Английская Википедия:Blondie Robinson

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Шаблон:Short description Blondie Robinson, also sometimes written as Blondi Robinson, was an African American renowned vaudeville comedic act performer.[1]

Biography

Details around his birth and early life are unknown but Blondie Robinson is thought to have been born in the late 19th-century in California.[2]

He was lauded in a 1909 Indianapolis Freeman review for his skilled comedy routine.[3] The Boston Globe described him as a comedian and described his performing role as a "man about town".[4] His performances included various song and dance routines, costumes, contortions, and blackface.[5][6] He partnered with fellow vaudeville performers including Bisette, Henry Jines, and Billie McCarver.[5][7] In 1926, he toured Australia with the minstrel-revival troupe, Ye Olde Nigger Minstrel, in which he wore blackface.[2]

The Brown University Library has a collection of photographs of him and fellow performers of the vaudeville era.[8]

Theater

  • The Isle of Insects (1906), touring show produced by Abo Zebretis, starring Robinson and Emma Thompson.[9][10]
  • Mr. Mikado (1907), a comic spoof of The Mikado, performed in Los Angeles by the Unique troupe, music by Homer Long.[11]
  • Hello (1921)[12]
  • Plantation Days (1922), a touring show by musician James P. Johnson and produced by Maury Greenwald.[2]
  • The Sepian Stars (1936)[2]

References

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