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Excerpt from The German Drama in English, on the Philadelphia Stage
The works consulted are all mentioned and credit given in the proper place, but the author wishes to acknowledge his indebtedness to G. O. Seilhamer's History of the American Theatre 1732-1797, William B. Wood's Personal Recollections, William Dunlap's History of the American Theatre, Scott Holland Good night's Literature in American Magazines, Walter Selliers Kot zebue in England, Ch. Rabany's Kotzeb-ue, Sa Vie et son Temps and Frederick H. Wilkens' Early In?uence of German Literature in America. It was indeed Wilkens' work which sug gested this study to the author. The author. Desires to express his appreciation of the courtesies extended to him by the officials of the Library of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, the Free Library of Philadelphia, and especially to Mr. Bumford Samuel of the Ridgway branch, where most of the material was collected from former Philadelphia papers.
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