For voice and piano. ; Caption title. ; "The fete of the gondoliers song and dance as performed by George Thatcher's minstrels words by Geo. Lewis music arranged by Charles E. Pratt." -- cover title. ; Printed color lithograph illustration. Recto: portrait of George Thatcher, its frame held up with a dragon. Verso: scene of George Thatcher's minstrels (in blackface) on stage. ; Signature of George Thatcher on cover. ; "The Strobridge Lith. Co., Cin'ti, N. Y., London." ; "The J. M. Armstrong Co., Music typographers, Phila., Pa."
Songs with piano Minstrel music Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States Blackface Blackface entertainers Minstrel shows African American women African Americans--Songs and music Popular music--United States Sheet music. (aat)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Sheet Music Entertainment Minstrels 1800's S-U T8 15 The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the sheet music was transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2019.
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