"Vaudeville Week" advertisement

Newspaper advertisement

Title

"Vaudeville Week" advertisement

Description

Here is an advertisement for Victor Records that depicts and mentions record hits from different Vaudeville stars. The illustration shows six people on a stage playing tubas dressed in clown-like costumes, with one performer distinctly wearing blackface. This demonstrates how closely vaudeville was associated to blackface minstrelsy.

Date

October 21, 1917

Source

Library of Congress Chronicling America

Type

Newspaper advertisement

Related to

Marie Cahill
Here is an advertisement for Victor Records that depicts and mentions record hits from different Vaudeville stars. The illustration shows six people on a stage playing tubas dressed in clown-like costumes, with one performer distinctly wearing blackface. This demonstrates how closely vaudeville was associated to blackface minstrelsy.