The disappointment: or, The force of credulity. A new American comic-opera, in three acts. By Andrew Barton, Esq.
Forrest, Thomas,1747-1825.
Leacock, John.
Philadelphia : Printed for and sold by Francis Shallus no. 40, Vine-Street,
M.DCC.XCVI. [1796]
Frontispiece engraved by Joseph H. Seymour. Though numbered "II", it is the only plate.
The authorship is disputed. Variously attributed to Andrew Barton (probably a pseudonym), John Leacock, and Thomas Forrest. The attribution to Forrest is most commonly accepted. Cf. the critical edition of this work, edited by David Mays (University Presses of Florida, 1976, p. 8-12).
Without music.
Evans,
Hill, F. P. Amer. plays,