Among the best plays of the period are James Nelson Barker's "Superstition; or, the Fanatic Father", Anna Cora Mowatt's "Fashion; or, Life in New York", Nathaniel Bannister's "Putnam, the Iron Son of '76", Dion Boucicault's "The Octoroon; or, Life in Louisiana", and Cornelius Mathews's "Witchcraft; or, the Martyrs of Salem".
Среди лучших произведений этого периода были "Superstition; or, the Fanatic Father" Джеймса Нельсона Баркера, "Fashion; or, Life in New York" Анны Коры Моуэтт, "Putnam, the Iron Son of '76" Натаниэля Баннистера, "The Octoroon; or, Life in Louisiana" Дайена Бусико и "Witchcraft; or, the Martyrs of Salem" Корнелиуса Мэтьюса.