, ▁far ▁more ▁Americans ▁of ▁that ▁time ▁saw ▁the ▁story ▁in ▁a ▁stage ▁play ▁or ▁musical ▁than ▁read ▁the ▁book . ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁shows ▁were ▁essentially ▁min st rel ▁shows ▁that ▁util ized ▁car ic atures ▁and ▁s tere ot ypes ▁of ▁black ▁people , ▁and ▁thus ▁in ver ting ▁the ▁intent ▁of ▁the ▁novel . ▁" Tom ▁shows " ▁were ▁popular ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 s ▁through ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁shows ▁▁ ▁Stage ▁plays ▁based ▁on ▁Uncle ▁Tom ' s ▁Cab in — " Tom ▁shows " — beg an ▁to ▁appear ▁while ▁the ▁story ▁itself ▁was ▁still ▁being ▁serial ized . ▁These ▁plays ▁varied ▁trem end ously ▁in ▁their ▁politics — some ▁faith fully ▁reflected ▁St owe ' s ▁sentiment al ized ▁ant is la very ▁politics , ▁while ▁others ▁were ▁more ▁moder ate , ▁or ▁even ▁pro - s la very . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁produ ctions ▁also ▁featured ▁songs ▁by ▁Stephen ▁F oster , ▁including ▁" My ▁Old ▁Kentucky ▁Home ," ▁" Old ▁Fol ks ▁at ▁Home ," ▁and ▁" M assa ' s ▁in ▁the ▁Cold ▁Gr ound ." ▁ ▁St owe ▁herself ▁never ▁author ized ▁dram at ization ▁of ▁her ▁work , ▁because ▁of ▁her ▁pur itan ical ▁dist rust ▁of ▁drama ▁( although ▁she ▁did ▁eventually ▁go ▁to ▁see ▁George ▁A iken ' s ▁version , ▁and , ▁according ▁to ▁Francis ▁Under wood , ▁was ▁" del ight ed