The Detroit times., 1908-09-22
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THE DETROIT.

|Tnat much-heralded- musical farce
comedy. The Three Twins" made It's
Initial bow TO Detroit audience Mon
day evening and received the welcome
that has been predicted by the press
agents. Lovers OF the play and OF
fashion were represented in large
numbers last evening. and the various
catchy songs and dances, the chorus
numbers and pretty evolutions of the
directorie girls were all heartily ap-
plauded.
Joseph M. Gates. more or less
known figure In theatrical circles, APP
pears as the producer of the piece,
and Charles Dickson. o. A. Hauer-
bach and Carl Hoschna, respectively.
take credit for the book, lyrics and
music. with apologies to Mrs. Pacheco.
whose farce "Incog." offered the ma
terial from which THE Three Twins"
was made.
There are three persons in the
comedy that take 1t out of the or
binary class. A lot of pretty girls in
bathing costumes, a half-circle OF sta
tuesque young women In directorie
conceptions contribute the usual mum
bers, while there are summer girls,
and boating girls. and tennis boys and
Picnic girls who bring an air OF breezi
ness and color to the whole.
One Of the three persons who stands
out prominently In the comedy Is
Della Niven as Mrs. Dick Winter, the
cheerful weeper." While the part Is
not likely to make fame and fortune
for any actress, Miss Niven gets the
maximum out of It. For two whole
acts she must weep and sob every mo-
ment she is on the stage. and she is
there not a little. She Is one Of the
pivots on which the slight plot re-
wolves, and, consequently, her part Is
an important one. OF which she makes
the most.
Ruby Ray, as Molly Sommers. al
ways happy. has her principal success
in the play through her excellent pre-
sentation Of an interpolated number
iH-the- last act{..Yama Yama- Man.
the piece her work Is uni
formly pleasing, finished and artistic.
and she plays a principal part be-
sides contributing the greater portion
of the Terpsichorean exhibit. 1t Is
undoubtedly the "Yama" song that
has lifted the play from the ranks Of
ordinary and placed 1t among the
most talked Of hits
1.-The Yama Yama Man" can best be
described, perhaps, as an eccentraic
dancing number. 1t is entirely out
side the story that runs through the
play. The costumes worn by the
young women who assist Molly might
be best described as belonging to the
land Of elfs and fairies, while the
music itself is not the kind that one
whistles on leaving the theater. The
music In 1t, however, is pretty, artis-
tic and tuneful, and Molly and her
pajama-garbed assistants must have
been nearly faint from exhaustion so
many times were they encored. The
"Yama Yama Man" is different, un-
expected and unusual and this. no
doubt, accounts for It's success when
there has been such surfeit Of tho
usual and ordinary in musical comedy.
Another star In the cast Is Victor
Morley, one OF THE Three Twins"
who Is a great fun maker. There is
abundant talent besides the ones men.
toned, and the whole contributes an
evening OF bright and juggling music,
coIorfuI choruses and attractive COS
tunes.
Among the songs that will be re-
membered after the general effect has
passed from the mind are "Boo-Hoo,
Tee-Hee." by Mrs. Winters. Molly and
the girls; "Cuddle Up Little Closer,
Lovey Mine" by Kate Armitage. who,
by the way, has an unusually sweet
voice. This song by Kate and the
girls introduces original tableaux ar
ranged by Gus Sohlke. The seven
ages OF cuddling" was very effective,
as was also Home Again" and THE
Reunion"
The engagement Is for the first half
OF the week, with a matinee Wednes-
day.