New-York tribune., 1922-02-19
Jolly Sisters
Are Smooth
In Sister Act
hey Say They Are Gone"
and Their Conversation
Helps Prove Contention


at the two may easily be regarded as
le. Not content with befuddling their
lends and admirers with their strik-
e physical resemblance. the Dollys
xtend their identities to their actions.
n the same day Roszika Dolly mar
ed Jean Schwartz, Yancsi Dolly mar
led Harry Fox, and on the same day
soszika Dolly obtained her divorce
rom Jean Schwartz, Yancsi Dolly OBJ
aimed her divorce from Harry Fox. At
east one Of the sisters. and the I'M
ression Is that it was Yancsi. who Ia
ftecn minutes older than Roszika, Is
esponsible for this statement.
Il have brought over forty-two num-
,ers and forty-two changes Of costume
rom London for my engagement at tho
Palace" Roszika said a few days ago.
"But why" Miss Dolly was asked,
do you say T7 Do you forget your
sister,"
"l' means ono. We are one," RoszikA
replied. And as tho interview pro-
xressed, whether Roszika spoke or
whether Yancsi did the talking, the
sisters quite unconscicusly used the
pronoun a."
Favorites in
London Productions
Tomorrow when the Dolly Sisters
dance l!thesomely and gracefully across
the stage Of the Palace they will be
appearing before an American audience
for the first time in more than two and
a half years. For moro than 130 weeks
they have been favorite stars in London
productions. and as soon as their lin
tied vaudeville engagements of five
weeks hero is ended they will recross
the Atlantic to appear In a legitimate
production in which it is planned to
make capital Of their similarity of sp-
pearancc. While they are in New York
they plan to appear in two Keith thea
ters each week.
In the week just past the piquant
twins have been beset with the cares
of seeing their costumes and produc-
ton safely through the tight lines Of
the customs officials and of rehears-
ing with Kuy Kendall the material
which they have brought over with
them. Even in the comparatively short
time they have been away they have
noted many changes which have come
oTer New York and they have been
spending considerable time in attempts
to reacclimatc themselves So when
they were interviewed few days ago
the development Of their "sister act"
served them handsomely.
kuy Kendall was leaving their apart
ment and the victrola was still grind
ing out its dance music when the in
tcrview time came. The phone. even with
new and strange number, tangled
almost continually; radio messages and
kilograms were brought to their door
in profusion, and only for a few mo.
ments at time could the twins remain
together In the same room. But that
did not impede their progress with the
interviewer.
ROszika. seemingly moro reserved
than Yancsi. told OF their work In
London in Jig Saw League of No
tons and in "Babes in the Wood"
Don't forget that Babes in the
Wood Is an English pantomime nnd
that l was the only American girl to
appear in English pantomme," chimed
in Yancsi
The Sisters in
Brand-New Program
None Of the numbers which the
Dolly will offer here has been seen in
this country and they plan to give four
rev numbers each week
Il never took q dancing leoson in my
life" said Yancsi, still speaking for
herself and her twin sister. "When
was a child l improv.sed and dancing
seemed to come to me naturally. None
Ct my family ever was on the stage, so
didn't inherit any traditions. When
was in a convent school in Berlin
was put out for dancing, but really
was seeking q means Of being put out
70 | didn't mind. tried splits, !
Kicked over my head, l danced in nv
barefect, and the sisters were shocked
Once | saw lsadora Duncan do a bare
loot dance, and, of course, l had TO
initiate her. Sister used her 'nightie'
for costume and I made enough noise
TO attract the other girls to our room.
Then was put out"
It was good thing for the American
theater that the sisters In the Berlin
convent school did not approve of their
dancing and put them out. Not long
afterwards their parents brought them
to America and here their dancing was
regarded more highly. Now the ef-
forts which their teachers tried to
check have won them international fame
and, incidentally, salary in the Keith
theaters which is reported as the high
est ever paid, even higher than that
received by Sarah Bernhard.
"Yes, when they cabled me that the
salary l was to get was higher than
the one Sarah Bernhardt had received
/ cabled right back and said that I
never suspected that was regarded
even more highly than the Divine
Sarah, and that had I known so
should have asked for even more"
Yancsi declared laughingly