The Contrast: Manners, Morals, and Authority in the Early American RepublicNYU Press, 2007 - 147 頁 “The Contrast“, which premiered at New York City's John Street Theater in 1787, was the first American play performed in public by a professional theater company. The play, written by New England-born, Harvard-educated, Royall Tyler was timely, funny, and extremely popular. When the play appeared in print in 1790, George Washington himself appeared at the head of its list of hundreds of subscribers. |
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Frontispiece from the Columbian Magazine 1789 | 13 |
Royall Tyler | 19 |
George Washington by JeanAntoine Houdon 17851792 | 27 |
The Contrast by Royall Tyler | 35 |
Frontispiece from The Contrast 1790 | 97 |
Primary Documents | 101 |
Miss Carolina Sullivan 1776 | 111 |
A Morning Ramble or The Milliners Shop 1782 | 117 |
G Educating American Youth | 126 |
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About the Author | 147 |