Christy's Minstrels

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf minstrel show troupe
gptkbp:activePeriod 1840s
1850s
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Stephen_Foster
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1850s
gptkbp:foundedBy Edwin Pearce Christy
gptkbp:foundedIn 1843
gptkbp:genre minstrel show
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Christy's Minstrels
gptkbp:influenced minstrel show tradition
gptkbp:inspiredBy Christy Minstrels (UK troupes)
gptkbp:notableFor performing "Dixie"
popularizing blackface minstrel shows
gptkbp:notableMember Edwin Pearce Christy
George Christy
gptkbp:notableSong "Dixie"
"Old Folks at Home"
"The Camptown Races"
gptkbp:performedAt gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Steamboat_Gwine_'Round_De_Bend
gptkb:E._P._Christy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7