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The pedlar: a farce in three acts. Written for the St. Louis Thespians, by whom it was performed with great applause. / By Alphonso Wetmore. Published by John A. Paxton.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wetmore, Alphonso, 1793-1849.
- Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Promptboooks -- 19th century.
- Drama.
- Penn Provenance:
- Caldwell, James H. (autograph)
- Physical Description:
- 34 pages ; 14 cm
- Place of Publication:
- St. Louis : Printed for the publisher, by William Orr, at the Register Office, 1821.
- Notes:
- The first American play printed west of the Mississippi.
- "Dramatis Personae"--P. [4].
- Local Notes:
- Culture Class Collection copy inscribed James H. Caldwell presents this to the Opelousas Thespians.
- Culture Class Collection copy is a promptbook marked for performance with numerous cuts.
- Cited in:
- Shoemaker, 7640
- Hill, F.P. Amer. plays, 318
- OCLC:
- 80074759
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