Operetta Research Center » Minstrel Shows http://operetta-research-center.org The #1 Archive for Musical Theater Sat, 02 May 2026 19:43:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 Blackface and Crossdressing: The Great Minstrel ‘Prima Donnas’ http://operetta-research-center.org/blackface-crossdressing-great-minstrel-prima-donne/ http://operetta-research-center.org/blackface-crossdressing-great-minstrel-prima-donne/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2022 09:33:38 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=23923 In the 21st century, when it is considered oh-so-trendy for boys to dress up as girls, the trendy ones (and

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/blackface-crossdressing-great-minstrel-prima-donne/feed/ 0 “In Dahomey”: One Of The First American Black Musical Hits http://operetta-research-center.org/dahomey-first-american-negro-musical-comedy/ http://operetta-research-center.org/dahomey-first-american-negro-musical-comedy/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2020 16:53:13 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=19729 In Dahomey was an early American “Negro musical comedy” (in a prologue and 2 acts), one of the first to be

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/dahomey-first-american-negro-musical-comedy/feed/ 1 Hot Mikados and Swingin’ Pinafores: Stewart F. Lane’s “Black Broadway” http://operetta-research-center.org/hot-mikados-swingin-hms-pinafores-stewart-f-lanes-black-broadway/ http://operetta-research-center.org/hot-mikados-swingin-hms-pinafores-stewart-f-lanes-black-broadway/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2020 14:37:47 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=7763 It’s not a new topic, but a brand new book nonetheless: Black Broadway by Stewart F. Lane. According to the

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/hot-mikados-swingin-hms-pinafores-stewart-f-lanes-black-broadway/feed/ 0 Racist Minstrel Magic? The Story of the George Mitchell Choirs http://operetta-research-center.org/minstrel-magic-story-george-mitchell-choirs/ http://operetta-research-center.org/minstrel-magic-story-george-mitchell-choirs/#comments Thu, 06 Jul 2017 07:37:24 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=12439 A seventy-one year old man, a little crippled these days, lying in the too-scorching sun by the Australian seaside, reading

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/minstrel-magic-story-george-mitchell-choirs/feed/ 3 Hatice Point The Way: Black- And Yellow-Face in Operetta http://operetta-research-center.org/hatice-point-way-black-yellow-face-operetta/ http://operetta-research-center.org/hatice-point-way-black-yellow-face-operetta/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2015 12:19:26 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=7721 Most people would probably agree: operetta is all about performance. And, more to the point, about turning realities upside down

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