Catalogue description The Original Christy's U-Pi-Dee Collection of Song & Melodies; Broadsheet containing lyrics to over 100 songs published by JT Wood, 278 & 279 the Strand, London. Accompanying music sheets available from Hopwood & Crew, 42 New Bond Street, London. Not found in Bodleian Broadside Collection. [The 'Christy Minstrels' were a popular 19th cent 'blackface' singing troupe established in New York in the 1840s by Edwin Pearce Christy (1815-1862), Vaudeville manager and performer. When Christy retired as in 1855, the name of the original group was licensed for use by a new organization and became synonymous with the performance tradition of 'blackface' minstrelsy].
This record is held by Surrey History Centre
Reference: | 2185/LEB/2/118 |
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Title: | The Original Christy's U-Pi-Dee Collection of Song & Melodies; Broadsheet containing lyrics to over 100 songs published by JT Wood, 278 & 279 the Strand, London. Accompanying music sheets available from Hopwood & Crew, 42 New Bond Street, London. Not found in Bodleian Broadside Collection. [The 'Christy Minstrels' were a popular 19th cent 'blackface' singing troupe established in New York in the 1840s by Edwin Pearce Christy (1815-1862), Vaudeville manager and performer. When Christy retired as in 1855, the name of the original group was licensed for use by a new organization and became synonymous with the performance tradition of 'blackface' minstrelsy]. |
Date: | nd; [c.1860-1900) |
Held by: | Surrey History Centre, not available at The National Archives |
Language: | English |
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