The disappointment: or, The force of credulity : A new American comic-opera, of two acts. /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ;
no. 10554. |
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| Online Access: | Evans Digital Edition |
| 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. |
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| 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. |