams we are
shown the folly OF our evil habits.