Blacks in blackface : a sourcebook on early black musical shows / Henry T. Sampson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sampson, Henry T., 1934-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Revues--United States--History and criticism.

Revues.

African American entertainers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1573 p.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham ; Toronto : Scarecrow Press, Inc., [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Published in 1980, Blacks in Blackface was the first and most extensive book up to that time to deal exclusively with every aspect of all-Black musical comedies performed on the stage between 1910 and 1940. Sampson provides an unprecedented wealth of information on legitimate musical comedies, including show synopses, casts, songs, and production credits. Sampson also recounts the struggles of Black performers and producers to overcome the racial prejudice of white show owners, music publishers, and theatre managers and b

Contents:

Early black musical shows : historical overview

Pioneering black entrepreneurs in show business

Pioneer black show producers

Famous black theatres

Reviews of vaudeville, tabloid, road shows, burlesque and negro orchestra and comment, 1900-1940

Cabaret and night club reviews

Reviews of negro musical comedy shows 1910-1940

Black musical comedy shows : cast of characters and synopsis

Negro performers in carnival, exposition, medicine, circus annex and minstrel shows : 1910-1940

Blacks in blackface.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8108-8351-1

OCLC:

863157540