Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Race in American Musical Theatre

Here is a link to Katherine, Ben, and my Prezi - http://prezi.com/sqjgveckcoq7/present/?auth_key=u0ej3qr&follow=8_phfsvz7bup
 

Also, here is my section of the bibliography:

Bibliography

Jones III, Marshall. "Theatre Communications Group - American Theatre - March 2012." 24 March 2012. Theatre Communications Group. Article. 30 March 2012.
Padgett, Ken. Blackface! - A History of Minstrel Shows. 13 March 2012. 30 March 2012. <http://www.black-face.com/minstrel-shows.htm>.
—. Blackface! - The History of Racist Blackface Stereotypes. 13 March 2012. 30 March 2012. <http://www.black-face.com/>.
Public. Youtube. 30 March 2012. 30 March 2012. <www.youtube.com>.
Rogin, Michael. Blackface, White noise: Jewish Immigrants in the Hollywood Melting Pot. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1996. Online book section.
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones. Dir. Ron Ormond. Perf. Chick Watts, Cotton Watts and Ches Davis. 1951.


 And our three questions:

Q: What were the two different methods of applying blackface?
A: Burnt cork over a layer of cocoa butter or black grease paint.

Q: What was “the first full length musical, written and played by blacks to be performed at a major Broadway house.”
A: In Dahomey

Q: Who was the composer of “Porgy and Bess”?
A: George Gershwin

1 comment:

  1. My Bibliography


    Works Cited
    Katherine Alpen



    Bordman, Gerald. Musical Theatre: A Chronicle (Oxford University Press: New York, 1978.) p. 190.

    Mizejewski, Linda. “Minstrelsy and Wartime Buddies: Racial and Sexual Histories in White Christmas.” Journal of Popular Film and Television. 36 (2008): 21-9. Print.

    McLamore, Alyson. “Musical Theatre: An Appreciation.” California: Pearson, 2005. Print.

    Showboat. Dir. George Sidney. Howard Keel and Eva Gardner. MGM Films. 1951. Theatre viewing.

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