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	Putnam, the Iron Son of '76
	Advertisement noting the "unparalleled success" of Putnam, in October 8, 1844 Morning Courier and New-York Enquirer

	Written by	Nathaniel Bannister
	Date premiered	5 August 1844
	Place premiered	Bowery Theatre
	Original language	English


Putnam, the Iron Son of '76 is an 1844 American play by Nathaniel Bannister, and his most popular play.  

The play is about American Revolutionary War hero Israel Putnam.  Starting on August 5, 1844, it played for 78 consecutive nights (not counting Sundays) in New York at the Bowery Theatre, produced by Thomas S. Hamblin, an astounding success for its time, and likely the longest New York run of its time.  It featured the live horse "Black Vulture", which was a big audience draw.[1][2]  It enjoyed revivals for years, and was also performed in other cities.[3][4]


Original New York cast[edit]

	Oneactah by John R. Scott
	Major Putnam by George Milner
	General Washington by William Alexander Vache
	General Cadwallader by Mr. Reeve
	General Greene by Mr. Jackson
	Major Sapling by E.L. Davenport
	Starkham by Thomas Hadaway
	William by Mr. Sutherland
	Lord Cornwallis by Mr. Fleming
	Lord Rawdon by Mr. Lewis
	Talbot, the Renegade by Junius Brutus Booth, Jr.
	Indian Boy by Mr. Yeoman
	Kate Putnam by Mrs. Sutherland
	Therese by Mrs. McCluskey
	Mrs. Starkham by Mrs. Stickney
	Violetah by Mrs. Phillips[4]


External links[edit]

	Putnam, the Iron Son of '76 (Samuel French, New York)(full text, via Google Books)


References[edit]


	^ Paterson, Alexander D. (August 24, 1844). "The Drama". The Anglo American, Vol. 3., No. 18. p. 429. (via Google Books).

	^ (October 19, 1844). The Drama. p. 618 (noting that Putnam is still playing).

	^ Quinn, Arthur Hobson. The Literature of the American People: An Historical and Critical Survey, p. 500 (1951)

	^ a b Ireland, Joseph Norton. Records of the New York stage, from 1750 to 1860, Vol. II, p. 417 (1867)





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