Wild West show
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A Wild West show was a popular late 19th- and early 20th-century American entertainment spectacle that dramatized frontier life with staged cowboy acts, sharpshooting, rodeo events, and reenactments of battles and Native American life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wild West show canonical | 3 |
| Wild West shows | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entertainment spectacle
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live show ⓘ popular entertainment ⓘ theatrical genre ⓘ |
| declinedInPopularity | early 20th century ⓘ |
| depicts | frontier life ⓘ |
| features |
reenactments of Native American life
ⓘ
reenactments of battles ⓘ rodeo events ⓘ sharpshooting exhibitions ⓘ staged cowboy acts ⓘ trick riding ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
families
ⓘ
mass public ⓘ urban spectators ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | American ⓘ |
| hasEconomicModel |
ticketed admission
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touring company ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
arena performance
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traveling outdoor performance ⓘ |
| hasPeakPopularity |
1880s
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1890s ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Native American culture (stereotyped)
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cowboy culture ⓘ mythologized American West ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western film genre
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global image of the American West ⓘ rodeo as sport ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
dime novels about the American West
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frontier folklore ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Europe
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
fairgrounds ⓘ large cities ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
circus
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rodeo show ⓘ vaudeville ⓘ |
| typicallyIncludes |
buffalo hunts (reenacted)
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marksmanship contests ⓘ military drills ⓘ parades ⓘ staged Indian attacks ⓘ theatrical tableaux ⓘ trick roping ⓘ |
| uses |
buffalo
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horses ⓘ live animals ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
Wild West shows
subject surface form:
William F. Cody
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Wild West shows
subject surface form:
Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave
this entity surface form:
Wild West shows