Monday, March 06, 2006

Rabbit Foot Minstrels #1


This is the Rabbit Foot Company on the lot in Monroe, Louisiana 9/9/53.
Other shows of this type in the Deep South were "Bill Bailey's Minstrels" and "Silas Green from New Orlean".

Posted by Buckles at 3/06/2006 06:30:00 AM

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

When I grew up in small-town Mississippi in the segregated 1950s, The Rabbit Foot Minstrels would come to down every year, playing a several day stand as I recall. My father, who would go to see ANY performance held under a tent, would always take the family. Often, we were the only white faces in the audience. We were always treated with great courtesy and warmth. The all-black show was basically burlesque -- not strippers as I remember but a lot of burlesque-style sketches and comedians. There was also a line of high-stepping chorus girls. If memory serves, it was quite good.

jack ryan

09 March, 2006 12:03

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