Early American Plays Part 2

Charleston, 1814. 16mo, pp. 46 [4].

THE PRINCE AND THE PATRIOT. A Poem in Three Dialogues.

Published in _Poems, Moral and Divine_, by an American Gentleman.

London, 1756. pp. 79-105.

One of the earliest plays written by an American.

SANS SOUCI, ALIAS FREE AND EASY; OR, AN EVENING'S PEEP INTO A POLITE CIRCLE. An Intire New Entertainment, in Three Acts. Boston: Printed by Warden and Russell, 1785. 8vo, pp. 24.

Second edition. 8vo, Boston, 1785.

SAUL. A Dramatic Sketch.

This piece is probably by N. P. Willis. It was published in the _American Monthly Magazine_ for June, 1829.

A SCENE IN THE FIRST ACT OF THE NEW FARCE. Published as a Specimen.

Printed: In the first Year of the new Hegira Secundus, the Paxtonian Expedition. [Philadelphia]: Printed by Anthony Armbruster, [1764]. Sm. 8vo, pp. 8.

THE SEARCH AFTER HAPPINESS: A Pastoral Drama: from the Poetry of Miss More. By a Lady in Connecticut. Catskill, M. Croswell & Co., 1794. 12mo, pp. [2], 30.

SHEPHERDESS OF THE ALPS. A Play in Four Acts, by a Citizen of New York. New York, 1815. 12mo, pp. 51.

THE SUICIDE. A Dialogue Exhibited on the Stage at the Public Commencement of Yale College, Sept. 13th, M.DCCXCVII.

Litchfield: T. Collier. 12mo, pp. [5], 6-20.

THE SULTANA; OR, A TRIP TO TURKEY. A Melodrama in Three Acts, founded on Lord Byron's _Don Juan_. New York, 1822. 12mo, pp.

34.

Written by (----?) Bailey.

THE SUSPECTED DAUGHTER; OR, JEALOUS FATHER. A Farce in Three Acts, both Serious and Comic, written by T. T. Boston. 1751.

This is probably the first play written by a native American.

Mentioned in Haven's list.

SYLLA. A Tragedy, in Five Acts, as represented at the Theatre Francais, at Paris, by E. Jouy, member of the Inst.i.tute.

Translated from the French, by a Citizen of New York. New York, 1826. 16mo, pp. 69.

Same, New York: 1827. 16mo, pp. 79.

Performed at the Chatham Theatre, 1827.

THEODORA. A Dramatic Sketch, in Two Acts. n. p., n. d.

THE TRAVELLER RETURNED. Published in _The Gleaner_. Boston, 1798.

TRICKS OF THE TIMES; OR, THE WORLD OF QUACKS. A Farce of domestic origin. New York, 1819. 12mo.

A satire on New Yorkers of the day.

TWO PAGES OF FREDERICK THE GREAT. A Farce in three Acts. New York, 1826. 16mo.

A TYRANT'S VICTIMS. A Tragedy in Five Acts.

See _The Young Carolinians_.

VIRTUE TRIUMPHANT. A Comedy. Published in _The Gleaner_.

THE YOUNG CAROLINIANS; OR, AMERICANS IN ALGIERS. A Play in Five Acts.

This and two other plays were published in _Essays, Religious, Moral, etc._, by a Lady. Charleston, 1818. 12mo, pp. 242 [1], [1]

XERXES THE GREAT; OR, THE BATTLE OF THERMOPYLE. A Drama.

Philadelphia, 1815. 18mo.

102; OR, THE VETERAN AND HIS PROGENY. Boston, 1828. 16mo, pp. 33.

ALLEN, ADAM

THE NEW GENTLE SHEPHERD, A PASTORAL COMEDY. Originally written in the Scotch Dialect, by Allan Ramsay, reduced to English by Lieutenant Adam Allen. To which is added a description of the great falls of the River Saint John in the Province of New Brunswick. London: Printed for W. J. & J. Richardson, Ingram Court, Fenchurch Street, 1798.

Dedicated to the Printer's Devil.

Allen has added a Third Scene to the Fourth Act, also a song or two.

BARKER, JAMES NELSON

JAMES NELSON BARKER, born in Philadelphia in 1784, died 1858, was originally in the army as a captain of artillery, and served in the war of 1812. He was afterwards an Alderman and then Mayor of the city of Philadelphia. He wrote a work called _Sketches of the Primitive Settlements on the River Delaware_, and was a contributor to the _Atlantic Souvenir_.

THE INDIAN PRINCESS. An Operatic Melodrama. Founded on an Incident in Smith's _Virginia_. Philadelphia, 1808. 18mo, pp. iv.-74.

First acted in Philadelphia, April 6, 1808. Reproduced at the Park Theatre, New York, June 14, 1809.

This is the story of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith.

TEARS AND SMILES. A Comedy in Five Acts, performed at the Theatre, Philadelphia, March 4, 1807. Philadelphia, 1808. 18mo, pp. 85.

MARMION; OR, THE BATTLE OF FLODDEN FIELD. A Drama. New York, 1816.

18mo, pp. vii.-79.

Played at the Park Theatre, New York, April 13, 1812.

An adaptation of Scott's _Marmion_. When it was played at the Park Theatre, New York, from the prejudice then existing against American plays, it was announced as the production of an English author, Thomas Morton, "received with unbounded applause in London." It was enthusiastically received, and had a long lease of popularity.

HOW TO TRY A LOVER. A Comedy. New York, 1817. 16mo, pp. 67.