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The Contrast : a Comedy in Five Acts by Tyler, Royall, 1757-1826 is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Contrast : a Comedy in Five Acts about?

It is the first American comedy to be performed on stage. The Contrast, which debuted in New York in 1787 to great acclaim and was performed in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Boston between then and 1792, literally set thescene for American dramatics, creating characters that have become iconically American, from the “Yankee” Johnathan to the vapid Charlotte and Letitia... characters we continue to see in film, TV, and fiction today. Frequently likened to British playwright Richard Sheridan’s The School for Scandal, this remains a delightful satire—and a quintessentially American one.

Author

Tyler, Royall, 1757-1826

Publisher

Cosimo Classics

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9781596058859

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Humanities