The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

More Dramatic Novelty

Punch (?). "More Dramatic Novelty." New York Saturday Press, November 19, 1859, 4.
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
theater criticism
Abstract

This column deals with the constant search for "novelty" in the theater and the practice of co-authorship with increasing numbers of writers contributing to a piece and being mentioned in a play's opening speech. Punch illustrates the comic potential of this situation with a sample opening speech.