The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-01
TWO GOOD SHOWS
HERE NEXT WEEK
ALMA, WHERE DO you LIVE?
AND TIE NEWLY WEEDS"
ON MAY 6 AND 8.

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The farce. with music. Alma, Where
DO You Liver viii be presented at the
Calumet Tpeater next Monday, May
6. This is the brilliant German French
comedy which ran for season al
Phillips German theater on the East
Side of New York and was then done
in English by Joe Weber at his own
Music Hall and ran there all last
year.
The success OF alma" in French
during the Partisan run was pheno-
menal and i'm Berlin. after il was done
into German to suit the taste OF that
metropolis, it wac. equally successful
but neither OF these runs could equal in
uniqueness that at the little German
Theater i'm New York. After few
weeks during which they who ynder-
stood German were the only ones TO
visit the house. the pay commenced 20
be talked about all over New York.
This was due mostly to it's wonderful
music.
The farce begins in the morning II
S the usual might before which
stars the trouble ThGobald Martin
and his prospective son-in-law. Gas
ton Duval. arrive at home and find
domestic wrath awaiting them. Their
adventures have included a meeting
with Mile. Alma. once the fancee OF
5aston. Presently Alma appears and
complexities things for the returned
prodigals An unexpected happening,
however. reconciles her presence TO the
women Of the household.
An eccentric millionaire relative Of
he Martins leaves his fortune to his
adopted son, Pierre le Peach, on condi
ton that he shall not fall IN love with
)r propose TO any woman before he
omes of age, which event is 10 hap
zen on the morrow. In the event Of
?ierre's surrender to some siren, Theo-
,ald and CASTOR are 10 divide the for
lune between them. They Immediate
~ suggest that Mile. Alma shall win
1 proposal of marriage from the Young
ielr presumpttve. II is not an easy
ask for the youth makes his appear
ance singing melodious warnings
against womankind. These his bone :
factor had instilled in him.
Moreover, Mile. Alma Is an idcalist
as well as a Partisan mHlincr. She
determines to save the lads fortune Tor
iim despite'the censpiring pair And
then she falls in love with this farce
'omedy Parsifal, who is all innocence
md finally she wins the fortune ana
is possessor for herself.
The NewlywedsD May 8.
The Newlyweds and Their Baby" is
'hruthfully termed q big success The
ompany Is a.largc one, composed Of
iO9 people the ~, Of course being
he Baby-played hy James +. Rosen.
The show is in two acts ana -four
scenes. the finale Of the first act prov
ng a most distinct innovation The
music is by Seymour Brown, Nat D..
Aver and John w. Bratton. There are
sixteen musical numbers. counting the
dnale of the second act. all of which
obtain whistleaole popularity 5ut the
ones sure to obtain distinctive hits are
Boogie Boo" Loving Time. Every
Saby is a Sweet l}ouquet'' and Cant
You See ] Love You?' "Boo2ie Boo
as given by Eulalic Young and the
Eight Pouter Pigeons" is without 81
doubt one of the most entertaining
features of the piece. The scenic en-
Refreshments Of both acts are entirely
adequate and the ccstumins of the
company is worthy of special mem
ton. The play will oe seen at the
Calumet theater Wednesday. May s.