"Old American Company." . . . . "John Street Theatre (New York, N.Y.)" . . . "New-York, February 17, 1787. Theatre. By the Old American Company. On Monday evening, being the 19th of February, will be performed, (by particular desire) a tragedy, called, The gamester. ... To which will be added, (never performed here) a comic opera, written by the author of The poor soldier. Called, The agreeable surprise"@en . . . "Electronic books"@en . . "Broadsides"@en . "Broadsides" . . . . . . . . . . . . . "New-York, February 17, 1787. Theatre By the Old American Company. On Monday evening, being the 19th of February, will be performed, (by particular desire) a tragedy, called, the gamester. ... To which will be added, (never performed here) a comic opera, written by the author of The poor soldier. Called, the agreeable surprise"@en . "Playbills"@en . "Playbills" . . . . . . . "New-York, February 17, 1787. Theatre By the Old American Company. On Monday evening, being the 19th of February, will be performed, (by particular desire) a tragedy, called, The gamester. ... To which will be added, (never performed here) a comic opera, written by the author of The poor soldier. Called, The agreeable surprise" . . "New-York, February 17, 1787. Theatre : By the Old American Company. On Monday evening, being the 19th of February, will be performed, (by particular desire) a tragedy, called, The gamester. ... To which will be added, (never performed here) a comic opera, written by the author of The poor soldier. Called, The agreeable surprise" .