The Indian Princess; or, La Belle Sauvage. An Operatic Melo-Drame in Three Acts, Performed at the Theatres Philadelphia and Baltimore

Barker, James Nelson

Verlag: T. & G. Palmer, 1808

Beschreibung

In good condition. Beautifully rebound in modern 3/4 leather. Minimal scuffing to edges. Fresh marbled end papers. Interior in nice shape with minimal toning and nominal foxing. Brooklyn Park Theatre Sept 14th, 1863 Opening of the Theatre Gabriel Harrison Manager on title page. More information of the significance of this below in our description. Ex-Libris stamp from a historical society on title page. Small area missing at bottom edge of Adverts leaf. Binding tight and intact. Complete and collated. Please see photos. A beautiful early or first edition of James Nelson Barker s musical play with music by John Bray, based on the Pocahontas story originally recorded in John Smith s The Generall Historie of Virginia (1621). The play deals with relations between Native Americans and the first European settlers in America. It served to popularize the Pocahontas story has an important American myth. It was first performed at the Chestnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia in 1808. This was the first cited American performance of Native American characters being represented. James Nelson Barker (1784-1858) was an American soldier, playwright and politician. He rose to the rank of mayor in the army during the War of 1812, wrote ten plays and was mayor of Philadelphia. Barker s plays show awareness of the problems with the government s attitude that it was the center of the new America s society. This copy was signed by Gabriel Harrison (1818-1902) an American photographer, actor, playwright, painter and active writer in New York City. He produced notable daguerreotypes of Walt Whitman that was engraved for the title page of Leaves of Grass. He signed it as manager of the Park Theatre which was located in Brooklyn, New York City. It was the oldest playhouse in Brooklyn until it was destroyed by fire on November 12, 1908. According to a Brooklyn newspaper, Park, Brooklyn s first real theatre, was opened under the management of Gabriel Harrison, a well-known actor of the time. The house had a seating capacity of about 1,200. Mr. Harrison s first performance was on Sept. 14th, 1863 A truly amazing piece of theatrical history! Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers RAREA1808BQRK

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Indian Princess; or, La Belle Sauvage. ...

Verlag: T. & G. Palmer

Erscheinungsdatum: 1808

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket