The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-10-02

with the best of qualifications for an
emotional portrayal. but despite his
handicap he did not disturb the bal
ance of the whole and, in the last
act, was decidedly effective.
THE Climax will be the attraction
at the Vendome all this week with
matinees Wednesday and Saturday.
The NewIyweds and Their Baby.
The Newlyweds and Their Baby,
the 60 IL people music show that
comes to the Opera House on Thurs
day, October IS, is a fountain OF bub
bling fun.
What lovely thing is the comedy
of childhood. Could anything quite
touch the tender emotions quicker
than the sight of Baby Napoleon New.
lywed crawling backwards slowly in
to view, his dress over his head, his
lingerie whimsically revealed.
Applause ripples from parquet to
gallery before anybody catches a view
of the baby face. Napoleon's entrance
on the nursery setting of the first act
is a bit of stagecraft-the dignity OF
the serious touched with a sense OF
humOr.
Rosen is a cheery-faced little fellow
wonderfully talented Iilliputian, who
can gurgle and cry with the comedy
JUNCTION of babyhood itself The audi
ence APPLAUD again at the sight of his
pretty features. When he sees Mr..
Newlywed and croones dada" the
ladies rock in merriment. Rosen Is
so good they want to kiss him.
Throughout much Of the first act
the infants hero is the centre of a
party in honor of his seventeenth
month-he is such a wonderful child
that a party once a year wouldn't be-
gin to do him justice
After everybody laughs until they
nearly cry over the antics OF Napoleon
and the fond foolishness of his father
and mother, the plot enters. Yes, in
deed, there is a plot. August Nichol
manager Of fake baby incubator
show, comes to the Newlywed house
to induce Napoleon's parents to lend
| the child to him for a short time
Nichol finally abducts Napoleon. His
/ parents refuse to be cdnsoIed Their
| frantic actions cause a comedy of sub
/ stitution.
Major Knott Much. modern Ton
Thumb, is induced to impersonate Ma
| poleon for a time to pacify the in
fant's distracted parents. Rosen re
appears as the latter-day Tom Thumb
! He proceeds to make up for the baby
| The substitute Napoleon proceeds t.
! burlesque the dear child. The mo
| ment members Of the family turf
| their backs, make-believe baby M
| poleon puffs a cigar. puts his feet OF
a table and observes, 1T looks like
a big night tonight The effect is ir
resistably droll. Very som. however
| the deception is discovered and tbs
| finale act sees the whole NewlyweC
| family flying toward Moonlight Park
| where the Incubator is located, TO re
| cover the real Napoleon.
| The last act sets forth the yicissi
tudes Ct Napoleon and the adventure.
of the family in their search for him
He isn't recovered until the final cur
| tain.
| A company of uniform excellence
develop the merriment. Countess
| Olga Won Hatzfellt makes an idea
| Mrs. Newlywed in looks, and singing
Leo Hayes is Newlywed with camet
! accuracy and distinction. May Emor,
scores a tremendous hit as the nurse
George P. Murphy and Milton Daw
son are clever German comedians
| Murphy's My Goodness" gag line an,
his Switchboard song cause a lot o
laughs.
"The Eight Pouter Pigeons hell
make the "Boogie Boo" song : hit
The Boogie Boo Babies bedtime AM
big black bear are bound to deligh
the children.