audiobook

The Contrast

by Royall Tyler

EN·~2 hours·3 chapters

Chapters

3 total

INTRODUCTION.

2:01:14

THOMAS J. MCKEE - THE CONTRAST - A COMEDY; IN FIVE ACTS: - WRITTEN BY A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES;

0:09

PROLOGUE - WRITTEN BY A YOUNG GENTLEMAN OF NEW-YORK, AND SPOKEN BY MR. WIGNELL

7:15

Description

1st US Play Performed

Details

Language

Duration

~2 hours (123K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

1996-06-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Comedies American drama (Comedy)

About the author

Royall Tyler

1757–1826

Best remembered for writing The Contrast, often called the first American comedy, this lively early U.S. playwright also built a serious career in law and public service. His life moved from Revolutionary-era Boston to the Vermont bench, bringing together theater, politics, and the young nation’s sense of itself.

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