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Omai is a 1785 pantomime written by John O'Keeffe with music by William Shield. It depicts the voyage of Omai, a Tahitian royal, to marry Londina the fictional daughter of Britannia . It was loosely inspired by the real visit of Omai to Europe in the 1770s and the final voyage of the explorer Captain James Cook leading up to his dramatic death ...
The play was successfully produced, and O'Keeffe regularly wrote for the Haymarket thereafter. [5] In 1782, O'Keeffe had his two children sent abroad to France to prevent their mother's access to them. His son did well but his daughter suffered in convent schools. [4] Between 1782 and 1796, O'Keeffe wrote around 28 plays and librettos for comic ...
The Couple in a Cage: Two Amerindians Visit the West was a 1992–93 performance art piece by artists Coco Fusco and Guillermo Gómez-Peña for their exhibition The Year of the White Bear and Two Undiscovered Amerindians Visit the West which toured five countries and was performed in nine different locations. [1]
Omai of the Friendly Isles by Sir Joshua Reynolds, c.1774 William Parry's painting Sir Joseph Banks with Omai and Dr Daniel Solander, circa 1775–76. Mai (c. 1753–1779 [1]), also known as Omai in Europe, [a] was a young Ra'iatean man who became the first Pacific Islander to visit England, [2] and the second to visit Europe, after Ahutoru who was brought to Paris by Bougainville in 1768.
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Omai (c. 1751 – 1780) was the second Pacific Islander to visit Europe. Omai may also refer to: Omai, a 1785 play; Omai (deity) Omai mine, a gold mine in Guyana
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