Cooper in Film, Drama, and Opera

Texts

Upside Down; or the World in Petticoats, was Cooper’s only play, produced in New York in 1850. Only one scene from the play has survived, and has been transcribed with explanatory material.
The Wept of the Wish-Ton-Wish, by William Bayle Bernard. Based on Cooper’s novel The Wept of Wish-ton-Wish, and first performed in 1831.
The Cradle of Liberty; or, Boston in 1775, by Stephen E. Glover. Based on Cooper’s novel Lionel Lincoln, and first performed in 1831.
La Vénitienne, by Auguste Anicet-Bourgeois. Loosely based on Cooper’s novel The Bravo, and first performed in 1834.

Cooper on Stage, by Edward Harris, is a detailed study of plays and other forms of performance art based on Cooper’s novels.
Cooper on Film, by Edward Harris, is a detailed study of films based on Cooper’s novels, with details of productions, casts, and extensive summaries of reviews.

Walker, Jeffrey (Oklahoma State University), Deconstructing an American Myth: Hollywood and The Last of the Mohicans. The films have “rewritten Cooper’s plot, miscast and mislabeled his characters, modernized his dialogue, misunderstood his themes, and misrepresented history.”