The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-08
THE PLAY OF PARTNERS
A NEW DRAMATIC ATTRACTION IN
NEW YORK CITY.
Buohsnsn's Adaptation From Daudet-i
A Dull Piece Well Acknowledgements
Salvini's Good work-An operatis
disappointment.
Correspondence Of The Appeal.

Correspondence OF The Appeal
New York, April 4.-The only special
attraction for Easter Monday night was
the first performance Of "Partners' at the
Madison Square. This play is an adapta-
ton Of Daudet's well known Fremont
jeune ct Risler aine," and II is 10 be re.
GREETED that Robert .BachahaniJid MOI
seleN some other piece less replete with
trite theatrical situations from which to
adapt suitable comedy drama for the
present time. When situation after situ-
alton is foreseen without the slightest diff.
Guilty, when the very words themselves
are almost anticipated, We are sure to be
bored unless the acting is high above the
ordinary level. In the hands of Mr..
Palmer's excellent company, and moro
particularly of Mr.. Salvini himself, tho
fullest value possible was given to every
line, and therefore much of the disappoint-
ment at seeing poor play was smothered
in the earnest admiration OF good players.
The story of Partners" may be briefly
told as follows henry Borgfeldt is an
honest simple-heaYtes German who has
risen from an inferior position and Is now
the senior member OF prominent London
firm. His partner, Charles Derwentwater,
is the son Of Borgfeldt's former master,
and the interest Of the play centers about
the business and domestic relations OF the
two. Borgfeldt is middle aged man and
has married beautiful and silly girl who
isn't half NJ old M he. Mr.. Charles, the
handsome young partner, falls in love with
the wife OF Borgieldt, and through her
idiotic weakness and the wickedness OF
scheming society woman Charles leads her
into many dangerous traps. The upshot
OF it all is financial ruin and the separation
OF husband and wife,. To save the honor
Of the business Borgfeldt voluntarily re.
sumes his former subordinate position, and
with his little child lives in moderate
lodgings. Through several conventional
explanations and denouements the bus-
band and wife are finally brought together
again, and everything ends peaceably. IL
is not in the least unfair to the various
members OF the cast 10 say that without
young Salvini's superb acting the play
would have been intensely tiresomc, not
TO say stale. In makeup and in the busi-
ness OF his part nothing was left to be de-
sired while in the portrayal Of
the various emotions OF love and hate
and in the several scenes with his wife lie
rose nearly TO that hight which his illus
trious iather has alone attained. The
strongest scene was mat oil the return Oh
Borgteldt to London after ms absence IN
Germany. lie has Just been apprised OF
the irremediablc tnsnciai disaster TO his
house lthrough. Mr.. Charles specuiaiions)
and alter hearing somewhat indirectly oil
his wiie's conduct, comes nome to mud hcr
IN oharles arms. ifiS INST Impulse Is 70
annihllate Mr.; Charles, ana amer soine
seconds Thought, he starts down rom INC
back OF The Stage IN much the SAME man
ner that The elder saiyrnl moves W ule
third net Of 'Othello." The tearing oi tho