Show When a New Y York ark Run Is Longer Linger 1 n n I aft f h u vu v I e F Erst Year written and played V Frank l k Craven and cUrt directed ct d by Smith passed r lis IEs' IEs s con- con performance of ot the New i York Fork rl H af the Little theatre Saturday uary 25 has created a demand to foi tOl rase me to describe the d duration of Sn an unusual play In N w York Eh h will in distinguish it from tiley the tile they y of Ot its contemporaries s that haved have fd d nearly but not quite as s long the he First Year wilt will soon reach and It ext milestone on April 17 On pay day It will break the worlds world's rec- rec oi times which was held for tor forer starter rt er r of a 3 century by Hoyt's A Chinatown to and until broken Mr dr Goldens Golden's renowned comedy to n Then the next Important the New York life of Cravens Craven's ns n's edyt edYl will be when It enters the tho t ear of its run at the Little thet the- the October October 20 1922 1322 This now seems probable happening for the tho play continues to turn awa away ns night after lifter night ien enof of course the big event In Its be breaking the record set While this total of 1291 seems far away It will not sur- sur the Ithe knowing ones if The First accomplishes It There Is noth- noth spotty spotty or up and down about patronage of oC the Craven play And IsIt resembles the form of Its Cessor It is Just one capacity fe e after another week In and week with a half-dozen half productions n I In season e n and I last promising I to doy do y tI times S and with ft The First running easily over theres there s 8 to tobe be some Borne demand for qualify qualify- rap 1 which will indicate the super super- nage of such comedies as Light fand and The First Year In stu study study- y- y In to 6 0 v u c vu Ic l I w- w I skier i e th 3 of other er Uth triumphant ht runs of f Mr Goldens Golden's s Three e Wise Vise Fools which h I did 34 times and Turn to o the Right his his' comedy which scored Perhaps s I I the right word would be a a Golden Xe New v York lork run i. i 1 I |