New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-01
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The town has been favored with great de-
OF BartleyCampbe Of Late It has been smased bv -.
Partisan earthquake and bis classic statusry IN Cne
at Nblos and has shivsred from the ptess severity
his climate In siberia In the Bowery Last MINI
reveed with him in the sensuous splendors Of Mexi
and Cuba Tho postponement Of some rival oponinss
perhaps tempted Mr. Camp bell to postpone the rastn~
OF his curtain, for 1t was half past when the audience
gathered In the Fourteenth Street heard the preusrv
words of Paquits" The first act 10 chiefly bIogrsphia
and therefore dull II closes with the entry of tho Won
Into tie sheepfold the arrival gorgeous Mcxic,,
cavalier, with whom the unhappy heroine, Hortenss
proceeds 70 fall In love- And she about thls ss
imposed task with unboupded energy and dstermnsoa
In the second act the husband Of Horens refuses -
take the life which the repentant Mexican Don Giovann
freely offers in expston of his guilt In the third as
the inevitable duel occurs I'm park Havana all As
characters having been transported to Cuba In the
twinkllng OF an eye Don Jose Borosc0, the Mexioaa
Loharo aforesaid falls before the avengipg bullet a
the brother Of Hortexse, while ct the Same instsu1
PaQsffa Q wild young slip Of girl transpsnted mon
the Mexican chappara and fathoms deep ia love oe
Hortces husband, takes shot Don Jose her ovn
account He sinks under the weight of both bullets
BY most brilliant and daring surgical operation he
saved In the next act by the husband whom he has
wronged Don Jose appears no more Horsense re-
pents the last act is efusvey forgiven BY her hue
band, and 10 passing away with her child In her arms
wnen the curtain falls while significant gancea are ex-
changed by Paqxita and the bersaved husband
There is much that IL wild, fantastic and absurd IN
this latest production from Mr.. Campbelrs restless
brain, but there are some genuinely effective sua.
lions. Mr. Campbelrs power Of meodramats
effect has not weakened. The most distressing
parts OF the play the solemn stretches Of pached
and arid humor. When Mr.. Campbell tries TO b
funny the result is dolorous. But there Is enough
Of action and incident, Of strong words and telling
points in the drama to enlist public attention and APP
pause In measure. and 1t heartily and en-
Enthusiastically received The author was called twice
before the enrtain, and his bearers en-
with unbounded eradication. He re-
ferred to his wanderings 1.-The ROAD, when he said
that he carried "the banner of the beautiful" into the
Of the West and into some very queer dressing
rooms He confident that he had I" called together"
company OF rare excellence, and he proposed TO pro-
duce series Of representations in this city which
would deserve public support He would bring out
plays written by himself and other American authors,
and be was In negotiation with eminent Foreign
The play might have been better set The scenery
Showed q lamentable crudeness of color and
inharmonious ARRANGEMENT OF lines and group
ings. Some of the parts might have been
far better acted, though Mr.. Campbell on the
play bills proudly claimed that this company was tho
best n America This must have been ;av.. soar
The acting of Frederic de Bellcville and
Miss Kate Forsythe was intelligent and
effective That Of Miss Mary Mills who played Faqu.td,
singularly weak Fortunately Pdqutd has little 70
Pdqa has so insignificant share in it, is not clear u
may be Aztec joke. Ii. NJ Pitt made the part OK he
unfortunate Lotharfo, who gets perforated with Two
bullets. sort Of Mexican Sam Jones' He preached an