Broadside - Programme: Gorton's Original New Orleans Minstrels!

Published by Interior Journal Steam Print, Stanford, 1885

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Flyer, 9 1/2 X 4 1/4. Lower half has some creasing and rolling. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 1 pages; Broadside of program for a show by the New Orleans Minstrels group, founded by Joseph Gorton in 1867. This show took place around 1885 (the broadside is not dated. ) In 1882 a Corning, NY newspaper references George Franckum's Clarinet Solo (included in this program. ). Hank Goodman, a performer listed on the program, retired in 1887; this show took place before or during that year. Show includes a play called "The Two Roses"featuring" Clem, a Southern Darkey." The importance of minstrelsy in the development of blues, jazz and country music is often downplayed or ignored.

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Title
Broadside - Programme: Gorton's Original New Orleans Minstrels!
Author
Gorton, J.
Publisher
Interior Journal Steam Print, Stanford
Publication year
1885
Condition
Very Good-
Binding
Hardcover

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