MUSIC 0711 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Jelly Roll Morton, Dan Emmett, Sam Lucas
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Minstrel show mother of american musical theater: first presence of mass media in the u. s. During the late 1800s and early 1900s minstrel shows played a huge roll on introducing certain aspects of african-american music to the american population. Originated on the plantation: recognized on stage and became a world-wide art. Plantation owners were accustomed to and expected to see these shows: thought to be a way to lessen their guilt. Not born in america born in europe. The minstrel show was a unique phenomenon in the united states. Performed in tents: had shows in lots of small towns. By the 1830s became stage performance for white performers. Minstrel shows were for the most part male and all white: until after the civil war when african-americans began to appear. Immediately after the civil war blacks could bring in their own stuff but chose to imitate what the whites were doing. Dancers henry juba lane and sam lucas.
