The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-20

for the play. Margaret, who Is year or
two older than her sister, has. always
played serious roles, She has represented
deceived or widowed ladies, and she has
done IT so successfully in "The Sporting
Duchess, ~ 'Shenandoah, - that she wants
to stick to that sort OF hing. Her part
in "rhe Governor of Kentucky" Is not
so conspicuous "a that of her sister, who
is a liveller and more animated hgure In
the play. But Anna was anxious TO De
the gay end of the twin combination, SO
she persuaded her sister, after a while,
that she might better give up the uecelved
heroines and try playing twins with her.
Anna was the widow in "Trip to China
town" for time, and she picks the banjo
and sings negro songs as well as the best
Of them. Margaret was convinced event
ually; she got her release from Charles
Frohman, and the twins took their place
in the play.
1t was important to have them similar
enough to make the scenes in which they
figure have tn, ir effect with the audience.
The two girls appear first in the opening
act, which Is laid in the governors Office.
The heroine of the play has suitor
whom she is not anxious to wed. Tie
governor, III the person ot Mr.. Irane, de-
cides to divert tie ratEer indifferent aBec-
tion o this young man into some other
channel. 20 he intl oduces him TO one
of the twins. Her effect on him is imme-
moment. lie sees only one of the 81 Is
then; but in the next, when both of them
are at the Governors ball, lie becomes
hopeleslv oonfus d. Phe one he met first,
Mamie, hates mint julep and asks for clar-
ct cup. Her hair 10 disarranged from
dancing, and he leaves him for a mo-
ment. " heu Mamie Joins him moment
later she appears perfectly fre'h aud asks
for mint jul p, as she cannot drink
such weak stOff as ciaret cup. lie goes
away for a moment, and when he returns
both OF the twins, Amy and Mamie, ex-
tend their hands to him. (which was
which h could never ~ AXE cut, despite
his best enueavor.' He staIt' to lake
Mays army, when tie spirit of the wo-
man in her sister becomes good deal
stronger than her enjoyment.of the joke.
She leans over, whispers something into
the coDfused lovers ear tLet convinces
him which of the two he has be m taking
to the more tenderly. Bot even after this
his affection will not settle itself on one
or the other OF the two. He can't make
up his mind which lie wants. This situa-
tiUn is the n ore painful because one OF
the twins has made no her mind already
to take another kentuckian. The Gov
ernor decides that somtthing must be
done to bring the young mans affection
to a point at which he vii decide which
OF the two he rea ly care, for. One Of the
girls aids him in this. The two realize
that the best way TO TX his attention Will
be to shock him. He is fasttd Gus
young man, SO one of the twins lets down
her hair, sits on a table, sings a negro
song, and accompanies herself on the
banjo. But even this does not make him
sure that he loves the other twin. 1t
takes "damn" from the girl on the
table. This comes when the bridge Of
her banjo breaks. That settles 1t. The
Governor gives him one minute in which
to propose to the girl ii has taken him so
loug to discover that he really loved. He
does il. and, moreover, gets her, and
whe,. the curtain falls Zach of the New
York twins is supplied with a Kentucky
husband. New York Sun.