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Description
Actor, director, producer Joseph Jovite "J. J." Salvas dressed as the Indian "Tonkourou," Biddeford, circa 1925.
The play "Tonkourou: or the Indian's Vengance," was put on several times by Salvas' amateur troupe of Franco players.
Salvas' troupe operated throughout most of the first half of the 20th century, and performed to Franco and non-Franco audiences around southern Maine.
About This Item
- Title: J. J. Salvas as "Tonkourou," Biddeford, ca. 1925
- Creation Date: circa 1925
- Subject Date: circa 1925
- Location: Biddeford, York County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 20.5 cm x 12.5 cm
- Local Code: 109
- Collection: Archival Collections
- Object Type: Image
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- Actors--Maine--Biddeford
- French Americans
- Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals
- Performances
- Salvas, Joseph Jovite--Performances
- Theatrical producers & directors--Maine--Biddeford
- Theatrical productions--Maine--Biddeford
- Tonkourou (Fictional character)
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