The Portland daily press., 1881-10-12
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
MY PARTNER.

MY PARTNER.
Next Friday night a ldrich and Parsloe Will
present my Partner" at Portland Theatre.
The tickets are selling WELL The Herald says:
"Mr. BARLEY Campbell has written several ex-
cellent plays. none better, however, than that
which was produced last evening at the Union
Square Theatre, under the above name, before
g large, fashionable and critical audience. In
the creation Of his plot and the development
Of the tory-keeping as he does, the tide OF
interest always at the food-in happily COM
minging rough humor and homely pathos, the
author appears to have succeeded in giving us
a purely American drama based on incidents
that are possible and represented by charac-
tiers that are not extravaganza. The events
that furnish the motive, and the Incidents IN
troduced TO aid the plot belong entirely 10 what
is known as border lfe;' but in the presenta-
ton of these there is delicacy OF treatment
in the dialogue and a color given TO the Ian
guage that eievates the play far above the
level OF the so-called border drama There
are no revol, er discussions and ynchings, no
eruption of red shirts and slang phrases; but
In their place the home utterances OF men and
women who, with one or two exceptions,
might have lived and had their being any
where else than in California. In Mr.. Al
dricn one recognizes carefully studied type
OF the California MINER rude OF speech, but
tender hearted and heroic. The broadly
comic element was supplied by Mr.. Parsloe,
who, as the ChinaA,an Wing Lee not only kept
the house III the best of humor, but eventually
served TO solve the mystery of the murder OF
Ned Singleton.
HUMPTY DUMPTY.
The ever fascinating pautoinime will be pre-
sented by Col. Robinson's company at City
Hall Saturday amidst the glare of rockets and
busting of bombs He announces fifty six ar
lists in his company and 100 laughs III $50 miu-
ates. Tickets at the usual places.
MAINS OPERA TROUPE.
This excellent organization will appear at
Portland Theatre next Monday for three
nights. Boecaccio, which will first be produced,
Ii we'll known here. Speaking of "Donna Ju-
anita, to be brought out during the engage
msnt, the New York Star says:
"The new piece has one strong point of su-
periority TO sFAtiniza, the scene is laid i'll
sunny and highly -coiored Spain instead of i'll
those icy wastes of Russia which chilled Amer
loan audiences IN the Older opera. In fact, it
is sor of improved 'Fatinitza -the huinor a
little risky. but highly entertaining to the pop
ulace The work Is well rendered by the
Mahn company; and Miss Flora Barry plays
Juanita, in the slang OF tie day, for All the
part is worth. Conscientious effort ike this Is
aiw sys recognized by an audience; aud when
the conscientiousness Is backed up by decided
personal charms and intelligence. Conscious
nees is very charming quality. Mr. Macreery,
the CASTOR, is young man of fne appearance
and has strong but hard voice. Mr.. Van Hou-
ten has rather amusing pari, aud does we'll
with it. Tue chorus is tueiy drilled aud makes d
goody showing; anu the general impression
lott by last nights performance VAS that Dom
M JuaDila' is far more likely To please our
theatfe-soers than either OF its better known
predecessors, 'Fatinitz4' aud 'Boccaccio.'
NOTES.
Get your tickets now for the grand Kellogg
concert, TO come off the 10th al City Hall
Stockbridge has them.