D'Mumm Séis oder De Geescht (originally "D'Mumm Sěs oder De Gêscht"; ) is a comedic operetta in one act by the Luxembourgish poet Dicks (Edmond de la Fontaine, 1823–1891).
The operetta was written in August 1855 at the Hotel Grand-Chef in Mondorf-les-Bains and published the following year. It was first performed by the on 11 November 1855.
In the , D'Mumm Séis is numbered Opus 19.
The piece is one of the most well-known of Dicks' works, and was further published in German under the title Mutter Suse.
Plot Séis, a washerwoman from Clausen, has a niece named Kettéi. Kettéi is in love with Péiter, but Séis' neighbour, Sprochmates, wants to marry the girl off to his own son. Another neighbour, Hexentommes, has his eye on Séis' fortune and wants to marry the woman. To achieve this, he attempts to convince her that the ghost of her former lover, the cannoneer Gottlieb Hurra, haunts his house at night.
Hexentommes suggests to Séis that they drive away the ghost, and asks Sprochmates to play the role of Hurra's ghost. The latter initially agrees, but then becomes apprehensive about the scheme. Sprochmates exposes Hexentommes.
In the end, Kettéi and Péiter become a couple.
Characters Mother Séis (D'Mumm Séis), a washerwoman Kettéi, Séis' niece Péiter, Kettéi's suitor Sprochmates, a neighbour of Séis Hexentommes, another neighbour of Séis The other neighbours
External links Full original text of the operetta on eLuxemburgensia
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