Fall of British Tyranny, The; Or, American Liberty Triumphant
Fall of British Tyranny, The; Or, American Liberty Triumphant,unproduced tragi-comedy attributed to John or Joseph Leacock of Philadelphia, was published in 1776. It was the first American chronicle play, covering the period from the Battle of Lexington to the evacuation of Boston.
Lord Catspaw (Lord North) plots with Judas (Governor Hutchinson) to mislead the cabinet concerning the purpose and strength of the American colonists, while Lord Justice (Camden), Lord Patriot (Wilkes), Bold Irishman (Burke), and Lord Wisdom (Pitt) show themselves to be friends of the Americans. The scene is then shifted to America, with a similar argument between a Whig and a Tory. The Battle of Lexington and the progress of the Revolution in Virginia are described, and, after a scene in which Lord Boston (Gage), Elbow Room (Howe), and Mr. Caper (Burgoyne) upbraid each other for the failure of the royal cause, there is a scene at the Cambridge camp of the patriots,...
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