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The Indispensable Indian: Edwin Forrest, Pushmataha, andMetamora
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Edwin Forrest, then a not-yet-famous actor, spent the summer of 1825 living in the greater New Orleans area among the Choctaw. It has been alleged that he spent these months with his friend Choctaw chief Pushmataha. From this relationship, Forrest learned how to play “Indian,” acquiring knowledge that informed his later interpretation of the title character in John August Stone's 1829 playMetamora; or, The Last of the Wampanoags. Accounts of Forrest's time with Pushmataha appear in biographies of the actor and critical assessments of his acting. In none of these texts is the fact of their relationship disputed.
Title: The Indispensable Indian: Edwin Forrest, Pushmataha, andMetamora
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Edwin Forrest, then a not-yet-famous actor, spent the summer of 1825 living in the greater New Orleans area among the Choctaw.
It has been alleged that he spent these months with his friend Choctaw chief Pushmataha.
From this relationship, Forrest learned how to play “Indian,” acquiring knowledge that informed his later interpretation of the title character in John August Stone's 1829 playMetamora; or, The Last of the Wampanoags.
Accounts of Forrest's time with Pushmataha appear in biographies of the actor and critical assessments of his acting.
In none of these texts is the fact of their relationship disputed.
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