Write a brief essay on the types of entertainment and performers that would have been associated with the "classic" minstrel shows by the 1840s
What will be an ideal response?
variety show
songs (solo and "full chorus"), dances, jokes, conundrums, satirical speeches, and skits
performers
only four at first
seated in a rough semicircle on the stage
banjo and fiddle players in the middle
fiddle
played the tune
banjo
played an ornamented version of the tune
foot-tapping
rhythm section: two "end-men"
tambourine and bones
indulged in outrageous horseplay
bones
a pair in each hand, rattled together
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A. Toba Sojo B. Choju Giga C. Kuya D. Lanxi Daolong
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What is the story told by this relief?
A. Alexander destroys the palace at Persepolis. B. Archers defend the ziggurat at Ur. C. Sumerians drive the Elamites into the Tigris River. D. Assyrians drive enemy forces into the Euphrates River.
The location of the theatre space reveals something about how theatre is valued in society
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Hildegard's Play of Virtues is
a. a comedy. b. a dramatized Mass. c. a dramatized allegory of good versus evil. d. based upon the writings of Charlemagne.