Event Type
Exhibition
Event Details
Troupe: Ioway Indians
Troupe: Ioway Indians
Troupe: Ioway Indians
Troupe: Ioway Indians
Troupe: Ioway Indians
Troupe: Ioway Indians
Troupe: Ioway Indians
Troupe: Ioway Indians
Troupe: Ioway Indians
Troupe: Ioway Indians
Troupe: Ioway Indians
Troupe: Ioway Indians
Troupe: Ioway Indians
Troupe: Ioway Indians
Troupe: Ioway Indians
Troupe: Ioway Indians
Venue Type: Park
Location: London
County: London (city-county)
Venue: Lord's Cricket-ground
Location: London
County: London (city-county)
Note:
Type: Exhibitionperform at their encampments in "some space in the metropolis or suburban districts" (Era. July 21, 1844, 6:2)
Venue: Lord's Cricket-ground
Date
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Date notes
dates approximate; specific number of performances unknown
Casting
Ioway IndiansCatlin - superintendent, Jeffrey - interpreter
Event Program
Displaying 1 - 19 of 19
| Title | Performed Person / Troupe | Notes | Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremony of Forming the Encampment | Ioway Indians | Ioway Indians | Listed as performed by "The Squaws" | Ceremony | ||
| Wild Horse Dance, The | Ioway Indians | Ioway Indians | Dance | |||
| Eagle Dance, The | Ioway Indians | Ioway Indians | Part of the "War Dance" | Dance | ||
| Ball Play | Ioway Indians | Ioway Indians | Athletic Display | |||
| Archery | Ioway Indians | Ioway Indians | Athletic Display | |||
| Approaching Dance | Ioway Indians | Ioway Indians | Part of the "War Dance" | Dance | ||
| Opening, or Welcome Dance | Ioway Indians | Ioway Indians | Dance | |||
| Chief's Speech | Ioway Indians | Ioway Indians | Speech | |||
| Invocation of the Great Spirit | Ioway Indians | Ioway Indians | Speech, Ceremony |
Bibliographic Sources
- Era (London) July 21, 1844: 6:2.Info in Record:
- Performance Type: Exhibition
- Troupe Name: “Iowa Indians”
- Performers Listed: "the head of the tribe, who with some of the chief warriors, their wives and families, will amount in number to fifteen or sixteen persons".
- Days & Times: “Are now on their passage to England”
- Venue Name: “Metropolis or suburban district”
- Program Info: “they will exhibit their habits of life, their mode of warfare, and, where practicable, the navigation of their canoes, and also give a performance of their characteristic dances, rites, and ceremonies.”
- Other: description/review
- Era (London) August 11, 1844: 6:1.Info in Record:
- Performance Type: Exhibition
- Troupe Name: “Ioway Indians”
- Performers Listed: "three chiefs, seven warriors and braves, including the interpreter", "six squaws", "a papoose". “The Chief (White Cloud)”, "Mr. Catlin".
- Days & Times: “On Tuesday evening” (past)
- Program Info: “extensive listing: see attached document scan”
- Other: audience, description/review, reception
- Lambeth Public Archives, Clippings Albums Unidentified Clipping (1844):Info in Record:
- 2 Images of Ioway Indians – 1 ball play, 2 – encampment on “Lord’s Grounds, Regent’s Park”
- Lambeth Public Archives, Clippings Albums Unidentified Clipping (1844):Info in Record:
- Performance Type: Exhibition
- Troupe Name: “The Ioway Indians”
- Performers Listed: “fourteen persons, including the principal Chiefs, Braves, or warriors, and the great Mystery or Medicine Man of their tribe, with their Squaws, their children, and a Papoose, or infant”
- Days & Times: “During the past week”
- Venue Name: “Lord’s Cricket-ground, St. John’s Wood”
- Program Info: “exhibited their skill in shooting with bows and arrows, in a grand archery fete, in ball-play, characteristic dances, & c.” For further particulars, see attached document scan; Image of “The Welcome Speech”
- Other: audience, description/review, imagery