, 1881-06-26
u uxaedles and Pins'' at Hoo
1ey's Theatre.
a Good Play Well Acted but
Poorly Named.
"A Celebrated Case" at the Grand
Seeman at McVicker's.
Talk with the Circus Man
About His Show.
lettings Of Plays and Actors at Home
and Abroad.


and Abroad.
NEEDLES AND PINS.
Nr. Daily has not always been fortunate in
naming his plays. ''Tlie big Eon;lllza' was
n gnod title anu Il lucky one. But What is the
significance of '' Lemons ami Needles and
p;nsnto the untaugllt lnild:' The last is
1,,rticulariy bad caption. II is meaning
ess: il is Insignificant; and it is not descril-
tive OF the play or ailytlinsin it. The nurse
ryrhyme,
When II naua Iuarries his trouble begins,
;s Introduced apparently for the sole purpose
of giving the piece : name. There is no all-
nrouriateness in the ctnplet It's it is spoken
hy 1fr. Gcaglc. lie is not married. Ills
trouble has begun i'll Ills single state. Nobody
is married III The play, except two old people
who have had sin.alarly happy lives 1o-
eetber for twenty-five Years. Their trouble
tloes not begin with marriage, but Il quarter
of 4 century afterwards. And for lIr- Hc0gfc
himself, us:trriaSe w;lir:l is the real trouble,
dies not bcgi:l al ALL 1t Is unfortunate, WI
repent that this very a,Al,sinE play should
have been 50 awkwardly ci.ristened. People
don't care TO i.elr about needles or pins at
the theatre. Tile articles are too common.
They are associated with too nlnch drldgeTy
anu TOO uany petty arlifictS. The title suS
pesis an inllnit HrtIenesS i'll the play, Whi:ll
il by no means its lslai1 characteristic. How
much better it would have been to call the
niece '.The MasQut Ball,'' or "'-An lIeiress IN
Search of Il Husband, nr simply Domino"
which Hiss D.t*iI ticg4U,l might claim III Il
tcuble capacity Wien SHE hail trapped -Ir.
Tom l'cnSHs. anu which tiie tattef EitSht re-
toll upon hcr after Inc African pro1ect Is 'lll-
fudtst: -
PULLING aslde lals question:, II ""uiu oe
ditliculr to find any fault with SO pure and
wel!-su:1;liied ~ ~ running III lonr acls
*sis 'Nee.ties ana rms. Ii scofhs prooa-
ti!ities. but 81 10 tilc people WHO delight III
seeing thu act Of defiance. II Is sinserteprate.
without TORN anu v0lt anu "afk!leSs Is upon
tie fact of II. so lar as dramatic conference
construction Is coleeraeu: Gut II ~ lls:-
minated ftolIi another direction by lllftcellt
hutnor, qnirk and flashing viii: and many l'1-
dicrous situations Tie merit OF she piece
lcs almost wholly N the Slss:atinns, tiionS:l
uncl! Of the dlalog Is bright Htd sparkling.
As we tried to say last %sek: nnt weFe 'ni Pr
readers, the text Is, saturated with EnEhssl
idiolns, ;!lu has o'1ly Il sos!lcon Of American
sIang That is as much as 10 say that
TIE dlalos Is IS, well written. II m mas
tain Observation-Disclosures to snrer at Alr.
.AusustiM D!!y u Il dramatic writer, for no
other re:SOll.: :s far rs we are :sblt. IN ullucr-
slad, except fllat iie wis "hce newspaper ).:
mill lli'1!selt. Suc'i are ulc a'enl11ts u me
alleged preieSsl"n ol journalism. Buf Il Is i
sell-tyiie,ll proposition that 4 man WHO Gun
write stlri. dlalos Is Mr. DAILY his written II
all extremely clever, mt to say a brilliant;
person: md w!e1l to this faculty y atl'fetl
his keen appreciation Of what constitute:
dramatic situation and his capacity for in
yitinG new and original s:eneo* such Tyr
Instance lis tie Mother t'noSt lnterll!sle III
1iis play We s'IGula say u'at ne ucsvlsg r; 70
%tsers VIII fur SSf1 ;i.e .'S Ill., fa~ a0" e'''
''Lelnons' - good acting is essential. IN the
hands oi an inferior cnlnlahy o"1n OF tngli ilt,
would pc unanimously sose1t Il oore. i!:e
putting te'u on ttle t"p t, Ser @ 'la @ IN e, .',,
bounding ttn ~ Tue llrst p!'eG, ie ~ St
~ uie Ease od Necuis' aliu ials lss!'ll"2. a,,i.
fawitss. we may Wish tila@ ~ -, asn;s ,;s
chin 9r IN the lnp 81 % lS !leaI. H. mna ,S ,N,ss s
Ada fe!lali Woiia leanee " al:fe aG1t"1 =.
MoTtas the violence ~ !ier aileeltu s'1et "a
ne last act h'tt :lese t Ky H'.s .r's;,, - -,
Illncfts representation ~ tlle Wv 'u;i'n ~ ~
perteeI @ anu lt, ar tna' m artr;,, ,ty "e lid M ,, npo
Garrlck's HIMtcf. In;.t queer olu wotlan na,,
an actress, w may ..lcs SYM ~ ~, ~ ,,., un.i
eSe!altiilhS: Ny" 10y my 80 -; ~ ...4. ~
tne ple,s3 suu.S W. ;i1>.nt x, tho nr,ar ,f
tights" Next 70 MIS- Ai!pert ~ Inc oi"Ga '.1a, "
quiet. aud sart.nlc manner eon1fSsts III mn ail
amusing way WIN LIZ eleis i. =, N.Y.
ascs illt'. MISS fieI!nS - ~. ,n
laavKe lad liz a; and 1T ali tines inteligent. Ier
conversation as well IS to te slnSS. ,s,1 DtSs ,s
Bell Is sltade TOO quleL niu sui tv"Sii ,'. i,o
MAKES sohle i,,lHiu9 S ~ ar" s' w;;i, tGa narf
tanlt may ne lndeGa, hotG VIII 1tt ,,nt T., ni !;
than with him, as he certainly WIS H?t 81 ~