- Additional Authors
- Description
- iv, [3], 8-94, [2] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill.; 12⁰.
- Uniform Title
- Eighteenth century collections online.
- Subject
- Operas > Librettos
- Note
- Without music.
- 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).
- Frontispiece engraved by Joseph H. Seymour. Though numbered "II", it is the only plate.
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Indexed In (note)
- Evans
- Hill, F. P. Amer. plays
- English Short Title Catalog
- Reproduction (note)
- OCLC
- Author
Forrest, Thomas, 1747-1825.
- Title
The disappointment: or, The force of credulity. [electronic resource] : A new American comic-opera, in three acts. By Andrew Barton, Esq.
- Imprint
Philadelphia : Printed for and sold by Francis Shallus no. 40, Vine-Street, M.DCC.XCVI. [1796]
- Edition
Second edition, revised and corrected, with large additions by the author. [Four lines of verse].
- Series
Eighteenth century collections online.
- Indexed In:
Evans, 30036
Hill, F. P. Amer. plays, 13
- Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
- Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, W30783.
- Connect to:
- Place of Publication
United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
- Added Author
Leacock, John. Author
Forrest, Thomas, 1747-1825.
Leacock, John, 1729-1802.
Seymour, Joseph H., engraver.
Shallus, Francis, publisher.
Gale (Firm)