Early American Plays, 1714-1830 / A Compilation of the Titles of Plays and Dramatic Poems Written by Authors Born in or Residing in North America Previous to 1830

by Oscar Wegelin

Pizarro; or, The Spaniards in Peru.[A] A Tragedy in Five Acts. New York, 1800. 8vo, pp. 62.

The East Indian. A Comedy in Three Acts. New York, 1800. 8vo, pp. 88.

Indigence, and Nobleness of Mind. A Comedy in Five Acts. New York, 1800. 12mo, pp. 64.

The Widow and the Riding Horse. A Dramatic Trifle in One Act. New York. 1800. 8vo, pp. 26.

Abbé de l'Epée; or, The Orphan.[A] New York, 1801. 8vo, pp. 42.

False Shame; or, The American Orphan in Germany.[A] Newark [?], 1800. 12mo, pp. 63.

[A] All these titles are Dunlap's. In the list of Dramatic Authors in the Appendix to Dunlap's History of the American Theatre (first edition, New York, 1832), Mr. Dunlap includes this name with the comprehensive line, "Several bad translations from Kotzebue."

Fraternal Discord. A Comedy in Five Acts. New York, 1801. 8vo, pp. 74.

The Writing Desk; or, Youth in Danger. A Play in Four Acts. New York, 1801. 8vo, pp. 72, last page misnumbered 27.

The Beautiful Unknown. A Dramatic History. New York, 1803. 12mo, pp. 50, [2].