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
EditionSecond edition, revised and corrected, with large additions by the author. [Four lines of verse].
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Printed for and sold by Francis Shallus no. 40, Vine-Street, M.DCC.XCVI. [1796]
Descriptioniv, 3 unnumbered pages, 8-94 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 17 cm (12mo)
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 30036. ^A478749
General noteWithout music.
General noteThe 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 noteFrontispiece engraved by Joseph H. Seymour. Though numbered "II", it is the only plate.
References Evans 30036
References Hill, F.P. Amer. plays, 13
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic 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/formPlays 1796.

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