New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-03-02
''PAIR OF SIXES'
COMING TO LYCEUM

"An Outsider the wonderful
comedy drama creation by Miss Julie
Herne, still continues it's record
breaking run at the Lyceum, where
it has played to packed houses all
week. The advance sale for this show
has been the heaviest ever known in
New Britain. Arrangements are
being made whereby "An Outsider
will be put on in New York at the
beginning of next season.
"A Pair of Sixes,' the farce by
Edward Peplc which ran an entire
Year at the Longacre theater, New
York, will be the next attrac tion att
the Lyceum, opening next Monday
night. Rehearsals have been under
way on this play since Sunday and a
| finished production is promised 1t
received a degree of praise from the
| usually severe metropolitan critics in
| terms that almost exhausted the SUI
| perlatiVes. There has been no dis
senting opinion as to the ingenuity of
! the fantastic idea on which the plot
| is based and the swift movement and
| Intensity of the details make an end
| less entertainment Of rarely enjoyable
| fun.
The story concerns George B.
Nettleton and T. BOggs Johns manu-
facturers of a digestive pill, who are
continually quarrelling about their re-
spective claims of being the brains of
| their prosperous business. With a
| burst Of temper, each delares he
| wants to break the partnership. This
is not easy to arrange, but when their
LAWYER comes they dispute as much
| about the details of the split as they
| had previously done about the details
Ct the business. They finally accept
their lawyers suggestion to decide the
dissolution by drawing a hand at
poker. They agree that the one who
wins shall be the master of the bust
ness, and the other is to be his SER
Want for a year. If either party
breaks this contract, he is to forfeit
$4,000 and his interest in the bust
ress. There are also numerous cash
fines and penalties. Also absolute
secrecy is demanded. This makes
BCggs' position exceedingly painful
to him when he is installed as butler
N the Nettleton home, and his sweet
heart comes to visit them as a guest.
He dares not tell her his reason for
his mental position, and his tribula-
tons are made worse through the in
sistent interest of an eccentric Eng
fish servant. who determines to cap
tare him as husband. This amaz-
ing complication excites no end of
amusing situations and the fun is fast
and furious until his sweetheart takes
a hand in the game and proves that
q lone Queen of Hearts can beat a
Fair Of skies
There are three acts to "A Pair of
ISiXes," which will be produced by
Kendall Weston, the director of The
Cross Players. Mr.. Weston has
played the part of 'Nettleton' more
than two hundred times through the
West. He has arranged the cast as
follows:
George B. Nettleton :. Eugene Weber
II. BOggS Johns ....... Alfred Cross
| Business Partners)
lErome-their bookkeeper .....
! ............... Joseph Henley
Miss Sally Parker-their steno-
grapher .......... EVeta Frances
Thomas j. Vanderhold-their law
yer ............. Philip Sheffield
Tony Toler-their salesman ....
! ............. Girard Patterson
| n1r. Apologize ..... J. Irving White
Mrs. George B. Nettleton ......
.......... Dora BOOth
Miss Florence Cole 49,. Julie Herne
Coddles-an English maid of all