- Christy minstrel
- Christy minstrel /krisˈti minˈstrəl/nounOne of a troupe of entertainers with blackened facesORIGIN: Instituted by George Christy, 19c US composer
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Christy's Minstrels — 1844 sheet music cover for a collection of songs by the Christy s Minstrels. George Christy appears in the circle at top. Christy s Minstrels, sometimes referred to as the Christy Minstrels, were a blackface group formed by Edwin Pearce Christy,… … Wikipedia
minstrel show — ☆ minstrel show n. [after the Christy Minstrels, the first such troupe, organized ( c. 1842) by Edwin P. Christy at BUFFALO] a comic variety show presented by a company of performers in blackface … English World dictionary
Christy Minstrels — a blackface troupe originated c.1843 by Edwin P. Christy in Buffalo, N.Y.; one of the first (along with Dan Emmett) to expand blackface from a solo act to a full minstrel show and brought it into the mainstream of American entertainment … Etymology dictionary
Minstrel show — For the album by Little Brother, see The Minstrel Show. Detail from cover of The Celebrated Negro Melodies, as Sung by the Virginia Minstrels, 1843 The minstrel show, or minstrelsy, was an American entertainment consisting of comic skits, variety … Wikipedia
minstrel show — a popular stage entertainment featuring comic dialogue, song, and dance in highly conventionalized patterns, performed by a troupe of actors, traditionally comprising two end men and a chorus in blackface and an interlocutor: developed in the U.S … Universalium
Christy, Edwin P. — ▪ American artist born May 21, 1815, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S. died May 21, 1862, New York, N.Y. early American minstrel show performer who founded (c. 1842) the Christy Minstrels, the most important of the early minstrel companies, and who… … Universalium
Minstrel Stakes — Group 3 race Minstrel Stakes Location Curragh Racecourse Co. Kildare, Ireland Race type Flat / Thoroughbred Website Curragh Race information … Wikipedia
minstrel show — Manifestación teatral que fue popular en EE.UU. durante el s. XIX y principios del s. XX. Este tipo de espectáculo se originó en la década de 1830, y uno de los primeros actores populares de raza blanca fue Thomas D. Rice, quien interpretó al… … Enciclopedia Universal
Christy,Edwin Pearce — Chris·ty (krĭsʹtē), Edwin Pearce. 1815 1862. American showman whose troupe, Christy s Minstrels, developed the standard minstrel show format. * * * … Universalium
Christy — /kris tee/, n., pl. Christies. (sometimes l.c.) Skiing. Christiania (def. 2). [by shortening] /kris tee/, n. 1. Edwin P., 1815 62, U.S. minstrel show performer and producer. 2. Howard Chandler /chand leuhr, chahnd /, 1873 1952, U.S. illustrator… … Universalium
