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ESSEX JUNTO, or Quixotic Guardian: A Comedy, by a Citizen of
Massachusetts. Salem, 1802. 12mo, pp. 71.
AN EXERCISE, CONTAINING A DIALOGUE AND TWO ODES. Performed at the
Public Commencement in the College of Philadelphia, November 17,
1767. Philadelphia: Printed by William Goddard. [1767] 4to, pp.
8.
The Dialogue was written by Thomas Coombe.
AN EXERCISE; CONTAINING A DIALOGUE AND TWO ODES. Set to music, for
the Public Commencement, in the College of Philadelphia, May
17th, 1775. Philadelphia: Printed by Joseph Cruikshank, 1775.
8vo, pp. 8.
AN EXERCISE CONTAINING A DIALOGUE AND TWO ODES. Set to Music.
Philadelphia: 1776. Sm. 8vo.
THE FATAL EFFECTS OF SEDUCTION. A Tragedy. Written for the use of
the Students of Clio Hall, in Bennington, to be acted on their
Quarter Day, April 28, 1789. Founded on the Story of an Unhappy
Young Lady of Boston. By a Friend to Literature. [Motto]
Bennington: Printed by Haswell & Russell. 1789.
FEDERALISM TRIUMPHANT IN THE STEADY HABITS OF CONNECTICUT ALONE; OR,
THE TURNPIKE ROAD TO A FORTUNE. A Comic Opera, or Political
Farce in Six Acts, as performed at the Theatres Royal and
Aristocratic at Hartford and New Haven, October, 1801. n. p.
Printed in the year 1802. 8vo, pp. 40.
THE FEMALE ENTHUSIAST. A Tragedy in Five Acts, by a Lady.
Charleston, J. Hoff, 1807. 12mo, pp. 51.
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION; INCLUDING A STORY, FOUNDED IN FACT, OF
LEONTINE AND MATILDA. A Drama. Written and Exhibited in the
United Fraternity, at Dartmouth, 1790; Exhibited also at
Windsor, Vermont, May, 1791. Printed at New Bedford,
Massachusetts, by John Spooner, 1793. 8vo, pp. 67.
HEAVEN ON EARTH, OR THE NEW LIGHTS OF HARMONY. An extravaganza in
two acts, by Peter Puffem. Philadelphia: 1825. 16mo, pp. 22.
THE HERO OF TWO WARS. A Drama in Five Acts.
Published in _Truth's Advocate and Monthly Anti-Jackson Expositor_
from March to October, 1828. Signed "W."
INDOCTUM PARLIAMENTUM. A Farce, in One Act, and a beautiful variety
of scenes. n. p. [1818.] 12mo, pp. 7.
Refers to a law enacted by the Legislature of New York, on the
petition of Eunice Chapman, a Shaker, to have the marriage
contract between herself and husband dissolved. Among the
characters introduced are: "General Radix" (Erastus Root), "His
disorderly Sergeant" (Dr. Sergeant), "Lignum" (Speaker Wood), etc.
THE INTOLERANTS. Three First Acts of Things Among Us; as performed
at the ... with more effect than applause. Philadelphia: 1827.
12mo, pp. 26.
IS IT A LIE? A Comic Piece in one Act. Boston: 1828. 16mo, pp. 36.
THE ITALIAN HUSBAND. A Dramatic Poem.
This piece is part of a book entitled _Lays of Leisure, The
Italian Husband, The Young Dreamer, A Fugitive Offering in Verse_.
Philadelphia: Jesper Harding, 1825.
JEFFERSON AND LIBERTY. A Celebration of the 4th of March; a
Patriotic Tragedy: a Picture of Corrupt Administration, in Five
Acts, written by Nichols. n. p. Sold at the Printing Office,
Temple Street, 1801. 12mo, pp. 29.
"Nichols" is probably a pseudonym.
JONATHAN IN ENGLAND. A Comedy. Boston [circa 1828.] 12mo, pp. 32.
This play is a version of Colman's _Who Wants a Guinea?_ and was
performed at the Park Theatre, New York, December 3, 1828.
THE LOVER. A Dramatic Fragment.
Published on pp. 59-65 of _The Witch of New England_. A Romance.
Philadelphia. 1824.
MARY OF SCOTLAND; OR, THE HEIR OF AVENAL. A Drama in Three Acts.
Founded on Scott's Novel, _The Abbot_. New York, 1821. 16mo, pp.
114.
THE MILITARY GLORY OF GREAT BRITAIN. An Entertainment given by the
late candidates for Bachelor's Degree at the close of the
Anniversary Commencement held in Nassau Hall, New Jersey,
September 27th, 1762. Philadelphia: Printed by William Bradford,
1762. 8vo, pp. 15.
THE MONTHLY ASSEMBLY. A Farce. Boston, 1770. 8vo.
NATURE AND PHILOSOPHY. A Drama adapted from the French, by a Citizen
of Richmond. Richmond, 1821. 12mo, pp. 28.
Played at the Park Theatre, New York, December 10, 1821.
Another edition. New York, 1830. 16mo, pp. 33.
THE NEW ENGLAND DRAMA. In Five Acts; founded on incidents contained
in the New England Tale. Dedham, 1825. 12mo, pp. 72.
THE NIGHT WATCH; OR, THE PIRATE'S DEN. A Melodrama by a Gentleman of
Boston. Boston, 1820. 18mo, pp. 34.
OCCURRENCES OF THE TIMES; OR, THE TRANSACTIONS OF FOUR DAYS. A
Farce. Boston, 1789. 16mo, pp. 23.
THE ORPHAN. A Play in Five Acts. See _The Young Carolinians_.
THE PATRIOTS. A Comedy in Five Acts. Philadelphia, n. d.
Published during the Revolution.
THE PAXTON BOYS. A Farce. Translated from the original French, by a
Native of Donegall. The Second edition. Philadelphia: Printed
and sold by Anthony Armbruster, 1764. Folding plate. sm. 8vo,
pp. 16.
PHILIP; OR, THE ABORIGINES. A Drama. New York, 1822. 12mo, pp. 48.
THE PLAN OF A PERFORMANCE OF SOLEMN MUSICK. To be in the Hall of the
College of Philadelphia, on Wednesday Evening, April 10th, 1765.
For the Benefit of the Charity Schools. n. p., n. d. 8vo, pp. 4.
THE POWER OF CHRISTIANITY; OR, ABDALLAH AND SABAT. A Poem by a Lady.
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 Institute.
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.