An excerpt from The Complete Minstrel Guide, published in 1901.

This guidebook, “containing gags, jokes, parodies, speeches, farces, and full directions for a complete minstrel show,” taught performers how to create a successful minstrel show.

Citation Information
Courtright, William, excerpts from “The complete minstrel guide, containing gags, jokes, parodies, speeches, farces, and full directions for a complete minstrel show,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/c9d1532e9d1ca98a655c3a26f8544824.
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