...e artistic, was the melodrama that dealt with contemporary events, such as Woodworth's , played in 1824, the year of Lafayette's visit to this country. Dunlap's importation of the domestic drama of Kotzebue had also its effect. Some of the dramas of this class, notably Noah's , played first in Charleston in 1812 under the title of , were vastly popular. Most important in this class was the genesis o...