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Notable Works: “The Contrast”. Royall Tyler (born July 18, 1757, Boston—died Aug. 26, 1826, Brattleboro, Vt., U.S.) was a U.S. lawyer, teacher, and dramatist, known as the author of the first American comedy, The Contrast (1787).
The Contrast, written in 1787 by Royall Tyler, is an American play in the tradition of the English Restoration comedies of the seventeenth century; it takes its cue from Sheridan's The School for Scandal, a British comedy of manners that had revived that tradition a decade before.
The Contrast - a play written by Royall Tyler
18 de ene. de 2022 · The Contrast: Directed by Sean Dube, Presley Paras. With Joy Villa, Jermain Hollman, Lee Donoghue, Deanna Rashell. At a quaint Bed and Breakfast, Maria is about to marry her longtime beau - the smooth talking, hipster Dimple, when her Maid-of-Honor's brother, Colonel Henry Manly, stops by to help set up.
21 de jun. de 2018 · June 21, 2018. The Contrast (1787) Background. Although Royall Tyler’s 1787 The Contrast was advertised as the first truly American play, both written and set in America, it was composed in the tradition of the English Restoration comedies of the earlier 17th century.
26 de jun. de 2009 · Our young dramatist, whose original name, William Clark Tyler, was changed, by act of Court, to Royall, was born in Boston on July 18, 1757, near the historic ground of Faneuil Hall. His father was one of the King's Councillors, and figured in the Stamp Act controversy. From him, young Tyler inherited much of his ability.
[countable, usually singular] contrast (to somebody/something) a person or thing that is clearly different from somebody/something else. The work you did today is quite a contrast to (= very much better/worse than) what you did last week. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
