Native Americans on the Stage
- Native Americans on the Stage
From the 18th century, Native Americans have been depicted in theatrical works, but the first to gain wide popular recognition was John Augustus Stone's
Metamora;
or, The Last of the Wampanoags (1828). Many 19th-century plays depicted Indians as
villains or as tragically romantic figures. Variety entertainments, from
minstrel shows and circus to musicals and
vaudeville, tended to encourage the familiar stereotypes.
Stereotypical depictions continued into the early 20th century in
William F. "
Buffalo Bill" Cody's Wild West Show (and its competitors), and plays like
Strongheart (1905) and
The Squaw Man (1905). Other dramatists, including
James A. Herne, David Belasco, William C. deMille, and
Mary Austin, sought to offer more realistic depictions of Native Americans, but white audiences preferred the familiar stereotypes.
The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater.
James Fisher.
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