The ‘stage Indian’ in early American theatre culture

KAČER, Tomáš. The ‘stage Indian’ in early American theatre culture. Ostrava Journal of English Philology. Ostravská univerzita, Filozofická fakulta, 2021, vol. 13, No 2, p. 5-15. ISSN 1803-8174. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.15452/OJoEP.2021.13.0007.

Basic information

• Original name: The ‘stage Indian’ in early American theatre culture
• Authors: KAČER, Tomáš (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Ostrava Journal of English Philology, Ostravská univerzita, Filozofická fakulta, 2021, 1803-8174.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 60206 Specific literatures
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: Full text
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14210/21:00124237
• Organization unit: Faculty of Arts
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15452/OJoEP.2021.13.0007
• Keywords in English: Early American drama; stage conventions; noble savage; Native American performance
• Tags: rivok
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

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.

Links

• MUNI/A/1446/2020, interní kód MU: Name: Paradigms, strategies and developments - Anglophone literary and cultural studies

Investor: Masaryk University