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Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 1 1 Browse Search
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Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Chapter 2: the early drama, 1756-1860 (search)
y, 1787, in New York, and after his return to Boston produced a dramatic satire entitled A Georgia Spec. or Land in the Moon, aimed at the rage for speculating in the Georgia lands of the Yazoo Purchase. It was played in Boston and New York in 1797. For Tyler, see also Book I, Chap. IX, and Book II, Chaps. in and VI. Important historically as Tyler was, this period is dominated by the personality of William Dunlap, whose first acted play, The father, performed in New York on 7 September, 1789, was a comedy of manners inspired by the success of The contrast. The success of this play and that of his drama Leicester, the second American tragedy, played first under the title of The fatal Deception, on 24 April, 1794, inspired him to go on. According to his own statement he wrote fifty plays A complete bibliography of Dunlap records sixty-five plays. See Bibliography. and other pieces unpublished, most of which were acted successfully. These include tragedy, comedy, melodra