Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-03-12
SHOWS BREAK RECORDS
Three Great Productions in q Single
Month for DecOrah.
"A MODERN EVE" FRIDAY;
ABORN OPERA co. MAR. oSth
Greatest Musical Comedy and Most
Famous Operate Organization
Touring America Will Follow
Splendid Production of
Last Week.

The month of March, 1913, will go
down in history as a record breaker
in the coming to the Grand opera
house, Decorah, of three of the very
finest theatrical productions in each
of three different classes, dramatic,
musical comedy and opera. Never in
our recollection have we ever had the
opportunity TO see three such attrac-
tions in single month. In fact, we
do not believe that three such produc-
tions have ever appeared in one
month in any city the size of Decor
ah in the United States. Such oppor-
tunities as Decorah people get along
several lines never come to people of
other towns this size. Go down east
and tell them that Decorah, a city of
1000 people, supports theatre that
does this and they won't believe you
"A Modern Eve"
Heralded AsNSthe greatest musical
success of the decade and boasting
of European and American vogue,
Mort H. Singers production of "A
Modern Eve" announced as the at
traction at the Grand next Friday
evening, March 14th, promises to be
an event of more than usual interest
to music lovers. Eastern cities have
been revelling in its swinging music
and were loath to permit it to depart
to other triumphs. "A Modern Eve"
was first staged at the Neuss Theatre,
Berlin, three Sears ago, and Is still
dominant thereaa It's success was inn
mediatesand emphatic, and it speed
lily, became the talk of Berlin. Mort
HI. Singer, who, with Martin Beck, Of
vaudeville fame. was visiting Berlin
last year, were delighted with the Of
tering and greatly impressed with the
popularity of the music in the various
cafes in Berlin. Assuring himself of
the adaptability of the librette for the
American stage, he secured the ex-
elusive rights to it on this side of the
Atlantic. Victor Hollaender, who
wrote most of the score, is ranked as
the best composer of light opera in
Germany, and his collaboration, Jean
Gilbert, younger man, is disting-
uished as the successor to Franz Le-
har and Leo Falls in his waltz COM
positions. Among the song hits are
the alluring Goodbye Everybody
waltz, You're Such Lonesome
Moon Tonight" rs the Girl You
Married Still the Girl You Lover"
Rita, My Margarita," Hello, Sweet
heart" and Every Day is Christmas
When You're Married"
The large cast of principals is head
ed by Alexander Clark, a comedian
who has few equals as funmaker.
Other principals are Marion koddy,
Florence Balm, Airline Boiling, Hen
rietta Tedro, Ray Raymond. Louis
Kelse, Harry Dickson and John Pat
ton.
There Is brilliant beauty chorus
which figures prominently in lively
song numbers and dances and novel
ensembles. This company carries the
complete original costume and seen
ic production.
AbOrn Opera Company.
When the Aborn Opera Company,
the greatest operate organization
touring the United States, sends its
train here with fifty singers aboard
and when they step off the cars they
will be amazed that they have been
booked for so small a city, but when
they see our beautiful opera house,
and they note the big audience that
will greet them, they will make up
their minds that Decorah knows a
good thing when it comes along, and
takes a back seat for no city three
tihiSo AtS olLC. 4 lie ADOIu opera 20.
has an international reputation, it is
a superb organization of splendid sin
gers, and its rendition here of the
beautiful opera. "The Bohemian Girl
will be a musical event of great i'm
portance to our city. For years this
company has appeared in the larger
cities, and everywhere they have been
received with enthusiasm. We feel
safe in saying that Decorah has new
er heard as good an opera company,
and that the opera house has never
housed a more complete or higher
class production. The date is Friday,
March 2sth, and you had better get
your seat early.
Thos. w. Ross in "The Only Son."
One of the best productions of the
kind seen in Decorah in many years