7/21/2019 Summary of Cabaret

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  SUMMARY OF

Cabaret

 The scene is a nightclub in Berlin as the 20s are drawing to a close. Cli Bradshaw!

a "oung A#erican writer! and $rnst %udwig! a &er#an! stri'e u( a )riendshi( on a

train. $rnst gi*es Cli an address in Berlin where he will +nd a roo#. Cli ta'es this

ad*ice and Fraulein Schneider! a *i*acious si,t"-"ear old! lets hi# ha*e a roo# *er"

chea(l".

Cli! at the it at Club! #eets an $nglish girl! Sall" Bowles! who is wor'ing there as

a singer and hostess. /e,t da"! as Cli is gi*ing $rnst an $nglish lesson! Sall"

arri*es with all her luggage and #o*es in.

$rnst co#es to as' Cli to collect so#ething )or hi# )ro# aris1 he will (a" well )or

the ser*ice. Cli 'nows that this will in*ol*e s#uggling currenc"! but agrees to go.

$rnsts )ee will be use)ul now that Cli and Sall" are to be #arried. Fraulein

Schneider and her ad#irer! a 3ewish greengrocer na#ed 4err Schult5! also decide to

beco#e engaged and a celebration (art" is held in 4er Schult5 sho(. 6n the #iddle

o) the )esti*ities $rnst arri*es wearing a /a5i ar#band. Cli reali5es that his aris

errand was on behal) o) the /a5i (art" and re)uses $rnsts (a"#ent! but Sall"

acce(ts it.

At Clis 7at Sall" gets read" to go bac' to wor' at the it at lub. Cli deter#ines

that the" will lea*e )or A#erica but that e*ening he calls at the lub and +nds Sall"

there. 4e is )urious! and when $rnst a((roaches hi# to (er)or# another errand Cli

'noc's hi# down. Sall" sings her big nu#ber 8Co#e to the Cabaret8. /e,t #orning

Cli is alone! (ac'ing to go ho#e. Schult5 co#es into sa" he is #o*ing to another

(art o) Berlin. Sall" arri*es loo'ing ill and without her )ur coat. She tells Cli she is

not going to A#erica with hi#. %ea*ing Berlin on the train! Cli recalls the e*ents o)

his li)e there. The Master o) Cere#onies re#inds the audience that he (ro#ised thatthe" would )orget their troubles.