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Pocahontas; or, the Gentle Savage
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Pocahontas; or, the Gentle Savage (1855), a musical burlesque by John
Brougham (book, lyrics). [
Lyceum Theatre, in repertory.] Coming to the court of the Tuscaroras, Captain John Smith ( Charles M.
Walcot) spots the Indian princess Pocahontas ( Georgina Hodson) and falls in love with her, and she with him. But Pocahontas's father, King H. J. Pow‐ha‐tan ( Brougham), has promised his daughter to the Dutchman Mynheer Rolff ( Charles Peters). A game of cards settles the matter in Smith's favor. Filled with doggerel and the outlandish puns beloved of the era, this musical burlesque was offered as an afterpiece. The music, largely borrowed from others, was adapted by James G. Maeder. It continued on the bill regularly for three weeks, then frequently reappeared thereafter. For the next thirty years, until both this sort of burlesque and afterpiece went out of style, it was by far the most popular example of its genre.
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Pocahontas, for real.(how Walt Disney movie 'Pocahontas' compares to history)(includes related article)
Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report; 6/19/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...Indian summer comes early this year. Pocahontas, Disney's latest animation, opens...America's children will be clamoring for Pocahontas keepsakes from plush animals to pillowcases...settlers in 17th-century Jamestown. Pocahontas, the movie, has everything--romance...
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"Pocahontas" the true story?
Newspaper article from: Redlands Daily Facts; 6/7/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...different story, and the story of Pocahontas has many variations. LifeHouse Theater's original production of "Pocahontas" maintained the merit of the venue...to research the "true story" of Pocahontas, only to discover that the story...
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Pocahontas Bancorp, Inc. to Acquire North Arkansas Bancshares, Inc. in a Merger Valued At Approximately $4.4 Million.
Business Wire; 11/20/2001; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 20, 2001 Pocahontas Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq NMS: PFSL) ("Pocahontas Bancorp"), the holding company for...into a definitive agreement under which Pocahontas Bancorp would acquire North Arkansas Bancshares...
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Three Pocahontas programs gain IFDA's Best of Show Award. (Pocahontas Foods USA Inc.'s marketing programs receive Institutional Food Distributors of America awards)
Magazine article from: Frozen Food Digest; 2/1/1998; 700+ words
; Pocahontas Foods USA was awarded IFDA's "Best...Pate Dawson/Pate Derby Company, a Pocahontas distributor based in Goldsboro, NC...marketing campaign, developed through Pocahontas Foods USA's Electronic Publishing...
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`Pocahontas' a Natural // Well-Drawn Feature Is Good Family Entertainment
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 6/16/1995; ; 700+ words
; POCAHONTAS (STAR) (STAR) (STAR) With the voices of: Pocahontas Irene Bedard John Smith Mel Gibson Governor Ratcliffe...Chicago Theatre and next Friday at local theaters. `Pocahontas" is the best-looking of the modern Disney animated...
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Pocahontas Bancorp to Acquire Walden/Smith Financial Group and Its Subsidiary, First Community Bank.
Business Wire; 1/4/2001; 700+ words
; Business Editors POCAHONTAS, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 2001 Pocahontas Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ/NMS: PFSL), Pocahontas, Arkansas and Walden/Smith Financial Group, Inc., Jonesboro, Arkansas, jointly announced today that...
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Pocahontas: The Evolution of an American Narrative
Magazine article from: The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography; 4/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; Pocahontas: The Evolution of an American Narrative...S study of the dominant ways that Pocahontas has been used in American history and...first chapter, "Miscegenation and the Pocahontas Narrative in Colonial and Federalist...
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 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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Pocahontas exhibit seeks truth amid hype
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 3/25/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...personas than Madonna. In her 22 years, Pocahontas left a legacy that endures in history...on what they say is the true story of Pocahontas, drawing from oral histories. They...authored a new book, "The True Story of Pocahontas: The Other Side of History," with...
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VOA NEWS: POCAHONTAS - IN SEARCH OF HER TRUE STORY
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/10/2007; 700+ words
; ...history is a young Indian girl named Pocahontas - the daughter of the Powhatan chief. VOA's Susan Logue reports Pocahontas' story has been told many times...old enough to be her father. "Pocahontas, when she met John Smith was no...
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Registration of `Pocahontas' Wheat.
Magazine article from: Crop Science; 7/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; `Pocahontas' (Reg. no. CV-901, PI 602598) is an early-maturing...The Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station released Pocahontas in February 1997. The name Pocahontas was selected as a tribute to all Native Americans and...
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Pocahontas
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
Pocahontas Born: c. 1595 Virginia Died: 1617...Kent, England Native American princess Pocahontas was the daughter of a Native American...and the British. The "playful one" Pocahontas's real name was Matoaka. As a child...
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Pocahontas (1596?-1617)
Book article from: American Eras
Pocahontas (1596?-1617) Powhatan “...Wahunsunacock, chief of the Powhatan people, Pocahontas ( “ the Playful One ”...x2019; s head. At the crucial moment, Pocahontas, then age twelve, intervened, throwing...
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Pocahontas; or, the Gentle Savage
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
Pocahontas; or, the Gentle Savage (1855), a musical...Charles M. Walcot ) spots the Indian princess Pocahontas ( Georgina Hodson) and falls in love with her, and she with him. But Pocahontas's father, King H. J. Pow‐...
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Performance Food Group Company
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...Public Company Incorporated: 1987 as Pocahontas Food Group Employees: 3,200 Sales...controls two distributor buying groups, Pocahontas Foods USA and Affiliated Paper Companies...owned a distributor buying group named Pocahontas Foods USA. Gray served as president...
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John Rolfe
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...associated with his marriage in 1614 to Pocahontas, daughter of the chief Powhatan. Although Rolfe's marriage to Pocahontas grew out of mutual love, contemporaries...A triumphant tour of England by Pocahontas and her entourage in 1616, during...
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