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First Theater in America / When was the drama first introduced in America? An inquiry, including a consideration of the objections that have been made to the stage.

Chapter 21: Transcriber’s Notes
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The author investigates competing claims about when drama first appeared in America, challenging the attribution to the Hallam company and marshaling Colonial newspaper evidence for earlier performances. He cites an advertisement implying a playhouse in New York in 1733, recounts the 1750 arrival of a Kean and Murray troupe that obtained gubernatorial permission and converted a Nassau Street room into a theater, and describes its layout, ticketing, and capacity. The paper preserves its original text and concludes with a supplement summarizing additional findings uncovered after the initial presentation.

Transcriber’s Notes

A few minor errors in punctuation have been fixed.

Page 14: “had ben formed” changed to “had been formed”

Page 29: “high healed-shoes” changed to “high heeled-shoes” “at the Appolo” changed to “at the Apollo”

Page 39: “who looked radidiantly” changed to “who looked radiantly”

Page 50: “a tradgedy” changed to “a tragedy”

Page 65: “not heard her” changed to “not heard of her”

Page 80: “with pledty of material” changed to “with plenty of material”

Page 83: “either for stage represention” changed to “either for stage representation”

Page 93: The spelling of Euripides was fixed.

The author appears to have made a few errors while transcribing sections of other works. These have been left as in the original.