| Index Entry | Actors, soldiers as, theatre as metaphor of war, in Washington's order |
| Location | Newburgh |
| Citation | IC.783.018 1 May 1783:31,32 (15/586) General Orders. Head Quarters, Newburgh, April 12, 1783. . . . [announce cessation of hostilities] nothing now remains but for the actors of this mighty scene, to preserve a perfect unvarying consistency of character through the very last act, to close the drama with applause, and to retire from the military theatre with the same approbation of angels and men, which have crowned all their former virtuous actions. . . |
| Generic Title | Independent Chronicle |
| Date | 1783.05.01 |
| Publisher | Willis, Nathaniel |
| City, State | Boston, MA |
| Year | 1783 |
| Bibliography | B0017945 |