The Newlyweds

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Prepared by Aaron Hoffman and Paul West. George P. Murphy, who has been closely identified with vaudeville and burlesque for several years, however, does more for the comedy end of the show than the story of situations, and he scores principally with much of the material he used last season in burlesque. One of the big hits among the liberal sprinkling of musical numbers was "Das Gartenhouse," and it was not done as well as when last heard in "The Tiger Lilies." The "Can't You See I Love You?" number by Jack J. Black and Carrie Reynolds and the mimic song by Flavia Arcaro, into solid hits, the latter being the principal hit of the show. The cast was as follows: James E. Rosen won individual honors in the dual part of the baby and "Major Knott Much," the midget; William Clifton and Ruby Ray as the Newlyweds; Irving Brooks, the abductor; Jack J. Clark, the plotter, and the Misses Arcaro and Reynolds were the other principals. There is a bunch of show girls and a lively double quartet of "ponies," who work hard and do well with the dances arranged by Julian Alfred. Most of the music, by Nat 1). Ayer and John W. Brat ton, is reminiscent, duplicates of "Meet Me in Rose Time, Rosie" and "Esquimo" bring most noticeable.
A crowded house welcomed the piece, and so warm was the welcome that the extension of the engagement here was announced on Tuesday.
The more one sees of present day musical comedy the more one marvels at the readiness of patrons of high price attractions to accept material which wears the earmarks of constant usage in burlesque for years aa up-to-date comedy.
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Variety 14:1 (04/13/1909)