{"product_id":"1926-usa-the-minstrel-encyclopedia-by-walter-ben-hare","title":"1926 USA ‘The Minstrel Encyclopedia’ by Walter Ben Hare","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji';\"\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment --\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWalter Ben Hare’s \u003cem\u003eThe Minstrel Encyclopedia\u003c\/em\u003e (first published 1921) is one of the most comprehensive early‑20th‑century handbooks for staging amateur minstrel shows, offering scripts, character descriptions, makeup instructions, costuming guidance, and full “first parts” and afterpieces\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji';\"\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlthough their professional peak had passed by 1910, minstrel shows remained common in amateur, community, and fraternal settings throughout the 1920s, including schools, churches, civic groups, and youth organizations. Their format, racial stereotypes, and performance conventions were largely unchanged from the 19th century.\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji';\"\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji';\"\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment --\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji';\"\u003eOwner ‘\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(52, 104, 183);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJack Klenck Troup 162 Queens’\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji';\"\u003e3rd Edition. Walter H. Baker, Publisher, Boston, MA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji';\"\u003e226 Pages +soft cover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji';\"\u003eFair condition, covers almost detached, scuffs\/stains on covers, fold on front cover. Interior water stain UR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chadbourne Antiques \u0026 Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50344750285046,"sku":"CA-5847","price":25.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0947\/7290\/files\/IMG_4361rsz.jpg?v=1775363549","url":"https:\/\/chadbourneantique.com\/products\/1926-usa-the-minstrel-encyclopedia-by-walter-ben-hare","provider":"Chadbourne Antiques \u0026 Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}