Thackeray's Pendennis was placed on the stage with Mr. John Drew in the leading part of "Major Pendennis." After a satisfactory tryout, it was taken to New York City.
The New York Idea was published in 1908 by W. H. Baker and Company. It is here reprinted through the courtesy of Mr. Mitchell and the publishers. The editor is indebted to Mr. Mitchell for a careful revision of the text made especially for this volume.
For an interesting criticism of Becky Sharp, see William Winter, The Wallet of Time, New York, 1913, vol. 2, pp. 273-286, and, for a very appreciative analysis of The New York Idea see Mr. William Archer's notice of the play in The London Tribune of May 27, 1907, reprinted in the published play. See also for Becky Sharp, Plays of the Present, by J. B. Clapp and E. F. Edgett, New York, 1902, pp. 32-4.
