102; or, The Veteran and His Progeny. Boston, 1828. 16mo, pp. 33.
ALLEN, ADAM
The New Gentle Shepherd, a Pastoral Comedy. Originally written in the Scotch Dialect, by Allan Ramsay, reduced to English by Lieutenant Adam Allen. To which is added a description of the great falls of the River Saint John in the Province of New Brunswick. London: Printed for W. J. & J. Richardson, Ingram Court, Fenchurch Street, 1798.
Dedicated to the Printer's Devil.
Allen has added a Third Scene to the Fourth Act, also a song or two.
BARKER, JAMES NELSON
James Nelson Barker, born in Philadelphia in 1784, died 1858, was originally in the army as a captain of artillery, and served in the war of 1812. He was afterwards an Alderman and then Mayor of the city of Philadelphia. He wrote a work called Sketches of the Primitive Settlements on the River Delaware, and was a contributor to the Atlantic Souvenir.
The Indian Princess. An Operatic Melodrama. Founded on an Incident in Smith's Virginia. Philadelphia, 1808. 18mo, pp. iv.-74.
First acted in Philadelphia, April 6, 1808. Reproduced at the Park Theatre, New York, June 14, 1809.
This is the story of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith.
Tears and Smiles. A Comedy in Five Acts, performed at the Theatre, Philadelphia, March 4, 1807. Philadelphia, 1808. 18mo, pp. 85.
Marmion; or, The Battle of Flodden Field. A Drama. New York, 1816. 18mo, pp. vii.-79.
Played at the Park Theatre, New York, April 13, 1812.
An adaptation of Scott's Marmion. When it was played at the Park Theatre, New York, from the prejudice then existing against American plays, it was announced as the production of an English author, Thomas Morton, "received with unbounded applause in London." It was enthusiastically received, and had a long lease of popularity.
How to Try a Lover. A Comedy. New York, 1817. 16mo, pp. 67.