Word: minstrelling
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
America should be grateful to Mr. Balieff for the new and exciting form of entertainment he has brought to enliven our none-too-lively stage. It is said that in Russia, an American negro minstrel show has been enjoying as much popularity with Russian audiences as have the Russian players in America: whatever may be the relation of the ruble and the dollar, the rate of dramatic exchange sets strongly in Russia's favor...
...angry gods and jealous goddesses, and all the clangor of archaic war, the rumbling of chariots, the crash of spear on shield, and the dominating twang of Apollo's silver bow--was thought to be nothing more than the day dream of an idle afternoon, as the blind minstrel whiled away the sunny hours on some hillside overlooking...
...pleasures of Chautauqua include baseball, swimming, croquet, evangelistic meetings, minstrel shows, lectures on science, orations by W. J. Bryan and other candidates, symphony orchestras, glorious sunsets, wholesome food, culture...
Finally a high school minstrel show which had engaged the City Auditorium made way for the diva. The concert was given without further molestation...
...Indeed, does there not lie here the solution to the puzzle? For is there a subject so abstruse that it may not be made more attractive to even the most uninspired by means such as these? For example, could not a minstrel of talent be employed to enliven the teaching of history by representing the famous characters of the past...