minstrel shownoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmɪn.strəl ˌʃəʊ/us/ˈmɪn.strəl ˌʃoʊ/in the past, an entertainment of dance, song, and jokes intended to make black people seem stupid and unimportant, popular before and after the American Civil War and performed by white people who wore dark make-up
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Spectacles & performances
- act
- amateur dramatics
- amateur theater
- barnstorm
- bullfight
- co-production
- command performance
- curtain-raiser
- double bill
- mano a mano
- night
- performance art
- premiere
- Punch and Judy show
- pyrotechnics
- rendition
- spot
- talent contest
- theatricals
- variety
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