(Dominic Cavendish’s article appeared in the Telegraph, 4/5.)
Pitch two young sisters from Ohio – one a plain brunette and wannabe writer, the other a peachy blonde and aspiring actress – into New York for the first time, and waddya got? Rip-off basement accommodation that reverberates to the din of subway construction, the daily grind to make a buck, and men almost crossing the road to avoid one gal (Ruth), while falling like ticker-tape around the other (Eileen).