Richard Penn Smith papers

Plays, poetry, narratives, essays, by Richard Penn Smith, Philadelphia dramatist and lawyer. Among the manuscripts are: "The Divorce, or Mock Cavalier"; "William Penn," a melodrama; "The Triumph at Plattsburg," a drama; "The Bombardment of Algiers;" "Qu...

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Main Author: Smith, Richard Penn 1799-1854 (Creator)
Collection:Richard Penn Smith Papers
Collection Number:Am.156
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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Physical Description: 0.67 Linear feet 0.67 linear feet, 5 volumes
Summary: Plays, poetry, narratives, essays, by Richard Penn Smith, Philadelphia dramatist and lawyer. Among the manuscripts are: "The Divorce, or Mock Cavalier"; "William Penn," a melodrama; "The Triumph at Plattsburg," a drama; "The Bombardment of Algiers;" "Quite Correct," a comedy; "The Pelican," a farce; "The Man of Mystery"; "A Wife at a Venture," comedy. Some of these plays were successfully produced at the Arch Street, Walnut Street, and Chestnut Street theatres. Included is a volume containing a list of names of subscribers to the Political Works of the late Richard Penn Smith, 1856, and a cashbook of William Monroe, 1785.