The Washington herald., 1914-09-06

! or course, you remember the wonderful
series of detective pictures revolving
about MY Lady Raffies." who resem-
bIed to a marked degree two other girls,
twins, and the famous detective, Phil
Kelley, in the last picture of this series
the cunning girl crook had been out
/ witted by the detective. Kelley, and sent
| to the pententiatry to serve a fve-yeaT
sentence for robbedy. At the opening OF
the present picture My Lady Raffies''
| is being conducted TO the penitentiary,
handcuffed TO a guard of the prison. and
as the train races along the girl, who
has defeated justice so many times con-
| siders herself beaten. But there is some
| thing the human mind cannot guard
against It is the element of chance
which results in the liberating of law
breakers as often as 1t does in the cap
turing of them.
A more appropriate play could not have
been chosen for the return OF this SPLEEN
did pair of artists than The Return of
the Twins Double" Topping all the
others in the series, IL abOunds in clever
ly wrought situations. surprising ComplI-
cations and superb heart-interest unvar-
nished with the conventional makeshifts
and trtte sentiment common to the usual
detective play.
In this play Miss Cunard takes the
parts OF the twin sisters. Nell and 10
Grahame, and My Lady Raffies Francis
Ford is Phil Kelley, the detective. and
Harry SchUmm takes the part of Jones.
his rival. Harry Rattenbury acts as the
father OF the twins.
The play leads of with a thrilling
piece Of spectaCUlarism-the collision OF
two express trains. AS MY Lady Raj
fies was giving herself over to meIan-
oh
ployes become frenZied in a nearby
switch tower. and then engines and cars
are reduced TO junk In the midst of the
burning field Of destruction and death a
man and a woman. chained together by
their wrists. both unconscious, are res
Cucd from the flames. The man dies,
and the woman is unclaimed from the
body. She is laid upon a grassy bank
and there 4Iy Lady Raffies regains con-
seriousness, realizes that chance has been
her friend and escapes She returns TO
her old haunts and after a short rest is
again ready 10 pursue her nefartous
trade.
One idea predominates her She must
even up accounts with Phil Kelley, whom
she admires as deeply as she hates Then
follows a brilliant combat of wits.
girl, Kelleys fiancee, is accused and
placed on trial for numbering her own
father. The Lady Rafies. Kelley knows,
is the only one who can save the girl by
her testimony. That is the big situation
of the play.
As the story goes. the girl Rafies
writes the detective after her escape to
the effect that she intends to steal the
family Jewels Of the Grahame family.
This letter she plans TO have posted after
the crime is done. The Grahame family
is made up Of father and twin sisters,
10 and Nell. Kelley Is in love with Nell.
The woman burglar enters the Ora
hame residence and steals the Jewels. J
While she is exploring the house, how
ever, she makes A gruesome discovery. |
She finds NJ. Grahame the father. dead
in a chair. an ugly wound in his temple !
She hastily escapes with the Jewels. One
of her confederates is captured by the
police.
Kelley and Jones, another detective. !
are detailed to the case. Jones suspects
that one of the twins has murdered the
old man. Kelley is certain that the old
man committed suicide or met death ac-
cidentally; also he knows that IL she
chooses, Lady Rafies can save the twins. |
a three-Cornered battle of wits follows. |
Jones is bent upon capturing Lady Raj |
fes. Kelley protects her, because he |
knows II she is arrested she will not aid |
the twins. On two occasions when the |
capture Of Lady Rafies is certain. Kelley !
saves her. He gives her to understand
that one good turn deserves another. and
that she can save the twins II she will |
only speak. She promises to save the
twins
The day OF the trial arrives. At the
testiies that it was she who stole the