New Britain herald., 1916-10-06

paid therefore be refunded, The committee in charge necessarily re- serves the right to postpone the per- formance in the event of indictment weather or other sufficient cause. It Is planned, in case of such post ponemen to present the Pageant on the following Monday, or the first available day thereafter, at the same time and place. As all the entrances to the Bowl are to be used as en- 1 frances for the performers, ticket holders must be in their seats by two o'clock on the day of the perform ance. Admission cannot be given during the action of the Pageant. Ar | engagements will be made for special trains from New York and from the east. For the convenience of auto mobilists an enclosed parking space will be provided at reasonable charge, well supervised and policed. and with capacity for 5000 cars Tickets for this may be purchased at the gate
 The Yale bowl seats over 62,OOO people and it is expected that the $. R. o. sign will have to be hung out on the day of the performances, Already orders have been received from Yale alumni as far away as the Orient and South America, who will take the opportunity to get back to their Alma Mater again. The interest in the spectacle, as a great adventure in modern dramatic production, has ellc1ted queries from across the water, and well-known London pageant producer has expressed his determina- O distribute tickets on such a gigantic scale is problem in itself, but the Yale ticket department has made ade- quate arrangements in this respect The issuance of circulars and sub- scription blanks has already brought heavy returns in advance sales and is proving that the methods used at the annual football games is applicable to the present undertaking.
 The Weekend Festivities.
 Here is a tabulated schedule of the three days Yale-New Haven centen- nial celebration:
 Friday afternoon, October 2O at 2:30 o'clock, in the Yale bowl, foot ball game: Yale vs. Virginia Polytech- nic Institute. Tickets soc.
 Friday evening, at 8:30 o'clock in Woolsey hall, masque, Cupid and Psyche,' written by John Jay Chap man, Yale honorary M. A. 1916, pre- sented for the first time at the semi centenary of the Yale School of Fine Arts, June, 1916 Reserved seats, not over 2,500 in all, $1 and soc.
 Saturday morning, October 21, at 10:30 o'clock, in Woolsey hall, histor- ical commemorative meeting. Admis- sion free.
 Saturday afternoon, at o'clock, in the Yale bowl, the Yale pageant. Tick cts $2. All seats reserved.
 Saturday evening, Municipal band concert, illumination and celebration on the New Haven green.
 Sunday morning, October 22, spe- cial historical addresses as a part of the services in the New Haven churches. An address by President Hadley in Woolsey hall at Il o'clock will constitute the regular university Sunday service.
 The Book of the Pageant, which has just been issued, contains the scenario and description of each of the epi- sodes of the pageant and essays upon important phases of Yale history and achievement. Fifty three men and women, prominent in literature and public affairs have contributed to the Book of the Pageant, which is edit ed by Prof. George H. Nettleton, Yale 1896, and illustrated with original wood cuts by George H. Langzattel, of the Yale School of the Fine Arts ana reproductions of old prints of Yale and New Haven. It Is published by the Yale University Press.
 The book as the pageant and the en- tire celebration, Is result of com munity cooperation. The literature the drama, the music, the art, the fi- nancial backing, the executive organ ization, are all the result of the mu- tual helpfulness of many individuals and interests and organizations of university and city. The Yale pageant, presented at this critical time in the country's life, will bring vividly to mind, not alone the history of Yale and of it's immediately neighboring community, but also not less directly the influence of this national uniVer- stty in the history and the life Of our great country.