![]() In the first section, the minstrel company sat on thestage in a semi-circle, with the MC "Mr. The minstrel shows that arose in the 1830's were made up of three parts: a first section with the whole company on stage, the olio, and a comicafterpiece. ![]() On the other hand, we, like 19th century audiences,tend to make light of things in our culture that are continuing problems.Consider the rash of jokes that appeared in the wake of Bill Clinton'saffairs or that follow a serious plane crash or natural disaster. Just as we are less likely to laugh atethnic stereotypes today, we are unlikely to find jokes at the expenseof the disabled funny, like Jim Crow's limp while dancing or a blind manwalking into objects. As more immigrant populations became citizens in larger numbers,more stage stereotypes appeared. Itis important to note the historical difference between audiences of the19th century and audiences today: 19th century audiences were highly entertainedby racial and ethnic stereotypes and also laughed at physical disabilities.Not only Jim Crow, the slow, drawling character on an antebellum plantation,and also Zip Coon, the blackface "city-slicker" character who was fasttalking and clever but also other ethnic stereotypes such as a drunkenIrishman, the American Yankee named Jonathan, or the Jewish street ruffianMose. He named his character "JimCrow", and Jim became an immediate favorite of white audiences. Rice, a white man, presented a comic caricatureof a lame black man singing and dancing. Minstrelsy was the earliest forerunner of the American musical. Beginning in 1828, Thomas D. The earlier forms of variety shows all included comedy, music,and dance to varying degrees. ![]() The popularity of the music and dance styles on theearly Broadway stage provides an important contrast with today's musicaltheatre. Thedance style of musical theatre, which we often loosely refer to as jazz,developed from the popular dance style of African American nightclubs inthe 1910's and 20's. As a composer, Berlinplayed an important role in the transition from older musical entertainmentsof the 1900's, 10's and 20's to musical comedy in the late 1920's. Irving Berlin (left) is often said to have popularized ragtime for generalaudiences with his song "Alexander's Ragtime Band". Both ragtime and jazz grew outof the melding of European music of the 19th century with African Americanmusic. Also importantare the evolution of ragtime and jazz music, which are the originalmusical styles of musical comedy. Early influences, like variety shows,originated in other countries, but the particular synthesis of many differentinfluences is original to the United States.Īntecedents of musical comedy include minstrelsy, vaudeville, and revue/folliesshows, all of which are American forms of variety shows. Musical comedy is the one theatrical genre we will study this semesterthat is an American creation. Origins in Nineteenth Century Popular Entertainment Many people who have never seen a Shakespeareplay or a new straight play by a contemporary author have seen a Broadwaymusical, whether a Broadway tour or a summer stock production. Although centered on Broadwayin New York City, Broadway musicals tour all major urban centers in thecountry, giving the larger population a chance to see Broadway hits withina few years of their opening. Playbill / Program Run: Size 215 x 135 mm Pages 44Ĭondition: Used Good 8/10 (Please Note scans are low res for fast loading)Įach Order will incur a $5.00 handling fee (including free shipping)Īll Prices Shown are in USD (United States of America Dollars)Īll Payments by Paypal Just Checkout as GUEST no need to registerĪll associated graphics, logos, trader marks, trade names or copyrights are the property of the original owner and are used here for factual and educational purposes only.Musical theatre is the one genre of live theatre that is arguably apart of popular culture in America today. Cast - Ron Bohmer, Quentin Earl Darrington, Christiane Noll, Robert Petkoff, Bobby Steggert, Stephenie Umoh, Christopher Cox, Sarah Rosenthal. The music includes marches, cakewalks, gospel and ragtime and is mostly sung-through. ![]() Morgan, Henry Ford, Stanford White, Harry Kendall Thaw, Admiral Peary, Matthew Henson, and Emma Goldman also appear. ![]() Historical figures such as Harry Houdini, Evelyn Nesbit, Booker T. Doctorow, Ragtime tells the story of three groups in America, represented by Coalhouse Walker Jr., a Harlem musician Mother, the matriarch of a WASP family in New Rochelle, NY and Tateh, a Latvian Jewish immigrant. Ragtime is a musical with a book by Terrence McNally, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and music by Stephen Flaherty. Ragtime (Musical) Nov 2009 Ron Bohmer, Quentin Earl Darrington, Christiane Noll Neil Simon Theatre. ![]()
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