Thomas J. McKee — The Contrast
A Comedy; in Five Acts
Written by a Citizen of the United States
Primus ego in patriam
Aonio—deduxi vertice Musas.
Virgil
(Imitated)
First on our shores I try THALIA’S powers,
And bid the laughing, useful Maid be ours.
The Contrast (Being the First Essay of *American* Genius in Dramatic Art)
Is Most Respectfully Dedicated
To the President and Members of The
Dramatic Association,
By THEIR MOST OBLIGED
And Most Grateful Servant
Thomas Wignell
PHILADELPHIA, 1 January, 1790