minstrel show

minstrel show

n.

A comic variety show of the 19th and early 20th centuries, usually featuring white actors in blackface.

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minstrel show

n

(Performing Arts / Theatre) a theatrical entertainment consisting of songs, dances, comic turns, etc., performed by a troupe of actors wearing black face make-up

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	minstrel show - a troupe of performers in blackface typically giving a comic program of negro songs and jokes troupe, company - organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel" corner man, end man - a man at one end of line of performers in a minstrel show; carries on humorous dialogue with the interlocutor interlocutor, middleman - the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk minstrel - a performer in a minstrel show
	2.	minstrel show - a variety show in which the performers are made up in blackface variety show, variety - a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances