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The Early Drama
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Mathews, Cornelius. False Pretences; or, Both Sides of Good Society. A Comedy. 1856. (Burton's Theatre, New York, 3 Dec, 1856.)

—Calmstorm, the Reformer. A dramatic comment. 1853.

—The Politicians: A comedy, in five acts. 1840.

Miles, G. H. Mohammed, the Arabian Prophet. A Tragedy, in Five Acts. Boston, 1850. (Lyceum Theatre, New York, 27 Oct., 1851.)

—Mary's Birthday; or, The Cynic. A Play [melodrama] in Three Acts. Boston, n. d.; New York, n. d. (French, No. 242.) (Laura Keene's Theatre, New York, 2 Feb., 1857.)

—De Soto, the Hero of the Mississippi. Tragedy. MS. lacking part of De Soto. (Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, 19 Apr., 1852.)

—Senor Valiente. A Comedy. In Five Acts. Boston, n. d. [1859]; New York, n. d. (Niblo's Garden, New York, 18 April, 1859; Holliday Street Theatre, Baltimore, 1859; Arch Street Theatre, Philadelphia, 1859.)

Mowatt (Ritchie), Anna Cora Ogden. Plays. Rev. ed. Boston, 1855. (Contains Armand and Fashion.)

—Gulzara, The Persian Slave. In The New World. 1840. (By amateurs, at her country seat, Flatbush, L. I.)

—Fashion; or, Life in New York. A Comedy, in Five Acts. London, 1850; New York, n. d. See also coll. ed. and Collections. (Park Theatre, New York, 24 Mar., 1845; Royal Olympic Theatre, London, 9 Jan., 1850.)

—Armand; or, the Peer and the Peasant. A Play, in Five Acts. London, 1849. New York, 1851, 1852, n. d. See also coll. ed. (Park Theatre, New York, 27 Sep., 1847; Theatre Royal, Marylebone, 18 Jan., 1849.)

—Autobiography of An Actress, or Eight years on the Stage. Boston, 1854.

Murdock, John. The Triumphs of Love; or, Happy Reconciliation. A Comedy. In Four Acts. Philadelphia, 1795. (Philadelphia, 10 Sept., 1795.)

—The Beau Metamorphized, or, The Generous Maid: An After- Piece, in Two Acts. Philadelphia, 1800.

Noah, Mordecai Manuel. She Would be a Soldier, or the Plains of Chippewa; an historical drama, in three acts. 1819. (Park Theatre, New York, 21 June, 1819.)

—The Wandering Boys: or, The Castle of Olival. A Melo Drama. In two acts. Boston, 1821. (Charleston, 1812, as Paul and Alexis; Park Theatre, New York, 16 March, 1820, as Wandering Boys.)

—Paul and Alexis, or the Orphans of the Rhine. See Wandering Boys.

—The Siege of Tripoli. (Park Theatre, New York, 15 May, 1820.)

—Marion; or, The Hero of Lake George: A Drama, in three acts. 1822. (Park Theatre, New York, 25 Nov., 1821.)

—The Grecian Captive, or The Fall of Athens. 1822. (Park Theatre, New York, 17 June, 1822.)

—The Fortress of Sorrento: a petit historical drama, in two Acts. 1808.

—? The Grand Canal.

—? Oh Yes, or the New Constitution. (This is probably the early play, not by him, of which Noah speaks.)

—? The Siege of Yorktown.

Wolf, S. Mordecai Manuel Noah. A Biographical Sketch. Philadelphia, 1897.

Owen, Robert Dale. Pocahontas. A Historical Drama, in five acts. 1837. (Park Theatre, New York, 8 Feb., 1838.)

Pardey, Henry Oake. Nature's Nobleman. A Comedy. [1854.] (Burton's Theatre, New York, 7 Oct., 1851.)