The disappointment: or, The force of credulity : A new American comic-opera, in three acts. / By Andrew Barton, Esq.
| Author/creator | Hopkinson, Francis |
| Other author | Forrest, Thomas, 1747-1825. |
| Other author | Leacock, John, 1729-1802. |
| Other author | Seymour, Joseph H., engraver. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | Second edition, revised and corrected, with large additions by the author. [Four lines of verse]. |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Printed for and sold by Francis Shallus no. 40, Vine-Street, M.DCC.XCVI. [1796] |
| Description | iv, 3 unnumbered pages, 8-94 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 17 cm (12mo) |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 30036. ^A478749 |
| General note | Without music. |
| General note | 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): p. 37-52. |
| General note | Frontispiece engraved by Joseph H. Seymour. Though numbered "II", it is the only plate. |
| References | Evans 30036 |
| References | Hill, F.P. Amer. plays, 13 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 30036). |
| Genre/form | Plays 1796. |
Availability
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |