Part 2

THE DEATH OF GENERAL MONTGOMERY, AT THE SIEGE OF QUEBEC. A Tragedy, with an Ode in honor of the Pennsylvania Militia, and the small band of regular Continental troops who sustained the campaign in the depth of winter, January, 1777, and repulsed the British forces from the banks of the Delaware. To which are added Elegiacal Pieces, commemorative of Distinguished characters. Philadelphia: Printed and sold by Robert Bell, 1777. Frontispiece. 8vo, pp. 79, [5].

Another edition, Norwich, J. Trumbull, 1777. 8vo, pp. 68.

Also Phila., 1797. 12mo, pp. 68.

BROWN, CHARLES BROCKDEN

CHARLES BROCKDEN BROWN, born in Philadelphia, Pa., January 17, 1771, died there, February 22, 1810, was originally intended for the bar, but gave up that study for literature about 1796. He soon took rank as a novelist of the first class, and was the first American to take that place in English literature. His first writings were published in Philadelphia periodicals, notably, _The Rhapsodist_, which appeared in _The Columbian Magazine_. He published _The Monthly Magazine_ and _American Review_ (1779-1799), and edited _The Literary Magazine_ and _American Register_ from 1803 to 1808. He was with Dunlap and Dr. Elihu Hubbard Smith, a member of the "Friendly Club" in New York, and one of Dunlap's most devoted friends. He was one of the first to advocate (in 1803) the purchase of Louisiana from France; and in a series of articles published in that year strongly urged the progressive territorial extension of the Union. He was married in November, 1804, to Miss Elizabeth Linn, daughter of Rev. Dr. William Linn of New York, and thus became the brother-in-law of John Blair Linn, between whom and himself a lifelong attachment of affection existed.

ALCUIN. A Dialogue on the Rights of Women. New York, 1797. 16mo.

BROWN, DAVID PAUL

DAVID PAUL BROWN, born in Philadelphia in 1795, died in 1875, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1816. He contributed in early life to a number of magazines, and wrote _The Prophet of St. Paul's_, Philadelphia, 1836; _The Trial_, a tragedy, and a farce called _Love and Honor_. The last two were not acted, and probably not published. He was also the author of legal works. Besides the play mentioned below, he wrote and published a number after 1830, not included in this list.

SERTORIUS; OR, THE ROMAN PATRIOT. A Tragedy. Philadelphia, 1830. 8vo, pp. 87.

BRYCE, JAMES F.

DEMOCEDES, AN INTERLUDE. In one Act. Second edition, revised with the addition of a Third Scene. Performed with unbounded applause in Annapolis, Md., August 16, 1827, by Messrs. Mestayer & Co. Annapolis: 1827. 8vo, pp. 8.

BURK, JOHN DALY

JOHN DALY BURK, born in Ireland about 1776, died in 1808, became, while at Trinity College, Dublin, an ardent politician, and involved himself in difficulties with the authorities. It is said he belonged to a secret political society which tried to rescue a rebel on his way to execution. Burk took shelter in a bookseller's shop, while his wolf-dog kept the police at bay. Escaping in woman's apparel, given him by a Miss Daly, whose name he afterwards added to his own, he came to America, settled in Boston, and became editor of a newspaper called _The Polar Star and Boston Daily Advertiser_. He afterwards settled in New York, and published a paper called _The Time-Piece_. Arrested on a charge of publishing a libel contrary to the provisions of the Sedition Law of 1798, he left New York and settled at Petersburg, Va. In 1804 he published a _History of Virginia_, in 4 vols., the fourth being issued after his death. He also wrote a _History of the Late War in Ireland, with an Account of the United Irish Association, from the First Meeting in Belfast, to the Landing of the French at Killala_, published in Philadelphia, 1799. Also _An Historical Essay on the Character and Antiquity of Irish Songs_, published in _The Richmond Enquirer_, May, 1808. He was killed in a duel with a French man named Coquebert.

BUNKER HILL; OR, THE DEATH OF GEN. WARREN. An Historic Tragedy, in Five Acts. By John Burk, Late of Trinity College, Dublin, as played at the Theatres in America, for fourteen nights, with unbounded applause. Copyright secured according to law. New York: Printed by T. Greenleaf, MDCCXCVII. 12mo, pp. 55.

Another edition, Baltimore, 1808. 16mo, pp. 39.

Same: New York, 1817. 12mo, pp. 44.

Reprinted by the Dunlap Society.

This play was first played at the Haymarket in Boston, February 17, 1798. It was also played a number of times in New York.

FEMALE PATRIOTISM; OR, THE DEATH OF JOAN D'ARC. An Historic Play in Five Acts. New York, 1798. 12mo, pp. 40.

Played at the New Park Theatre, New York, 1798.

BETHLEM GABOR, LORD OF TRANSYLVANIA: OR, THE MAN-HATING PALATINE. An Historical Drama, in Three Acts. Petersburg, 1807. 16mo, pp. 49.

CARR, MRS.

THE FAIR AMERICAN. Philadelphia, 1815. 12mo.

Played at the John Street Theatre, New York, November 9, 1789.

CHAPMAN, SAMUEL H.

SAMUEL HENRY CHAPMAN, born in London, May 10, 1799; died in Philadelphia, May 16, 1830, was an actor as well as dramatist. He made his first appearance on the stage at Covent Garden Theatre, London, as _Agib_, in _Timour, the Tartar_. He was brought to the United States in 1827 by Mr. Francis Courtney Wemyss, manager of the Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, in company with Mr. and Mrs. Sloman, Mrs. Austin, and Miss Emery, for the stock company of that theatre. His début was made October 31, 1827, as _Pierre_ in _Venice Preserved_. He became a favorite immediately, and of him it is said he had no equal in heroic rôles in his time. In May, 1829, he became joint manager of the Walnut Street Theatre. He married Elizabeth Jefferson, daughter of the elder and aunt of the now living Joseph Jefferson, in the same year. While riding, to illustrate to an artist the scene of the robbery in Turner's Lane in his own play of _The Mail Coach_, he was thrown from his horse, and so injured that he died within a week. It is said his hurt was aggravated greatly by the fact that he continued to play every night, and having a piece of brass armor next his skin, blood-poisoning was caused in his wounded shoulder.

THE RED ROVER. A Drama founded on J. F. Cooper's novel of that name. Philadelphia, n. d. 18mo, pp. 52.

Played at Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, 1828.

COCKINGS, GEORGE

GEORGE COCKINGS, born in Devonshire, England, died February 6, 1802, lived a great part of his time in Dartmouth, England, and from there went first to Newfoundland, where he passed several years, then to Boston, where he held some small position under the English Government. For thirty years in England he held the place of Register of the Society of Arts, Manufacturing and Commerce in the Adelphi. He wrote _War, An Heroic Poem_, Boston, 1764; _The American War_, a _Poem_, and other works.

THE CONQUEST OF CANADA; OR, THE SIEGE OF QUEBEC. An Historical Tragedy of Five Acts. London: Printed for the Author, 1766. 8vo, pp. v.-76.

Another edition, 12mo, Philadelphia, 1772.

CRAFTS, WILLIAM

WILLIAM CRAFTS, born in Charleston, S. C., January 24, 1787; died in Lebanon Springs, N. Y., September 23, 1826. He was educated at Harvard and was especially noted there for his proficiency in the classic languages. He returned to Charleston, where he was admitted to the bar, and became a leading lawyer and legislator. He was always a ready and convincing speaker. In 1817 he delivered the Phi Beta Kappa address at Harvard. He was a constant contributor to the _Charleston Courier_. His works were published in Charleston in 1828. He wrote a few volumes of poetry, viz.: _The Raciad, Sullivan's Island_, and _A Monody on the Death of Decatur_.

THE SEA SERPENT; OR, GLOUCESTER HOAX. A Dramatic Jeu d'Esprit, in Three Acts. Charleston: A. E. Miller, 1819. 12mo, pp. [5], 6-34.

CROSWELL, JOSEPH

A NEW WORLD PLANTED; OR, THE ADVENTURES OF THE FOREFATHERS OF NEW ENGLAND WHO LANDED IN PLYMOUTH, DECEMBER 22, 1620. An Historical Drama. Boston, 1802. 8vo, pp. 45.

CUSTIS, GEORGE WASHINGTON PARKE

GEORGE WASHINGTON PARKE CUSTIS, born in Mount Airy, Md., April 30, 1786; died at Arlington, Fairfax Co., Va., October 10, 1857. His father was the son of Mrs. Washington by her former husband. His early home was at Mount Vernon, and he was educated at Princeton. He married, early in life, Mary Lee Fitzhugh, and their daughter married Robert E. Lee. Arlington House, built by Mr. Custis, thus came into the Lee family. This beautiful estate, which was confiscated during the war between the States, and used as a place of burial for the Federal dead, was purchased from General Lee's heirs at the close of the war and remains dedicated to the uses of a National Cemetery. Mr. Custis wrote _Recollections of General Washington_, published first in the _National Intelligencer_, and in book form in New York, in 1860.

THE INDIAN PROPHECY. A National Drama in Two Acts, founded on a most interesting and romantic occurrence in the life of General Washington. Georgetown, 1828. 16mo, pp. 35.

POCAHONTAS; OR, THE SETTLERS OF VIRGINIA. A National Drama in Three Acts. Philadelphia, 1830. 12mo, pp. 47.

Another edition. 12mo, pp. 45. Philadelphia, 1839.

This play was first acted at the Park Theatre, New York, December 28, 1830, was well received, and was played in different cities of the United States.

DA CENEDA, LORENZO DA PONTE

(_Called DA PONTE_)

LORENZO DA PONTE DA CENEDA; born in Venice, Italy, in 1748; died in New York, August 17, 1838, was an ardent poet and dramatist, and was attached to the Court Theatre at Vienna in 1784, where several of his librettos were produced with success. He came to New York about 1809, and established himself as a teacher of languages, finally becoming Professor of Italian Literature in Columbia College. He was a very popular figure in New York society, and dearly loved by his compatriots, to whom he gave an affectionate welcome upon their coming to his new home. He was an intimate associate of Mozart, Metastasio, and Joseph II. of Austria. Upon the arrival of the first Italian opera of Signor Garcia and his illustrious daughter in New York, they found that Da Ponte had made their way to triumph easy. He was, in fact, the foster-father of Italian opera in America.

SCENA QUARTA DELL ATTO QUINTO DI ADAD, Poema Dramatico, del Signor Giacoma A. Hillhouse. Tradatto in Verso Italiano da L. Da Ponte, N. Y. Gray e Bunce, 1825.

This is an Italian translation of the last act of Hillhouse's _Hadad_.

ASSUR RE D'ORMUS. Dramma. New York: Stampatori Giovanni Gray e Cia, 1826. 18mo, pp. 47.

IL DON GIOVANNI. Dramma Eroicomica. Nova-Jorca: Stampatori Giovanni Gray e Cia, 1826. 18mo, pp. 51.

LE NOZZE DI FIGARO. Dramma Eroicomica. New York, Stampatori Giovanni Gray e Cia, 1826. 18mo, pp. iv. 3-63.

LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, IL DON GIOVANNI, E L'ASSUR RE D'ORMUS. Tre Drammi. [New York], Stampatori Giovanni Gray e Cia, 1826. 18mo, pp. [2] ii, iv. 3-63, 51, 47.

L'APE MUSICALE. Azione Teatrale in un atto; Da Rappresentari Nel Teatro Del Park, a New York, Per La Prima Volta. New York, Stampatori da G. F. Bunce, 1830. 16mo, pp. 37.

Played at the Park Theatre, New York, by the Italian Opera Company, April 20, 1830.

DA PONTE, LORENZO L.

LORENZO L. DA PONTE was the son of the last-named author, and was Professor of Italian Literature and Language in the University of the City of New York up to the time of his death in 1840. He published a _History of Florence_, and _Memorie di Lorenzo Da Ponte da Cenada_, 3 vols., New York, 1823.

ALMACHIDE. A Tragedy. New York, 1830. 12mo.

DARLING, DAVID

BEAUX WITHOUT BELLES; OR, LADIES WE CAN DO WITHOUT YOU. A Musical Farce as Performed at the Theatre, Fredericksburg, Virginia. Printed for the Author. Charlottesville, Va. 1820. 16mo, pp. 33, [1].

DEERING, NATHANIEL

NATHANIEL DEERING, born June 25, 1791; died near Portland, Me., in 1881. His grandfather, of the same name, was one of the founders of that city. The subject of this memoir began his education at Phillips Academy, Exeter, and was graduated from Harvard College in 1810. He was admitted to the Bar in 1815, and practiced for a time in Canaan and Milburn (now Skowhegan), Maine. He removed to Portland in 1836, and devoted himself to literature. He was the first editor of the _Independent Statesman_.

CARRABASSET; OR, THE LAST OF THE NORRIDGEWOCKS. A Tragedy in Five Acts. Portland, 1830. 18mo, pp. 54.

DEFFENBACH, F.

ONLIATA; OR, THE INDIAN HEROINE. Philadelphia, 1821. 12mo.

D'ELVILLE, RINALLO

THE RESCUE; OR, THE VILLAIN UNMASKED. A Farce in Three Acts. New York: Printed for the author, 1813. 12mo, pp. 44.

DODDRIDGE, JOSEPH

DR. JOSEPH DODDRIDGE, born in Pennsylvania in 1769; died in Wellsburg, Brooke County, Va., in November, 1826. He was educated at Jefferson Academy, Canonsburg, Pa., and ordained to the ministry in the Protestant Episcopal Church in 1792. He is well known as the author of _A History of the Indian Wars_, considered the best book on that subject.

LOGAN, THE LAST OF THE RACE OF SKIKELLEMUS, CHIEF OF THE CAYUGA NATION. A Dramatic Piece. To which is added, the Dialogue of The Backwoodsman and the Dandy, First recited at the Buffaloe Seminary, July the 1st, 1821, by Dr. Joseph Doddridge. Buffalo Creek, Brooke County, Va.: Printed for the Author, by Solomon Sala, at the Buffaloe Printing Office, 1823. 12mo, pp. 47.

Reprinted in 4to size, pp. 76. Cincinnati, 1868.

DUNLAP, WILLIAM

WILLIAM DUNLAP, rightly called the father of the American stage, was born in Perth Amboy, N. J., February 19, 1766, and died in New York, September 28, 1839. He came to New York in 1777 and commenced the study of painting, for which he had an early inclination. In 1784 he went to London, where for three years he worked under Benjamin West. On his return he became interested in the drama, and wrote his first play. He soon after became closely identified with the theatre, and appeared on the stage. In 1796 he became manager of the John Street Theatre, and, soon after, sole manager of the New Park Theatre. In 1805 he retired from the management a bankrupt, and devoted himself to his original profession of painting. In 1814 he received the appointment of Assistant Paymaster General of the New York State Militia. In 1817 he again took up the brush, and exhibited some of his large paintings in most of the cities of the United States. He was founder and vice-president of the National Academy of Design. He wrote _The Life of George Frederick Cooke_ and _A History of the Rise and Progress of the Arts of Design in America_--a most valuable work. He also wrote a number of other works on different subjects.

THE FATHER; OR, AMERICAN SHANDYISM. A Comedy in Five Acts, as performed at the New York Theatre by the old American Company, September 7, 1789. Written by a citizen of New York. New York, 1789. 8vo, pp. 68.

Dunlap's first published play.

Reprinted by the Dunlap Society, 1887.

DARBY'S RETURN. A Comic Sketch, as performed at the New York Theatre, November 24, 1789, for the Benefit of Mr. Wignell. New York: Printed by Hodge, Allen, and Campbell, and sold at their respective Bookstores, and by Berry and Rogers, 1789. 8vo, pp. 16.

Sequel to _The Poor Soldier_.

Another Edition. New York, 1806. 12mo.

Also reprinted in the Appendix to _Washington and the Theatre_, by Paul L. Ford, New York, 1899.

THE ARCHERS; OR, MOUNTAINEERS OF SWITZERLAND. An Opera in Three Acts, as performed by the Old American Co. in New York. New York, 1796. 8vo, pp. 94.

Played at the Park Theatre, New York, April 18, 1796.

TELL THE TRUTH AND SHAME THE DEVIL! A Farce. New York, 1797. 12mo, pp. 44.

Played at the John Street Theatre, January 9, 1797.

THE KNIGHT'S ADVENTURE. A Comedy. New York, 1797. 12mo.

A play was announced to be played at the John Street Theatre, in 1797, under the title of _The Man of Fortitude; or, the Knight's Adventure_, by Jno. Hodgkinson [q. v.], and Dunlap asserts that it was taken bodily from his play while the MS. was in Hodgkinson's hands.

ANDRÉ. A Tragedy in Five Acts, as performed by the Old American Co., New York, March 30, 1798. To which are added authentic documents respecting Major André; Consisting of letters to Miss Seward, the Cow Chase, Proceedings of the Court Martial, etc. Copyright secured. New York: Printed by T. & J. Swords, No. 89 Pearl Street, 1798. Sm. 8vo, pp. viii.-139.

Another edition. 8vo, London, 1799.

Reprinted by the Dunlap Society.

First produced at the New Park Theatre, New York, March 30, 1798.

THE STRANGER. A Tragedy. New York, 1798. 12mo.

Adapted from the German of Kotzebue.

Played at the John Street Theatre, New York, December 10, 1798.

Probably this is a reprint of the English translation.

FALSE SHAME; OR, THE AMERICAN ORPHAN IN GERMANY. A Comedy, from the German of A. Von Kotzebue. New York, 1800. 12mo, pp. 76.

Another edition. 12mo, pp. 76. Charleston, 1800.

Played at the Park Theatre, New York, December 11, 1799.

VIRGIN OF THE SUN. A Drama, from the German of A. Von Kotzebue. New York, 1800. Frontispiece. 12mo.

Played at the Park Theatre, New York, March 12, 1800.

THE WILD GOOSE CHASE. A Play in Four Acts, with songs. New York, 1800. Frontispiece. 12mo.

Played at the Park Theatre, New York, January 24, 1800.

PIZARRO IN PERU; OR, THE DEATH OF ROLLO. A Play in Five Acts, from the German of Aug. Von Kotzebue. New York, 1800. Frontispiece. 8vo.

Played at the Park Theatre, New York, March 26, 1800.

ABAELLINO, THE GREAT BANDIT. A Grand Dramatic Romance, in Five Acts. Translated from the German. Boston and New York, 1802. 12mo.

Another edition. New York, 1803.

Same, N. Y., 1807, pp. 63.

Played at the Park Theatre, New York, February 11, 1801.

THE GLORY OF COLUMBIA, HER YEOMANRY. A Comedy. New York, 1803. 12mo, pp. 12.

Another edition. New York, 1817. 18mo, pp. 56.

This is the play of _André_ entirely rewritten.

Played at the Park Theatre, New York, July 4, 1803.

RIBBEMONT; OR, THE FEUDAL BARON. A Tragedy. New York, 1803. 18mo, pp. 72.

Played at the John Street Theatre, New York, October 31, 1776, under the title of _The Mysterious Monk_.

BLUE BEARD; OR, FEMALE CURIOSITY. A Dramatic Romance in Three Acts. New York, 1803. 18mo, pp. 48.

Another edition. New York, 1806. 16mo.

THE VOICE OF NATURE. A Drama in Three Acts, as performed at the New York Theatre. New York, 1803. 18mo, pp. 41.

From the French play, _Le Jugement de Saloman_.

Played at the Park Theatre, New York, February 4, 1803.

THE FATAL DECEPTION; OR, THE PROGRESS OF GUILT.

Performed at the Park Theatre, New York, April 24, 1794. Published as:

LEICESTER. A Tragedy. As Performed at the New York Theatre. New York, 1807. 16mo, pp. 150.

The first American tragedy produced upon the American stage.

FOUNTAINVILLE ABBEY. A Tragedy. New York, 1807. 18mo, pp. 211.

From Mrs. Radcliff's _Romance of the Forest_.

Played at the John Street Theatre, New York, February 16, 1795.

THE FATHER OF AN ONLY CHILD. A Comedy. New York, 1807. 18mo, pp. 81.

This is the play of _The Father_, with a new title.

THE BLIND BOY. A Comedy, altered from Kotzebue's _Epigram_. New York, 1808. 12mo.

Played at the Park Theatre, New York, March 30, 1802.

FRATERNAL DISCORD. A Drama. Altered from the German of Kotzebue. New York, 1809. 18mo, pp. 69.

Played at the Park Theatre, New York, October 24, 1800.

THE ITALIAN FATHER. A Comedy in Five Acts. New York, 1810. 18mo, pp. 63.

Played at the New Park Theatre, New York, April 15, 1799.

RINALDO RINALDINI; OR, THE GREAT BANDITTI. A Tragedy. By an American and a Citizen of New York. New York, 1810. Frontispiece. 18mo, pp. 82.

Played at the Park Theatre, New York, 1810.

WIFE OF TWO HUSBANDS. A Drama in Five Acts, interspersed with Songs, Choruses, Music and Dances. New York, 1811. 18mo, pp. 55.

Played at the Park Theatre, New York, April 4, 1804.

YANKEE CHRONOLOGY; OR, HUZZA FOR THE CONSTITUTION. A Musical Interlude, in One Act, to which are added, The Patriotic Songs of the Freedom of the Seas, and Yankee Tars. New York, 1812. 16mo, pp. 16.

Played at the Park Theatre, New York, 1812.

PETER THE GREAT; OR, THE RUSSIAN MOTHER. A Play in Five Acts. New York, 1814. 18mo, pp. 56.

Played at the Park Theatre, New York, November 15, 1801.

THE GOOD NEIGHBOR. An Interlude in One Act, as performed at the New York Theatre, February 28, 1803. New York, 1814. 18mo, pp. 12.

LOVER'S VOWS. A Play in Five Acts. Translated From the German. N. Y., 1814. 16mo, pp. 74, [1].

Although Dunlap states that his translation of the above was not published, (_History of the American Theatre_, vol. ii, p. 95,) I have seen a copy of the play and his name is on the title page.

THE WRECK OF HONOR; OR, ADVENTURES IN PARIS. A Tragedy. Translated from the French. New York, 1828. 16mo, pp. 87.

A TRIP TO NIAGARA; OR, TRAVELLERS IN AMERICA. A Farce in Three Acts. New York, 1830. 18mo, pp. 54.

Dunlap's last published play.

Played at the New Bowery Theatre, New York, October 28, 1829.

EATON, N. W.

ALBERTO AND MATILDA. A Drama. Boston, 1809. 18mo, pp. 17.

ELLIOT, SAMUEL

FAYETTE IN PRISON; OR, MISFORTUNES OF THE GREAT. A Modern Tragedy, by a Gentleman of Boston. Worcester: Printed for the Author, 1800. 8vo, pp 40.

Reprinted with this change in title, "by a Gentleman of Massachusetts," Worcester, Is. Thomas, 1802. 8vo, pp. 40.

ELLISON, JAMES

THE AMERICAN CAPTIVE; OR, SIEGE OF TRIPOLI. A Drama in Five Acts. Written by Mr. James Ellison. Boston, 1812. 16mo, pp. [5]; 6-7, [2]; 10-54.

EUSTAPHIEVE, ALEXIS

ALEXIS, THE CZAREWITZ. A Tragedy in 5 Acts.

This play was published in a volume of poems entitled, Reflections, Notes, and Original Anecdotes, illustrating the Character of Peter the Great. Boston, 1814. 12mo, [pp. 141-224.]

EVANS, NATHANIEL

NATHANIEL EVANS, born in Philadelphia, Penn., June 8, 1742, died in Gloucester County, N. J., October 29, 1767, was graduated from the College of Philadelphia, and ordained in England by the Bishop of London. As a member of the British Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, he settled in Gloucester County, N. J., and became noted for his eloquence as a preacher. He wrote some very graceful verses, which were collected and published after his death as _Poems on Several Occasions_ [1772].

AN EXERCISE, CONTAINING A DIALOGUE AND ODE ON PEACE. Performed at the Public Commencement in the College of Philadelphia, May 17th, 1763. Philadelphia: Printed by Andrew Stewart, 1763. 8vo, pp. 8.

The Ode was written by Dr. Paul Jackson, of Chester, Pennsylvania.

Also published in Evans's _Poems_. Phila., 1772.

EVERETT, DAVID