Small War on Murray Hill

This delayed his plans of pushing on with his redcoats and his Hessians and driving a wedge between the armies of General Isaac Putnam and George Washington

Thanks to his lady's enticements, Putnam was able to join Washington on the Harlem River under cover of night. According to Sherwood, Mrs. Murray's delaying tactics include a cocktail made of Holland gin and sherry called a stone wall

An excellent lunch prepared by a Creole cook, some intelligent conversation, a dinner featuring steamed clams, plenty of good brandy and, one suspects, finally her own beautiful self " (Chapman)

The last play by one of America's outstanding playwrights

"A most delightful comedyhas style and polishIt may have been a small war on Murray Hill, but it is a big thing on Broadway" - NY News