"The Siege of Quebec", 1773

[BOURASSA ANDRE G]

Bonjour!
Charles Durang, in "The Philadelphia Stage", _Sunday Dispatch_, vol. VII,
no. 8, 25 June 1854, mentions a play called _The Conquest of Canada, or
The Siege of Quebec_, given by the American Company, at the Theatre at
Southwark. He writes (p. 1, column 2 and 3):
"The most interesting event of the season was the production of the second
original American drama ever performed on the stage, which event took
place in the 17th of February 1773. The piece was called "The Siege of
Quebec", and was a patriotic drama. It was patronized by the officers of
the British army and navy then in Philadelphia, who loaned the services of
detatchments of soldiers and sailors to give effect to the battles and
processions. The following is the playbill upon the occasion."
In the transcription of the bill is given the full title, as above, and
the main characters, among whom Wolfe, Montcalm, Levi, Bougainville, an
abbess and two nuns. Durang adds:
The author of "The Conquest of Canada" is unknown. As the piece was never
performed previously, it is fair to suppose that he was an American."

My questions are:
1. Do we know more now about that play? Has the author been identified?
Has the texte been preserved?
2. Would it be fair also to suppose that the author was a British officer,
who may have joined the Congress during the war of Independance, and
indeed be considered as an American, but who may also have stayed true to
the Crown (as Major Jean Andre' has done) and even join the Loyalist in
Canada, as Andre' was trying to when he was arrested?
3. Has this play been presented later on elsewhere?
Amities, Andre G. Bourassa.
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