JOSEPH HUTTON was born in Philadelphia, Pa., February 25, 1787, and
died in Newbern, N. C., January 31, 1828. In early life he
contributed verses to periodicals of that city; he also wrote prose,
and published several romantic stories in a literary paper. About
1811 he published a collection of fugitive poems under the title of
_Leisure Hours_. He also published a poem called _The Field of
Orleans_, in the style of Sir Walter Scott. In 1823 he removed to
Newbern, N. C., where he established himself as a teacher and wrote
for the Newbern _Sentinel_.
THE SCHOOL FOR PRODIGALS. A Comedy in Five Acts, as performed at the
New Theatre, Philadelphia. New York, 1809. 18mo, pp. 62.
Played at the Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, in 1808.
THE WOUNDED HUSSAR; OR, RIGHTFUL HEIR. A Musical Afterpiece in Two
Acts, as performed at the New Theatre, Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, 1809. 18mo, pp. 24.
Another edition, Philadelphia, 1809, 16mo, pp. 62.
Played at the Chestnut Street Theatre, Phila., in 1809.
FASHIONABLE FOLLIES. A Comedy. New York, 1809. 18mo.
Another edition, Philadelphia, 1815, 18mo, pp. 76.
THE ORPHAN OF PRAGUE. A Drama in Five Acts. New York, 1810. 18mo,
pp. 58.