"It is recorded that for many years after the Revolution, Mr. Henry was the only actor in New York who kept a coach, and that in his case frequent attacks of the gout rendered it a necessity." The panels of the coach were decorated with a representation of two crutches crossed, and the motto, "This or These." A SCHOOL FOR SOLDIERS; OR, THE DESERTER. A Dramatic Poem. Printed at Kingston in Jamaica [W. I.] 1783. 8vo. This piece was first played in Kingston. Played at the John Street Theatre, New York, April 24, 1788. HILLHOUSE, JAMES ABRAHAM JAMES ABRAHAM HILLHOUSE, born in New Haven, September 26, 1789, died there January 5, 1841, son of Hon. James Hillhouse, was graduated from Yale in 1808. He came to New York and engaged in business as a merchant, but soon retired, and gave his time to literary pursuits. PERCY'S MASQUE. A Drama in Five Acts, from the London edition. New York, 1820. 12mo. It is doubtful if a London edition of this piece was published. HADAD. A Dramatic Poem, by James A. Hillhouse, author of _Percy's Masque_ and _The Judgment_. New York, 1825. 8vo, pp. 208. DEMETRIA. A Domestic Tragedy in Five Acts. This was written in 1813, but was not published until 1839, when it was included in the author's _Works_, Bost. 1839. 2 vols. HITCHCOCK, EDWARD EDWARD HITCHCOCK, born in Deerfield, Mass., May 24, 1793, died in Amherst, Mass., February 27, 1864. In 1816 he became principal of the academy in Deerfield, where he remained for three years. He was ordained minister of the Congregational Church at Conway, Mass., in 1821. In 1825 he was appointed Professor of Chemistry and Natural History in Amherst College. He continued his connection with the college, having been appointed to the presidency with the professorship of Natural Theology and Geology, until his resignation in 1854. He was the author of numerous scientific and theological works. The tragedy mentioned below is his first and probably his only dramatic production. He died in 1864. EMANCIPATION OF EUROPE; OR, THE DOWNFALL OF BUONAPARTE. A Tragedy. Greenfield, 1815. 16mo, pp. 108. HODGKINSON, JOHN JOHN HODGKINSON was born in Manchester, England, in 1767, died in Washington, D. C., December 12, 1805. His real name was Meadowcraft. His first successes were on the Bath stage. He came to America with the company of Hallam & Henry, and made his début at the John Street Theatre in 1793. He bought out Henry's interest, and continued one of the managers until 1798. He went to Charleston, S. C., in 1803, but became a victim of yellow fever while travelling, and died near Washington, D. C. THE MAN OF FORTITUDE; OR, THE KNIGHT'S ADVENTURE. A Drama in Three Acts. New York, 1807. 16mo, pp. 32. Played at the John Street Theatre, New York, June 7, 1797.