Virginia Minstrels
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The Virginia Minstrels were a pioneering 19th-century American blackface minstrel troupe credited with helping popularize the minstrel show as a major form of entertainment.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blackface minstrel troupe
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musical ensemble ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenreDevelopment | early standardized minstrel show format ⓘ |
| associatedWithPractice | blackface makeup ⓘ |
| associatedWithSongwriter | Dan Emmett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact | helped establish minstrelsy as a dominant 19th-century American entertainment form ⓘ |
| debutedInYear | 1843 ⓘ |
| disbandedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1843 ⓘ |
| foundedInCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
blackface minstrelsy
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minstrel show ⓘ |
| hasEthicalIssue | racist caricature of African Americans ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Billy Whitlock
NERFINISHED
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Dan Emmett NERFINISHED ⓘ Dick Pelham NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Brower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | antebellum United States ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of American popular entertainment
ⓘ
later minstrel troupes in the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableAs | pioneering 19th-century American blackface minstrel troupe ⓘ |
| notableFor | helping popularize the minstrel show as a major form of entertainment ⓘ |
| performanceMedium | live theatre ⓘ |
| performanceStyle |
comic songs
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dance ⓘ instrumental music ⓘ sketches ⓘ |
| performedAt |
Bowery Amphitheatre
NERFINISHED
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Chatham Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedInCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToTopic |
blackface performance tradition
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history of American minstrelsy ⓘ |
| tourRegion |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
banjo
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bones ⓘ fiddle ⓘ tambourine ⓘ |
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