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Table of Contents

General Introduction. 1-10

Bibliographies. 11-18

The Prince of Parthia.
By _Thomas Godfrey, Jr._ _1765_ 19-108

Ponteach; or, The Savages of America.
By _Robert Rogers_. _1766_ 109-208

The Group; A Farce.
By _Mrs. Mercy Warren_. _1775_ 209-232

The Battle of Bunkers-Hill.
By _Hugh Henry Brackenridge_. _1776_ 233-276

The Fall of British Tyranny; or, American Liberty.
By _John Leacock_. _1776_ 277-350

The Politician Out-witted. By _Samuel Low_. _1789_ 351-429

The Contrast. By _Royall Tyler_. _1790_ 431-498

Andre. By _William Dunlap_. _1798_ 499-564

The Indian Princess; or, La Belle Sauvage.
By _J. N. Barker_. _1808_ 565-628

She Would Be a Soldier; or, The Plains of Chippewa.
By _M. M. Noah_. _1819_ 629-678

_INTRODUCTION_

The present collection of "Representative Plays by American
Dramatists" is the first of its kind to be offered to the general
reader. In its scope, it covers a period from 1765-1911, and in its
plan of selection, it strives to show the advance in playwriting
during successive periods of American history.

Because of this scheme, the choice of plays for the Colonial and
Revolutionary sections necessarily includes several which, while
written for the stage, are not authentically located as far as
production is concerned. There is no indication that Robert Rogers's
"Ponteach" was ever accepted by any of the theatrical companies of
the time, and there is no positive proof that Mrs. Mercy Warren's
"The Group" was ever done, although there are casual references to
the fact that performances were given at Amboyne. Nor have we any
right to believe that Samuel Low's "The Politician Out-witted"
received other than scant treatment from the managers to whom it was
submitted; it was published rather to please the readers of the
closet drama. Nevertheless, it has been thought