A minstrel show was a type of play performed in the US antebellum era that involved white actors blackening their faces and imitating African American dances.
Glenn Hill aged 12 was the main character
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Another name for a minstrel is an "Uncertain Thread Picker."
Robin Hood had a minstrel player who played music on the minstrel, similar to the guitar, only a lot older musical instrument.
1900's
They were slaves that played music for the kings and there familys: There were two types of Medieval Musicians - the Minstrels and the Troubadours. The Minstrels - A minstrel was a servant first employed as a castle or court musician. A Medieval Bard. The name 'minstrel' means a "little servant". The Minstrel was not as refined or poetic as the Troubadour. The role of the Minstrel often required many different skills including: Juggling Acrobatics Dancing Fire eating Conjuring Playing Musical Instruments Reciting poems Singing Buffoonery which led to roles as jesters Animal trainers - including animals such as dogs and monkeys in their shows
A minstrel show
Movies with sound
Was called a minstrel show.
The Spike Jones Show - 1957 Minstrel Show 1-10 was released on: USA: 4 June 1957
The cast of The Black and White Minstrel Show - 1958 includes: Pam Ayres as Performer John Boulter as Himself - Performer John Boulter as Minstrel George Chisholm as Himself - Performer The Clark Brothers Andy Cole as Minstrel Leslie Crowther as Himself - Host Dai Francis as Himself - Performer Dai Francis as Minstrel Benny Garcia as Minstrel Les Henry as Performer Johnny Hutch as Performer The Jackpots as Singers The Jackpots as Themselves - Performers Don Lusher as Performer Don Maclean as Himself - Host Tony Mercer as Himself - Performer Tony Mercer as Minstrel The Mitchell Minstrels as Themselves - Performers Penny Nicholls as herself Les Rawlings as Minstrel Alberto Semprini as Himself - Performer Stan Stennett as himself The Television Toppers as Dancers The Television Toppers as Themselves - Performers Johnny Vyvyan as Performer Les Want as Minstrel
African Americans as happy but lazy slaves
The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show - 1962 Minstrel Show was released on: USA: 1 December 1962
Minstrel is a noun.
Tony Mercer has: Played Himself - Performer in "The Good Old Days" in 1953. Played Minstrel in "The Black and White Minstrel Show" in 1958. Played Himself - Performer in "The Black and White Minstrel Show" in 1958. Played Himself - Singer in "A Christmas Night with the Stars" in 1958. Played himself in "Moira Anderson Sings" in 1968.
Carlyle Brown has written: 'Buffalo hair' 'The Little Tommy Parker Celebrated Colored Minstrel Show' -- subject(s): Drama, African Americans, Minstrel shows
The cast of Calling the Minstrel - 2009 includes: Orhan Anafarta as The Minstrel
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