minstrel show
Noun
Meaning
a variety show in which the performers are made up in blackface
a troupe of performers in blackface typically giving a comic program of negro songs and jokes
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show
bomb
dialogue
ballet
operetta
charade
comic opera
musical theater
light opera
opera bouffe
monodrama
closet drama
ballad opera
variety show
dramatic play
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In turn, European-American minstrel show performers in blackface popularized the music internationally, combining syncopation with European harmonic accompaniment.
The first Jeeves novel, Thank You, Jeeves (1934), features a minstrel show as a significant plot point.