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Representative Plays by American Dramatists
Edited, with an Introduction to Each Play
By MONTROSE J. MOSES
1765-1819
Illustrated with Portraits, and Original Title-Pages
BENJAMIN BLOM, INC.
New York
First published by E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc., 1918, Copyright renewed by Mrs. Leah H. Moses, 1946 Reissued by Benjamin Blom, Inc. 1964 by arrangement with Mrs. L. H. Moses.
Printed in U.S.A. by NOBLE OFFSET PRINTERS, INC. NEW YORK 3, N. Y.
To
DR. FRED W. ATKINSON
In grateful recollection of his encouragement and aid in the preparation of this volume.
Table of Contents
General Introduction. 1-10
Bibliographies. 11-18
The Prince of Parthia. By Thomas Godfrey, Jr. 1765 19-108
Ponteach; or, The Savages of America. By Robert Rogers. 1766 109-208
The Group; A Farce. By Mrs. Mercy Warren. 1775 209-232
The Battle of Bunkers-Hill. By Hugh Henry Brackenridge. 1776 233-276
The Fall of British Tyranny; or, American Liberty. By John Leacock. 1776 277-350
The Politician Out-witted. By Samuel Low. 1789 351-429
The Contrast. By Royall Tyler. 1790 431-498
André. By William Dunlap. 1798 499-564
The Indian Princess; or, La Belle Sauvage. By J. N. Barker. 1808 565-628
She Would Be a Soldier; or, The Plains of Chippewa. By M. M. Noah. 1819 629-678
INTRODUCTION
The present collection of "Representative Plays by American Dramatists" is the first of its kind to be offered to the general reader. In its scope, it covers a period from 1765-1911, and in its plan of selec
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by Montrose J. Moses