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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1355, 13 April 1916, Page 5

A grand opera artist in farce comedy is a novelty. Signor Ardizoni in “Twin Beds” demonstrates the reason of this anomaly. When the farce was written, it was found necessary to obtain for the part of Signor Monti someone who could both sing and act. Moreover, he had to look the part. Several farce comedians were tried, but without success, for none of them could sing the aria from “Pagliacci.” Instead of the usual subterfuge of having a singer off stage render the number —a subterfuge which seldom deceives the audience —it was decided to get an artist who could really meet the demands of the character. Signor Ardizoni was,; therefore, engaged. Before attempting comedy, he was trained for the operatic stage, and has appeared in New York, at the Metropolitan Grand Opera House, and with other operatic organisations, notably the Boston Opera Company.