OF THE

AMERICAN THEATRE.

BY

WILLIAM DUNLAP,

AUTHOR OF MEMOIRS OF GEORGE FREDERICK COOKE, &c.

Where is that palace whereinto sometimes

Foul things intrude not?

The corruption of the Theatre is no disproof of its innate and primitive utility.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET.

1833.

MVR

D8
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LONDON:

F. SHOBERL, JUN., LONG ACRE.

CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.

CHAPTER XX.

1797.-The two Theatres in New-York-Lailson's Circus-Two Theatres in

Boston-Wignell returns to Philadelphia and Hodgkinson to New-York

-Mr. Cooper joins the New-York Company-The New, or Park Theatre,

opened, January 29th, 1798-Mr. Wignell closes the Philadelphia Thea-

tre, and assigns as the causes Mr. Moreton's ill-health and the defection

of Messrs. Fennell and Cooper-Mr. Cooper's Hamlet-Tragedy of

André-Joan of Arc-Chalmers and Melocosmiotis-Mr. Hodgkinson

determines to relinquish New-York, and engages both the Boston Houses

-The Park Theatre leased to Mr. Dunlap-Biography of Mr. William B.

Wood
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CHAPTER XXI.

Autobiography-Scenes before the American Revolution-Scenes during the

War of the Revolution-First Visit to a Theatre-London and its Thea-

tres-Pedestrian Tour to Oxford with Dr. S. L. Mitchill-Old Soldier

of the 47th

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CHAPTER XXII.

Salaries and Expenses-Miss Westray and Miss E. Westray-Holcroft-

Mr. and Mrs. Barrett-Yellow Fever of 1798-The Theatre of New-York

not opened until the 3rd of December, 1798-Saved by bringing out

The Stranger-Biographical Notice of Kotzebue

CHAPTER XXIII.

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Boston Theatre, autumn of 1798-Names of Performers there engaged—

Mrs. S. Powell-Mr. Villiers-New-York Theatre-Sterne's Maria, or

The Vintage-The Natural Daughter-Great success of The Stranger—

Lovers' Vows-Count Benyowski-Schiller's Don Carlos-Biography of

Schiller

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