Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1827-02-10

published two ragedies in "a volume of
miscellaneous poems, in 1890: "Ihe
Sack Of Rome" and "The Ladies Of
CASTLE" II does not appear that either
was ever performed.
John D. Turnbrl', Of the Boston thea
ir- wrote "The Maid Of Hungary :"
Rudolph or the Robbers cfCaiahria;"
and "The Wood Demon, or the Clock
has Sruck."
William Charles White, Of Boston,
.rrote Il tragedy on M,ckenzir's Man
! pr the World" which he called " 7 me
Clergyman Daughter )" and also CO.
medy, entitled The Poor Lodger"
founded upon the novel OF Evelina they
were both played and printed. He ap-
pears to have been friend of Robert L.
Paine, the poet, as the prologue to the
first. and the epilogue to the latter per-
lormance, were from his pen. which was
considered no small favor in those days.
John d. Burh, Esq. the historian of
Virginia. produced several dramas. The
titles of the following occur: The death
OF General Montgomery The Battle
Of Bunker Hill ;' Female Patriotism, or
,hc Death of Joan of Arc ; Bethlem
Cabot, Lord of TrauSylyauia, or the
Man-ha,ing Palatine;" the piece is foun-
ded upon Godwin's interesting romances
of St. Leon The Prince Of Susa. -
| All these dramas have been performed
aud printed. Mr. Burk was killed in a
duel in Virginia ; lie possessed very re-
| spectacle abilities as writer.
Dr. William Joor, of Charleston, South
Carolina, published in 1905. comedy,
entitled independence : or which do you
| like best, the Peer or the Farmer :"
which he informs Us was the first drama,
written by natiye South Csrol'nian.
He also wrote The Bate Of Eutaw
Springs , and Evacuation Of Charles
ton, or the Glorious l4th of December,
1882 Both Of these plays were per-
formed with applause, when first introdu-
ced upon the stage but are now forgot
| ten.
There are ample materials to extend
| This letter very readily to twice is. pres
eut length but as | have shown sufficient
to prove that something has been done
tow ards the foundation Of national dra-
ma in the United States, | refrain from
longer taxing the patience of the reader,
lest prov Ike him to cry out, in self de
fence ne quid minis, and accuse me ofat-
tachmg too much importance to trilles.
ADDlTIoNs BY THE EDITOR OF THE GAL KY
RoNa! Tyler. Esq was The author of
a comedy called The Contrast, written
soon after the close of the war ol the re-
volution, and played Il, Philadelphia and
New York, with considerable applause.
1t was also represented once or twice in
Boston, in he old Board Alley Theatre,
by Harper and Morris company. In
the Year 1896, Tyler also wrote a farce
called the Georgia Spec, or Land in the
Moon in which the rage for speculation
in Georgia lands, (the Yazoo purchasc)
then at its height in Nes England, was
very successfully satir!zed. l. was per-
formed several times at the ilaymarkel
htdllC. I'is ESut'S''ob N'''t "o'"t
| the period last mentioned, a novel called
"vhe Algerine Captive,' which for "a
time was very popular. He was also the
author Of an immense number of lighl
| and humorous articles, both in prose and
poetry, tina, appeared in the Farmer,
Museum, printed at WalpoIe, N. II. from
l106 to 1900 and in other papers since
that period. lie once held the office of
chief Justice in the Stale of Vermont, IN
whchlstate he always resided from 1894,
10 his death, which happened at Brdtile-
bnro' during the last year.
David Everett, Esq wrote historical
play in Blank verse, called Dranzel, the
Persian Patriot, which was acted at thr
Federal-s,reet theatre, Bo.ton, in the be-
ginning of the year 800, and was soon
after published Mr.. Everett was also
considerably celebrated for his coniribu
tons to the literary departments of sevc-
raj newspapers and a little volume OF
his essays was pub|isher some years a
entitled Common Sense in DishabiIIe,'
He also published series Of essays or
L" The Prophecies that remain TO be full
filled"--a work, which we apprehend bad