AMST 285gm Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Ghetto Fabulous, Buffalo Bill, Walgreens
11 May 2016
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George walker & bert williams of walker theatrical company = "two real coons" (blacks; offensive term) One of the most successful companies at their peak. They & robert "bob" cole of cole & johnson had acute awareness of the real White audiences interested in realism because it was in vogue (style) Turn of the 20th century, america was obsessed with the real - modernism. Overdone in theater - actors ate real food & used real horses onstage. African american performers played critical role in defining american culture at turn of century o. 19th century - white performers donned black makeup in attempt to portray black culture. End of 19th century - black performers had to do the same in order to attract audiences o. Forced to satisfy white expectations of foolishness while, at the same time, undermining that derogatory image. Black performers = force in making realism a major component of american aesthetics.
