The Politician Out-Witted

A five-act city comedy set in New York stages romantic entanglements and satirical political dispute as opposing fathers, suitors, and civic worthies clash over the recently proposed Constitution and questions of public reputation. The action concentrates on matchmaking and partisan maneuvering across one day and a concluding morning, using mechanically contrived incidents and brisk, Sheridan-influenced repartee rather than physical spectacle. Political ambition and factional rhetoric are lampooned through caricatured characters, while misunderstandings and social manners propel the plot toward a stage-bound resolution that favors wit and rhetorical exposure over dramatic action.