The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-15
THE NATIONAL.
"Three Twins.

/ Anrrc Twins.
Three Twins" affords sthe same acute
enjoyment this year as it did whe= pre-
viously shown III this city. and the large
audience present at the National Theater
gave every evidence OF being fully re-
paid; for at no time during the evening
did the merriment show any signs OF
abatement
| The reason for all this is that the play
represents about the best type of musical
comedy. absolutely without pretens:on as
regards the intellectual element, but full
Of color, motion. and comedy, and withal
clean Another element OF strength Is
the fact that the certain things TO be
done are attempted by people who know
how to do them The principal singer
really has good voice, the dancers are
clever, and the comedians are really
funny without palpable effort.
The comioal situations hinge on the
time-honored expedient OF mistaken iden-
uty. with the subject treated with some
degree OF novelty; in fact, the present
exposition or the idea goes the exempli-
| fication one better. for instead OF the per-
functory two Dromios, In this case there
are three; first. a young man who. for
certain purposes. DISCUSSES himself TO re-
semble a photograph found on the beach,
then the original appears, and finally a
third party, who looks them both. The
complications. thus arising form a basis
for most OF tie comedy, and incidentally
gives excuse for the Introduction of spec
tacle, specialties. and songs. OF the first
it must be said that II is gorgeous, OF the
HH.a~
last that they are catchy.
Clifton Crawford. as Tom Stanhope. is
the head and front OF the merrymaking.
his efforts being extremely effective from
the fact that they appear to be entirely
spontaneous. 1t is Glowing pure and
simple, but the effect Of strained horse
play is distinctly absent. He says and
does a lot OF funny things and is COM
pletely Irresistible, You simply have 20
laugh. and have not very much time 10
reflect upon the exact caliber OF the
cause. He assisted materially in several
songs, kidded every one, even the actors,
into good humor, and got of a fine series
OF limitations, including his very clever
one Of impersonatlng several distinct
types in a recitation, with characteristic
versions OF the Charge OF the Light Bril-
gade." While speaking or Mr.. Crawford
and the comedy, It would be proper TO
mention right here those who so accept
ably assisted along that line. Joe Allen
appeared as Gen. StanhOpe, a ehOleTic
old gentleman; Russell Lennon, as Dick
Winters, one of the twins; George Her
bert, as Harry Winters. the other fac
simile. and Ralph Locke, as DR.. Hart
man, B. w. G. n. n. T., giving a satiri-
cal impersonation OF the high-browed
specialist. in this particular instance of
Teutonic proclivities.
The principal songs were rendered by
Daisy Leon. who has a good voice. and
uses it with effect, scoring in Good
night Sweetheart" "Cuddle Up a Little
Closer" and The Girl Up There" while
Marie Fanchionette also made hits with
"Boo-hoo. Tee ee." in conjunction with
Miss Della Niven; with the Hypnotic
Kiss" assisted by Mr. Crawford. and
with the 'Yama Yama Man." aided by
the ''Yama Yama Girls" Most Of these
things were accounted such successes
when first presented as 10 become by
words, and last nights repetition con-
firmed that estimate
The spectacular features are many and
varied. In most instances making pleas
ing appeal 10 the eye. Notable among
them is the Marvellous Photograph"
posed by Myrtle Tyson. and a scenic ef-
feet OF striking beauty IS produced in
the first act, representing a moonlit sea,
with lighthouse showing alternating
lights and other accessories.
Taken altogether, Three Twins" is
Just about the kind Of production that
people in search Of diversion ike 10 see,
and il is morally certain that any nor
maly constituted person who attends
will be Invested Of any feelings of gloom,
for the time being, at least.