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Bookmark or Share- Royall Tyler (1757-1826) - Annenberg LearnerBorn into a wealthy Boston family, Royall Tyler would grow up to become the author of the first successful and widely performed American play. He entered Harvard at the age of fifteen and proved such a brilliant student that he earned baccalaureate degrees from both Harvard and Yale.
- The Contrast (play) - WikipediaThe 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 (1787) – Caitlin Duffy - Humanities CommonsAlthough 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. Tyler used this form effectively to satirize Americans who follow British fashions and indulge in British ‘vices’ and ...
- Royall Tyler - WikipediaRoyall Tyler (June 18, 1757 – August 26, 1826) was an American jurist, teacher and playwright. He was born in Boston, graduated from Harvard University in 1776, and then served in the Massachusetts militia during the American Revolution .
- The Contrast - Metropolitan PlayhouseRoyall Tyler (1757 – 1826) arrived in New York from his native Massachusetts in March of 1787 never having attended a play before, but he saw his Contrast staged that April. The secret to his play’s success may owe to his familiarity with each character he describes—from profligate heir to plain soldier, successful merchant to society ...
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