The disappointment: or, The force of credulity : A new American comic-opera, in three acts. By Andrew Barton, Esq.
| Author/creator | Forrest, Thomas |
| Other author | Leacock, John, 1729-1802, author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | Second edition, revised and corrected, with large additions by the author. [Four lines of verse]. |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Printed for and sold by Francis Shallus no. 40, Vine-Street, M.DCC.XCVI. [1796] |
| Description | iv, 3 unnumbered pages, 8-94 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 12⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| General note | Without music. |
| General note | The authorship is disputed. Variously attributed to Andrew Barton (probably a pseudonym), John Leacock, and Thomas Forrest. The attribution to Forrest is most commonly accepted. Cf. the critical edition of this work, edited by David Mays (University Presses of Florida, 1976, p. 8-12). |
| General note | Frontispiece engraved by Joseph H. Seymour. Though numbered "II", it is the only plate. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from the British Library. |
| References | Evans, 30036 |
| References | Hill, F. P. Amer. plays, 13 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, ESTCW30783. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements |