New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-23
PLANS SUNDAY THEATRE
William A. Brady Forms Club
for Series at Playhouse.
OFFERS TEN PRODUCTIONS
Hereafter All First Nights OF
Managers Pieces Will Be for
New Organization Only.

The Playhouse Sunday Club is the
name of a social and theatre association
being formed by William A. Brady for
immediate operation. AS its title implies,
! the object OF this organization il TO en-
courage and support legitimate Sunday
theatrical amusements in New York. The
/ programmes to be provided will run In
monthly seres-one bin for November,
second for December, third for January
and go on up 10 April, when the Sunday
season will close For the first series, be-
ginning with the performance set for No
vember 10, three one-act plays are 70 DC
| presented. az follows:
| Fancy Free" by Stanley Houghton
author OF "Hindle Wakes with a cast
including Madge Kennedy, William Nor
ris, Ernest Glendnning and Leonore Har-
| ris.
| "A Marriage Has Been Arranged" by
Alfred Sutro, embracing the professional
| services OF Charles Richman and Julia
| Dean.
La Grande Mort" CThe Great
Death'O. from the Theatre Guignol.
Paris. played by Malcolm Williams. How
John ID. Cromwell. George Rauncefort and
a large company
These plays will be seen on November
| 10. II and a. For the second series. be-
| ginning December l, another complete
programme will be- announced soon. The
| sunday season is 10 be- devoted largely TO
what are known as the on-commercial
plays, including selections from the writ
ings of Sudermann. Maoterlinck. Ibsen,
/ etc.
Perhaps the most significant feature u
/ this Sunday night innovation lies In the
| fact that all OF Mr.. Brady's first night pro-
| auctions hereafter will be given 10 the
| Playhouse Sunday cub instead Of being
open 20 tho general public. The premieres
| OF "fllndle Wakes" with the original COM
pany. now playing I'm London, and THE
Drone." with its full cast Of Irish play
crs Will initiate this programme.
An initiation fee. graded to cover the
different sections OF the Playhouse. will
entite the entraut To subscribe for seats
| for tho entire season. or any OF the vari-
GUS series. or for single performance.
An undertaking aiong these lines was
projected by Mr.. Brady two season ago
az Days Theatre. but was suspended for
the reason that tho manager could obtain
| no permanent control of the establishment
FOR the purpose he had I'm view. Now that
he has his own theatre he feels at liberty
to carry out his plans. and for some
months has been engaged In selecting
material and choosing members Of the
companies 20 be- employed in it inter-
probation.
Ten separate productions are guaran-
ted during the season 81 what I call
| Sunday Nights nj the Playhouse" said
Mr. Brady Yesterday. When / started
along similar lincs on previous occasion
| / received so many letters OF Application
! from the very best people in New York
NJ 20 convince mo that there is great
demand here FOR sunday entertainments
~ a Kind other than the vaudeville thea
tres and moving picture houses provide
| THIS demand Is increasing every day, and
| It IL my intention to meet it upon plane
that will DE both educational and In the
| line OF amusement We shall devote much
81 our efforts To- the iitting productions of
| plays which would not ordinarily lind a
1
place upon the stage
II am getting In touch by mail with
those who encouraged my proposition be
fore. and desire them 10 be first on the
ground IN the now fully worked out fruit
ton Of my idea. The same system viii
prevail in the future Of tho Playhouse
Sunday club. That i. those who are
earliest in becoming members will have
the FIRST call every season. so long as the
body remains intsct-and do not think
am overoptmistc In expressing the be-
lief that II will be "A permanent institu-
ton. finally solving the Sunday amusc-
nent problem In New York. OF course,
no tickets will be sold or otherwise dis
posed Of 10 any save members. The per-
formahces will be solely club affairs, from
which all outsiders will be excluded.
As matter Of considerable moment In
/, this undertaking. ! am expecting 20 COM
plcte by cable a permanent arrangement
with the Theatre Guignol for the Amer-
can rights TO all the productions Of that
famous home Of the unusual and startling
I'm stage material"