The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-26
DULUTH IS MUCH PLEASED
WITH "A MODERN EVE"
LIVELY MUSICAL SHOW, HERE
ON THURSDAY, PLEASES TWO
BIG AUDIENCES.


a Modcin Eve" will he presented
at the Calumet theater Thursday
evening and judging from favorable
press comment from other cities. To-
cal thcatcrgoers will be treated To q
hrst-claSs production. Concerning the
lively musical comedy. the Duluth
Herald SAYS;
originally Berlin opcretta "a
Modern EN"," is now u typical Ameri-
can mu'ical comedy with tuncful mu-
SIC, catchy lines and the dash and 20
So prevalent and popular in the pro-
auctions Of today. The productions
began a thrcc-day engagement at the
iNccum Yesterday.
Alexander Clark In the leading role
of Casimr c'ascadicr the hcnpeckcd
husband, reminds one very much of
Richard earle i'm "Nary's Lamb" Mr..
Clark is artistic in his work ana his
comedy IL far above the average of
similar entertainers. Ills singing and
dancing are the hit of the show. while
the many humorous lines presented in
his own drol manner really won him
Tn" appreciation of the audience yes
terday afternoon.
a Modern Eve" has plot. unlike
most prcscnt-day musical comedies.
and q rather clever ana odd one II is.
II deals with the family of Casimir
Cascadicr. which consists OF Madam"
CaScadicr an ardent surfragettc. who
does not believe in sentiment and love.
and her two daughters. Acncc ana
Camille, both of whom have become
inculcatcd with their mothers IDEAS
Justin Pontgirard. 4 wealthy young
l'rcuChman. falls In love with Renee.
and IN asking her mother for hcI
daughters hand, the young man Is
compelled To- sign a contract Tho
mother is u LAWYER and claws up "a
very interesting document which
takes all the puWrr ~ the lumr away
from the husband and places il I'm tho
mothcr-n-law The young man Is s.,
ardcnty in love that he signs thu
agreement. The couple are marric1,
the scene for which is one Of the most
artistic seen here in - long time.
The young people quarrel and tn"
young man is at wits end as To- get.
ting rid of his mothcr-i law. Whn
comes to see that her daughter is mo-
miStrcatcd The result of the affair b.
that q divorce trial is held IN thu
garden of pCutgirard's home. in which
his case Is pleaded by his companion
Dickcy Rutherford and his Virc's case
by her own mother, Everything lin
ally ends happily
Renee. vino m'trics Poutgirard, T.
capably portrayed hy Miss Ellen Hoylr
who is the pusscssor of splendid
prima donna voice and whose dancin.
is exceptionally artistic. With Ray
Raymond who plays the young hu.-
band she sings several beautiful ducts.
Members of the COMPANY dc>urNiu =
of mention are Miss Florence Balm ass
the hCartlcSs Camille. who scores %
hit In the Modern Eve waltz with
Mr. Raymond; Miss Airline Boiling as
Baroness Table. who is loved 10y ov-
cry man in France, Miss Henrietta
Tcdro as Madame Cascadicr the
father" of the home; aud Louise Ecl-
So as ardent Dickcy Rutherford, who
does not believe in professions Tor
women, but only In love and scnt-
ment
The production is we'll staged and
reflects credit ON Martin Beck and
Mort Singer the owners. The seen
cry is beautiful as are the many cos
Tunes of the large well-traincd chur
Us. OF the song numbers, which ar"
u credit ~ the musical comedy, are
Good Byo Everybody" "Evory Day
is Christmas when You're Married"
rs the Girl You Married still the
Girl You Love" anl Hello Sweet
heart"
Los Angeles now has woman dep