minstrelsy
71George Christy — infobox actor caption=Sheet music cover for a collection of songs by Christy s Minstrels, 1844. George Christy appears in the circle at top. birthname=George Harrington occupation=Stage actor, singerGeorge Christy (born George Harrington) was one …
72Old Corn Meal — Old Corn Meal, or Signor Cormeali, was an African American street vendor in New Orleans, Louisiana who became famous in the late 1830s for singing and dancing while he sold his wares. He is one of the earliest known African Americans to have had… …
73John "Picayune" Butler — Died 1864 Occupation Stage actor John Picayune Butler (died 1864) was a black French singer and banjo player who lived in New Orleans, Louisiana. He came to New Orleans from the French West Indies in the 1820s.[1 …
74Sam Hague — was a British blackface minstrel dancer and troupe owner. He was the first white owner of a minstrel troupe composed of black members, and the success he saw with this troupe inspired many other white owners to purchase black companies.Hague… …
75Francis Leon — (b. 21 Nov 1844) was a blackface minstrel performer best known for his work as a female impersonator. He was largely responsible for making the prima donna a fixture of blackface minstrelsy.Leon was trained as a boy soprano by Rev. Dr. Cummings… …
76The Padlock — was first published in 1815. The play remained in regular circulation in the U.S. as late as 1843.tory and musicBickerstaffe s libretto, based on Miguel de Cervantes El celoso estremeño (a work translated into English as The Jealous Husband ; the …
77Gumbo Chaff — also spelled Gombo Chaff , is an American song, first performed in the early 1830s. It was part of the repertoire of early blackface performers, including Thomas D. Rice and George Washington Dixon. The title character was one of the earliest bl …
78De Wild Goose-Nation — is an American song composed by blackface minstrel performer Dan Emmett. The song is a parody (or possibly an adaptation) of Gumbo Chaff , a blackface minstrel song dating to the 1830s; the music of most closely resembles an 1844 version of that… …
79I Ain't Got Time to Tarry — also known as The Land of Freedom , is an American song written by blackface minstrel composer Dan Emmett. It premiered in a minstrel show performance by Bryant s Minstrels in late November 1858. The song was published in New York City in 1859.T …
80Ole Bull and Old Dan Tucker — is a traditional American song. Several different versions are known, the earliest published in 1844 by the Boston based Charles Keith company.[1] The song s lyrics tell of the rivalry and contest of skill between Ole Bull (named for Ole… …
