The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-12

men who Hooked to Eden Gar
floor show there.
Ben Dehewn. the Eden manager
used to give prizes to the lucky
patrons who were able to tel
which of the twins was which
That was when they were thu
EdenS featured dancers. 1t wa!
before Anne married John Swan
the millionaire playboy.
Today, things are little differ
ent. Anne and Jane are as much
alike as ever in appearance. But
only Jane is dancing. She is or
Broadway in a hit show with an
act that vows them.
Anne is quite the housewife. She
lives in a huge pile somewhere in
Westminster and she has found
out that keeping house. with the
aid of 10 or 10 servants is what
she was meant to do in this life.
BRANDED IN HAND
And when you see the two to-
gether, you have just as much
trouble as ever telling them apart
Unless you are on the inside
Then, all you do is look at their
left hands. One of them is branded
with Q little cross. That will be
Jane.
There is another thing that a
stranger notices about the twins
and John Swan, Anne's husband.
When all three are together or
just coming together, you will
notice that John doesn't look first
at the faces of his wife and Jane
to tell them apart.
Anne and Jane descended on
Broadway three years ago from
Atkins, a small Maine town. They
could oance like nobody's business,
and they had no trouble landing
jobs in the Eden floor show chorus
and then climbing into a feature
spot as a twin-siSter dancing act.
In character, they were as diff
ferent as though they we're two
strangers. Anne was the strong
and clever one She was the bust
ness manager, the creator of dance
steps and the protector of both Of
them.
JANE NEGATIVE
It was Jane who acquiesced IN
everything Anne suggested; Jane
who agreed with Anne that they
should be dancers.
As at matter Of fact, Jane was
Anne's direct opposite. Where
Anne was positive, Jane was
negative. Where Anne would fight,
Jane would give in and cryIWhere
Anne was strong, Jane was weak.
It was Jane who first noticed
John swan when he came into the
Eden Gardens, a little more than
half drunk. He was with party
of friends, and when the two came
onto the floor and danced he had
a hilarious time, because it was
the first time in five-week ben
der that he had been able to see
double.
He certainly saw it that night.
He saW two blondes who were so
much alike that they couldn't be
but one person, dancing with a
unison that proved they were just
that. No two dancers in the world
would time their intricate steps
so perfectly.
And when they had finally fin
ished and took their bows, he
solemnly announced:
I'm gonna marry that grill"
(Which girl?" Ante Forbes the
hot-foot degutante demanded.
That one who just danced" he
said impatiently.
But there were two girls" his
crowd insisted.
They couldn't laugh the idea
out Of him either, even when they
took him back to meet the girls.
That finally convinced him that
there were two and Anne's spirited
and Scornful refusal to have cham
payne with him convinced him
that he was going to marry her.
That's what I mean when I
talk about the dangers in this
show business" Anne told her sis
ter. "Rich young fools with more
money than brains"
THINKS HE'S CUTE"
"Oh, Anne" Jane protested. IT
don't think that boys dangerous.
! think he's kind of cute. I could
30 for him"
Sure you could" Anne told her
scornfully. We'll, you won't go
for him if I can help it. And I
can help it. Jane, you're just a
born dumb-bell."
When John sent huge bouquets
of flowers to them next night, she
sent back word that they were Civ
ing them to the other girls in the
chorus. And when John appeared