On Tue, 6 Jan 1998 19:21:03 -0800 Charlie Krinsky wrote
 
>I'm trying to find information on movies that contain minstrel
>show scenes (not just blackface, but recreations of the 19th century
style
>minstrel show).  I'd especially like to know if any knows of such
scenes
>in movies that are available on video.
 
Buster Keaton's silent short, THE PLAYHOUSE, has a minstrel scene in
it in which Keaton appears in about seven roles at once (through a
nifty special effect), performing a "Mr. Bones" skit.
 
 
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