Thomas Hamblin and the Bowery Theatre: The New York Reign of "Blood and Thunder" Melodramas

1. "He is yet very young, both in years and practice" (1800-25).
2. "Let those who view this sad example know/ What fate attends the broken marriage vow" (1825-30).
- 3. "We girls always patronize the Bowery" (1830-31).
4. "Throw not the pearl of Shakespeare's wit before the swine of the Bowery pit" (1831-33).
5. "Down with the British bastard!" (1833-35).
6. "Circumstances never satisfactorily explained" (1835-36).
7. "Marius brooding over the ruins of Carthage" (1837-38).
8. "The public have only themselves to blame for the reign of melodrama" (1838-40).
9. "The sanity of all the parties are at par value" (1840-42).
10. "We are not dead yet, boys!" (1842-48).
11. "The noblest Roman of them all" (1848-51).
12. "Blessings and benedictions" (1851-53).