The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-01
ADJUSTMENTS.
"Twfn Beds"
Apartment House Farce
Built on Things That
Could Really
Happen.

The funniest thing about Twin
Re6s." written by Salisbury Field
and MARGARET 562yo and acted by
capable company at the Grand opera
house Yesterday afternoon and even
ir,s, WA that it could all happen just
thai WAY. II could happen that
landlord, buying wall paper by tae
carload and two wives, pursuing
the Same fad IN furnishing would
make bedrooms in two apartments
look alike. That is, SO nearly allke
that z man vino had been at Dan
uuet. presenting loving cup 10 a
friend who is leaving the CITY,
wouldn't notice the difference, al
q IN
take, the return OF the bedroom
Droper masculine occupant, the con-
eeaIrnert Of the Intruder, his Wits
search for him, and the compiled
4ions introduced by a burglar hunt
ing uetghbor who is himself nlstak-
en- for a burglar-au this could hap
pen in an apartment house. III any
thing strains credutlty, 1t ID the
hapfy ending, .gErraieel.. IS happy as 10
the principal pair.
But while these things could hap
pen, they could happen only IN an
apartment house. In the country
towns. where only the court house
has more than two stories, and where
they have done away with the p n
curfew because Il wakes everybody
I'D. this farce might not seem SO
plausible. The matter may come 10
a. test when Twin Beds" gets into
the mories-and what q filrn it would
make,
From a dramatic standpoint Twin
Beds" is really one of the most ef-
fective farces of recent years. There
are any number OF later comedies
built upon the business Of 2 married
man getting into another mans
wife's apartment, bgt in detail none
Of these farees has been able TO put
the said married man to bed in the
same room with the strange wife
and do Il so nicely that no one
leaves the theatre Twin beds are
good for something. They made
possible the staging of an interest
ing farce.
There are some gratutious obser-
vations as TO the menace OF twin
beds which might well be left out Of
the comedy. But perhaps one should
be satisfied In that the "wronged"
husband of the flirtatfous wife, when
questioned about his aversion to the
beds, announces that he does not
care to discuss IT IN public. Some
thing gained there in the interest
stage nicetiesl
The story Of Twin Beds" has most
~ TO do with "our apartment, the one
above and the one igelow," a quartet
OF newlyweds, cabaret singer and
her "wop" husband, with q Chester
fTeldian manner toward all women
and a penchant for the exercise Of his
vocal chords at most any hour Of the
might or day.
Gr. Hawkins believes in quiet
ffiiT=6ii;i, bit sfFE law kits insists on
extending hospitality 70 all her
neighbors, more especially 10 Signor
Monti, az Italian opera singer, who
! dearly loves q little outside philand-
erlng, although ne Is really devoted
/ 10 his eXtrenuOusly dominating
spouse. q former vaudeville artist.
Mrs. Mont and Mrs. Larkin are as
/ jealous Of Mrs. Hawkins as Mr. Eaw-
J kins is jealous Of their husbands,
and without consulting ane another,
{ move 10 new apartments. It so hap
pens that all move 10 the same apart
ment house and then the fun becomes
I fast and furious.
I Mrg. Hawkins has persuaded her
/ husband, much against his viii, 10
! provide twin beds for their new home.
( The tenor and his wife also have
I twin beds. The apartments are deco
rated exactly alike, and one night
while Er Hawkins Is out al the club,
! the tenor returning home in help
/ less state Of intoZication, makes
mistake, gets into the Hawkins fat
dous Harry Hawkins pajamas and
goes 70 sleep with uDful1ed uubrei-
! la and hat on head. in HaTTys bed.
Mrs. Hawkins is Mortified 10 find
him there IN the early morning and
( franticalIy tries 10 send him away,
/ but hts clothes have disappeared
/ through the agency of a housenaid