Pocahontas; or, the Gentle Savage

The Oxford Companion to American Theatre | 2004 | 700+ words | Copyright

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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