America drama William Dunlap Plan: Introduction 3

America drama William Dunlap
Plan:
Introduction 3
Chapter 1. William Dunlap 4
1.1 History of American Drama 4
1.2 The Nineteenth Century 5
Chapter 1. Drama in the United States 9
2.1 American Drama Examples 9
Conclusion 23
Reference 24
Introduction
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The receipts were 817 dollars, a temporary relief. The play was received with warm applause, until Mr. Cooper, in the character of a young American officer, who had been treated as a brother by André when a prisoner with the British, in his zeal and gratitude, having pleaded for the life of the spy in vain, tears the American cockade from his casque, and throws it from him. This was not, perhaps could not be, understood by a mixed assembly; they thought the country and its defenders insulted, and a hiss ensued—it was soon quieted, and the play ended with applause. But the feeling excited by the incident was propagated out of doors. Cooper's friends wished the play withdrawn, on his account, fearing for his popularity. However, the author made an alteration in the incident, and subsequently all went on to the end with applause.
A scene from the last act of "André"[4] was produced at an American Drama Matinée, under the auspices of the American Drama Committee of the Drama League of America, New York Centre, on January 22nd and 23rd, 1917. There are many Arnold and André plays, some of which have been noted by Professor Matthews.[5] Another interesting historical study is the stage popularity of Nathan Hale¹.
We might go on indefinitely, narrating incidents connected with Dunlap as citizen, painter, playwright, author, and theatrical manager, for within a very short time he managed the John Street and New Park Theatres, retiring for a while in 1805.


Chapter 1. America drama William Dunlap
But this is sufficient to illustrate the pioneer character of his work and influence. Inaccurate he may have been in his "History of the American Theatre," but the atmosphere is there, and he never failed to recognize merit, and to give touches of character to the actors, without which our impression of the early theatre in this country would be the poorer. The name of William Dunlap is intimately associated with the beginnings of American painting, American literary life and the American Theatre. It is for these he will ever remain distinguished.
As a playwright, he wrote so rapidly, and so constantly utilized over and over again, not only his own material, but the materials of others, that it is not surprising to find him often in dispute with [Pg 506]dramatic authors of the time. A typical disagreement occurred in the case of the actor John Hodgkinson (1767-1805), whose drama, "The Man of Fortitude; or, the Knight's Adventure," given at the John Street Theatre, on June 7, 1797, was, according to Dunlap, based on his own one-act verse play, "The Knight's Adventure," submitted to the actor some years before.
You might enjoy a nice evening at the theatre, but when was the last time you considered the influence of American Drama in English Literature? American drama has produced some of the world’s most important playwrights, writers who have won Nobel Prizes, Pulitzer Prizes, and made invaluable cultural contributions. This is a remarkable achievement, considering that American drama barely existed prior to the 20th century!
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