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Sarah B. Adrien French English

Description: Image of a collage of images of minstrel blackface performers consisting of a caricature of an African American actor in a blue gown standing on a stage with men in blackface crying into tissues in the audience and one holding a program titled "Sarah B Adrien French English," and two cherubs crying from the balcony with a man catching their tears in a bucket below at lower center; a man in blackface dancing in a Scottish Highland costume with a kilt, sporran, and Tam o' Shanter cap at top left; and the back of a woman dancing in a yellow-and-red dress at top right.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 188-?
Call number: priJLC_ENT_000507
Creator: Last, Jay T

Haverly’s European Mastodon Minstrels : 40 original 40

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Image of seven captioned vignettes of minstrel show acts: "Haverly's Double California Quartette Assisted by 8 Choristers" with eight men in blackface holding songbooks and singing in a row at top left; "Haverly's United Mastodon Minstrels on the grand Parade" with a marching band performing on a street at top center; "The Eight Eminent End Men" with blackface men dancing and holding tambourines at top right; "Haverly's Great Extensive First Part. Numbering Forty Celebrated Artists" with men in blackface sitting in an orchestra, dancing, and playing musical instruments at center; "The Resplendent Clog Tournament" with costumed men in blackface dancing at lower left; a formal head-and-shoulders portrait of show proprietor Jack Haverly at bottom center; and "The Mammoth Song and Dance Festival" with men and women in blackface dancing at bottom right.

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Haverly’s United Mastodon Minstrels : a few of the principal attractions

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Image of seven captioned vignettes of minstrel show acts: "Haverly's Double California Quartette Assisted by 8 Choristers" with eight men in blackface holding songbooks and singing in a row at top left; "Haverly's United Mastodon Minstrels on the grand Parade" with a marching band performing on a street at top center; "The Eight Eminent End Men" with blackface men dancing and holding tambourines at top right; "Haverly's Great Extensive First Part. Numbering Forty Celebrated Artists" with men in blackface sitting in an orchestra, dancing, and playing musical instruments at center; "The Resplendent Clog Tournament" with costumed men in blackface dancing at lower left; a formal head-and-shoulders portrait of show proprietor Jack Haverly at bottom center; and "The Mammoth Song an Dance Festival" with men and women in blackface dancing at bottom right.

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Sprague’s Original Georgia Minstrels

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Image of minstrel musicians in blackface dressed in formal suits and sitting with their musical instruments on a curtained stage; vignette of a head-and-shoulders portrait of show proprietor Z. W. Sprague at top centered with four corner vignettes of minstrel performers consisting of a man gesturing at top left, a man dancing at top right, a man in a hobo costume holding an umbrella and jumping at bottom right, and two men in hobo costumes playing a banjo and tambourine at bottom left.

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Petts & Straffin’s : Minstrels Co. burlesque opera troupe

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Image of a central image of minstrel musicians in blackface dressed in formal suits sitting on a stage and holding musical instruments and surrounded by top and bottom vignettes of male and female minstrels dancing and performing skits in costumes; with three caricatures of performers at top of image.

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I.W. Baird's Famous Minstrels : perfect in every detail - strong and solid

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Image of a street scene with a man in a suit, presumably minstrel show proprietor I.W. Baird, holding a bunch of balloons with fourteen of the balloons showing a different minstrel show scene including dancing, acrobatics, singing, drama, and musical performances by costumed performers, female impersonators, and performers in blackface; an older African American man lies on the street touching the balloons, with two dogs and spectators looking on.

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The days of auld lang syne

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Image of an advertisement for The Days of Auld Lang Syne by Ian MacLaren; an older man wearing a tam o' shanter hat, coat, and high boots sits on a rock up on a hill holding a walking stick while looking down at a small cluster of buildings below; thistle flower at top right.

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Sarah B. Adrien French English

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