BARTLEY CAMPBELL
\bˈɑːtlɪ kˈambəl], \bˈɑːtlɪ kˈambəl], \b_ˈɑː_t_l_ɪ k_ˈa_m_b_ə_l]\
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An American dramatist; born in Allegheny City, Pa., Aug. 12, 1843; died in Middletown, N. Y., July 30, 1888. He established the Evening Mail in Pittsburg (1868); the Southern Magazine in New Orleans (1869). His first drama that met with success in New York city was "My Partner", appearing in 1879. "Fairfax, or Life in the Sunny South", and "The Galley Slave", were on the metropolitan boards during the same season. Included in his plays are: "Matrimony"; "The White Slave"; "Siberia"; and "Paquita". Several of his plays were brought out in England.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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