Mixed Identities (1913)

Edna and Alice the twins get positions as stenographers in the offices of Mr Redman and Mr Carter Redman is short and fussy Carter stout and nervous They happen to be friends and exchange phone confidences about their new stenographers Both flirt with the girls Redman invites Alice to dinner and gives this as a reason in refusing Carters invitation to the Club Carter not to be outdone dispatches a note to Edna who has gone home asking her to meet him at Stanleys restaurant While he waits Redman enters the restaurant with Alice Carter believing her to be Edna follows but they have disappeared into a private dining room Edna arrives and is perplexed at not finding Carter She enters and meets him in the hallway to be accused of having just entered with another man She denies it They get a dining room where they enjoy an excellent meal Alice leaves Redman to phone her mother Carter leaves Edna to get a cigar