THE PICKWICK PLAY. TO THE EDITOR.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2502, 24 July 1888, Page 3

THE PICKWICK PLAY. TO THE EDITOR.

Km,—With reference to the entertnintnc li.'id in tho Public Hall, Cambridge, t other i/voning, including the famous "I!:i drill v. Pickwick" triul, it was certainly great success in many ways, financially in otherwise, for, like everything which A Shirley has undertaken, it was as comple in nil its details as he could linike it. B would not these representations be inn appreciated and enjoyed if a short epiton of what i.s going to be acted wore either i sertud in one cf your locals or read to tl audience ? Everything pulsed off. well tl other evening. People laughed till the sides ached, merely to watch the liy-pl: and notice the excellent "get up" of tho taking part, but not one-half or quarter that largo assembly tho joke find, not having read "Pickwick," mar amid not enter into the spirit of the thin A.- a. proof of this, a gentleman who kind part of Sain Wellei father (occupying a most out-of-the-wu position at the end of the hall for that pu pose), and who called out "spell it with wo, Samivol," when Sam is asked hi* nam has quite lost hi.s character unions* tr Cambridgeites, and has been consured t Home whom I am astonished do not remen ber Ihis laughable incident in the trii .scenn. J t was thought that this genUemn had imbibed too freely by many who ougl to know him better, and who certain! show their ignorance or forgetfulnesg i this immortal work of tho great Charli Dickens I think many pleasant ente tiiinuients might be given by taking selei tions from different authors, and none ai so well adapted for this purpose aa tr works of Dickens; indeed, the moro the are read and known the better, for, froi first to last, I do not remember a siugl word, thought or scene in all his books bi: what is good and readable, for he depici human nature simply and naturally as : really is, showing its humourous and alas its sorrowful and pathetic side as well. Le the people have some idea what they at going to see, and each time they will ente more fully into the enjoyment of the thinf Trusting these few remarks will not be cm: sidered presumptuous,—l remain, dear Sii yours &c, PRACTICAL. Cambridge, July 20th.