The Realistic Presentation of American Characters in Native American Plays Prior
The Realistic Presentation of American Characters in Native American Plays Prior
Perley Isaac Reed
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2. INDIAN CHARACTERS During the decade preceding the production of "Metamora" (1829) Indian characters are somewhat frequently encountered in 8 First Yankee character that established the reputation of an actor in this line ; the actor was J. H. Hackett. See Matthews and Hutton, 162. 90 REALISTIC CHARACTERS IN AMERICAN PLAYS native drama. At least a half-dozen pieces, all of indifferent qual- ity, are known to contain such. Joseph Doddridge in an inferior play entitled "Logan" (1821) presents s...everal Indians, none of whom seems especially exag- gerated. Logan and Shahillas will serve as examples. The former is meant to be historically accurate. He is chief of the Cayuga nation, and by choice is peace-loving, generous, and honorable. But after a merciless massacre of Indians in 1774, near Wheeling, W. Va. , he resolves upon revenge blood for blood. Su- perstitious and melancholy, he imagines that the spirits of the dead demand such a course; so he broods over the execution of their supposed wishes.
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