The disappointment: or, The force of credulity : A new American comic-opera, of two acts. /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hopkinson, Francis, 1737-1791
Other Authors: Forrest, Thomas, 1747-1825, Leacock, John, 1729-1802
Format: eBook
Language:English
Series:Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ; no. 10554.
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Online Access:Evans Digital Edition
Description
Item Description:The first musical work composed for the stage in the North American colonies.
Without music.
The authorship has long been disputed. Variously attributed to Andrew Barton (probably a pseudonym), John Leacock, and Thomas Forrest. Most recently and most convincingly attributed to Francis Hopkinson. Cf. Shepard, Mary D. "Forrest's Curious Old Play: or, Hopkinson's Disappointment" in: Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 88 (1994): pages 37-52.
Ascribed to the Philadelphia press of John Dunlap by Shepard. Earlier ascribed to the press of William Goddard, also of Philadelphia, by Evans.
"Epilogue."--pages [57]-58. Errata note, page 58.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:v, 4 unnumbered pages, 10-58 pages ; 16 cm. (octavo)
Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Place of Publication:United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.