The sun., 1916-10-15

~ Tuesday. October "a, at the
criterion Theatre, John d.
lams will present John
nrcw IN laLngdon Mitchell's new
comedy. Major pendennis.'' from
Iti-keray's novel. Contracts for
'3- u,c hy John d. Williams Of
go criterion Theatre were signed
NJ Wednesday with Klaw 4 Erlanger
aii tie rye TYLER. Of George
AZ -. who resumcs his tour In "Paga.
ami meanwhile preparing to revive
o. play by Sir James NJ. Barrie. Mr..
prews first performance of Major
ic~ulrnniS' occurred on Thursday at
At.an'., city. The comedy has been
u rehearsal FOR severa weeks. Major
lenlrrHis' ~ l.angdon Mitche.i's Sec
uud dramJt.zat!on Of "A Thackeray
aov'. About ten years K Mr..
N.tch... successfully put Vanity
Fan" on the stage for Mrs. Fiske UNI
der the title OF "l'ecky Sharp" Later
Mr Mitchell did an original play. THE
New York Idea also for Mrs. Fiske.
i vas then his thought To withdraw
q IN TIE theatre for good to give
.riSri! over I" other kinds OF writing.
II" .'"n Of John Drew as the embodi-
great nf INA, keray's celebrated dandy.
H..r !rni,na.s. friend of the Duke
lo Wat. was fresh temptation for
. -.uN Mitchell to return Co play
H..'...
.li'r ''endern!s." comprising a.
re.y ~ possib'o tn. range OF Thack.
tI.. ~ f..t - .l..4p,.1 ~, ,,,n.l,.
~ character. CUstiQdn. the FOther-
uff., N'tydH. the sinister valet:
Bior't' iHorp. Gcorgc Warrington.
t'.'J and nearly all the rest Of the
''"'.i'"G portraits appear in full
'''-'. ,at"uchout the curse Of the
''mc.} brandon lyman is Arthur
F'.1''r the Majors nephew. Helen
ANteh"itr l. laura Bcli, Uys. PcndCn-
'N' "Iid. Lester Lnnergan, last seen
II Justice. plays Captain CosfiDdn.
he I"r.Ui ui the play is around 1890.
N'E the Nati.. Of Waterloo still echo
iAs IN conversation. The drift of the
''" 49, every rhackerayan knows. is
We ambition nf the Major, the Beau
N"'l - his day, worldly wise, ele-
tr.' ttt rather INSCRIPTIONS. to es-
'"''>h LIS nephew. Arthur Pendennis,
e' 'A' 'caI. the socially desirable,
fashionable and eligible figure OF the
i"'s ~tnorat.on and SO 10 p%erpetuate
me name 90 reHdennis. The rehearsals
W. Major P"ndennls' have been con-
'I,''i throughout by Is. Iden Payne,
WI" directed Justice" Al the cos.
t'HeS scenery and accessories have
eeen designed 10y Caroline Dudley.
IN" Yellow Jacket" will he at one
AMI III" same time a New York and a
'"fd attraction. As already an
i'Hheri The play viii be seen here in
III" ''I' Tne-tre, beginning Novem-
,'f y. for u series Of ten matinees to
.r gwen IN Mondays. Tuesdays,
'"'''"I'S and Fridays. But out Ut
''"h d''es vii! Ike played on the in
,'t''i.h- Wednesdays and Saturdays,
."'" AFTERNOON and evening: Hartford,
,''.. Ni''nN, P~oughkeepsie and
''s'h."-" arc dates already booked in
''l- way Mr.. and Mrs. Coburn hereby
b'''''' a Practicable as well as u s.M.
i've 'H''i'n 10 the much discussed New
'o'N ihtatre shortage problem and
one mat may have To be adopted even
''d'y Nv The Ovcrplus OF play pro.
'l'"lS 'Itmorlng for n New York
vF'"'H| II may be as well to warn
N"''" inpatient ones who would seek
" snort cut to Broadway by following
N me ~lnnovat!ng footsteps Of Mr.. and
Mrs C%ohurn, that the powers that rule
Ne" YORK lighthouses are not yet
READY IN Hl,,a-Io .t.a ---