The ‘stage Indian’ in early American theatre culture

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Authors

KAČER Tomáš

Year of publication 2021
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Ostrava Journal of English Philology
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Faculty of Arts

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Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.15452/OJoEP.2021.13.0007
Keywords Early American drama; stage conventions; noble savage; Native American performance
Description The article deals with the early development of the ‘stage Indian’ as a character in early American drama and theatre. It studies ‘stage Indian’ characters, which reflect historical theatrical conventions rather than being historically accurate representations. It explores early plays depicting Native Americans as the ‘exotic other’. It considers plays involving the myth of the noble savage on the one hand and some parodying of this myth on the other. Finally, it describes various performances involving Native American performers in the United States in the 1890s. These examples show the diversity of the ‘stage Indian’ as a literary and performative construct.
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