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John F. Poole [1858], Ye Comedie of Errours: a glorius uproarous burlesque Not Indecorous nor Censorous, with many a Chorus, Warranted not to Bore us, now for the first time set before us written expressly for Charley White by John F. Poole, Esq (Samuel French & Son [etc.], New York) [word count] [S40400]. To look up a word in a dictionary, select the word with your mouse and press 'd' on your keyboard.
Note return to page 1 Poole's transatlantic travesty of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS turns the play into a specimen of the “nigger minstrel” entertainments then popular in England and America, its action depicting the adventures of two caricatured black Virginians on a visit to New York City.
John F. Poole [1858], Ye Comedie of Errours: a glorius uproarous burlesque Not Indecorous nor Censorous, with many a Chorus, Warranted not to Bore us, now for the first time set before us written expressly for Charley White by John F. Poole, Esq (Samuel French & Son [etc.], New York) [word count] [S40400]. |
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