ted States during Washington's life,
in which he was made to appear on the stage of a theatre. But it must not
be forgotten that in "The Fall of British Tyranny," written in 1776, by
Leacock, Washington appears for the first time in any piece of American
fiction. Dunlap writes of the performance (American Theatre, ii, 20):

The receipts were 817 dollars, a temporary relief. The play was
received with warm applause, until Mr. Cooper, in the character
of a young American officer, who had been treated as a brother
by Andre when a prisoner with the British, in his zeal and
gratitude, having pleaded for the life of the spy in vain, tears
the American cockade from his casque, and throws it from him.
This was not, perhaps could not be, understood by a mixed
assembly; they thought the country and its defenders insulted,
and a hiss ensued--it was soon quieted, and the play ended with
applause. But the feeling excited by the incident was propagated
out of doors. Cooper's friends wished the play withdrawn, on his
account, fearing for his popularity. However, the author made an
alteration in the incident, and subsequently all went on to the
end with applause.

A scene from the last act of "Andre"[4] was produced at an American Drama
Matinee, under the auspices of the American Drama Committee of the Drama
League of America, New York Centre, on January 22nd and 23rd, 1917. There
are many Arnold and Andre plays, some of which have been noted by
Professor Matthews.[5] Another interesting historical study is the stage
popularity of Nathan Hale.

We might go on indefinitely, narrating incidents connected with Dunlap as
citizen, painter, playwright, author, and theatrical manager, for within a
very short time he managed the John Street and New Park Theatres, retiring
for a while in 1805.

But this is sufficient to illustrate the pioneer character of his work and
influence. Inaccurate he may have been in his "History of the American
Theatre," but the atmosphere is there, and he never failed to recognize
merit, and to give touches of character to the actors, without which our
impression of the early theatre in this country would be the poorer. The
name of William Dunlap is intimately associated with the beginnings of
American painting, American literary life and the American Theatre. It is
for these he will ever remain distinguished.

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