History of the American Theatre

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History of the American Theatre
George Oberkirsh Seilhamer
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Or up with you, ye thunderers of wit, Fad groanM and hiss'd, until the roof had split (Advances to the audience^ Ha, ha, ha, ha! I've frighten'd him to death And raiPd and rag'd till I am out of breath.
The comedy was published immediately after its production ; was reprinted in the Massachtisetts Magazine for October and Novem- ber, 1789, from which it was recently copied as one of the publications Digitized by Google 28o HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN THEATRE.
of the Dunlap Society ; was republished
... at Halifax, and finally, in 1807, was included in a partial collection of Dunlap's dramatic works, with the title of the " Father of an Only Child." Dunlap claimed for it that it was the first American play that was printed after being per- formed in a regular theatre. It must be said, however, that the " Prince of Parthia " was printed before it was performed, and that the publication of the " Contrast " had long been projected and appeared a few months after the appearance of the " Father." The success of Dunlap*s comedy as a dramatic production is open to question.

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