The Vault at Pfaff's

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

My First Comedy

Pastel, Don. "My First Comedy." New York Saturday Press. (1859-6-18).
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Type
newspaper
Genre
short fiction
Abstract

Describing one of his failed pieces, a young playwright fears he shall become perpetual President of the New York "Unsuccessful Club," a club of which he has heard in another city. This club celebrates playwrights with continued failures, giving them lifelong membership.