Type: Blackface

Hawthorne Minstrel Maids

The act was twenty-one minutes long on the full stage. The Hawthorne Minstrel Maids consists of Harry Montgomery and Winnie Hawthorne in blackface, Miss Hawthorne as the interlocutor, Grace Edwards, Ida Melrose, and the Kirk Sisters. The girls are all in whiteface and are dressed in Colonial costumes with powdered wigs. Each of the girls does a solo and the Kirk twins do a dance. For the finale they do an “Indian” song and dance.

Spiegel and Dunn

The act was sixteen minutes long. Spiegel and Dunn sing and dance in blackface. They open with a song in which the comedian is dressed in grotesque attire and the straight is dressed in a sack suit. The straight sings a solo while the comedian changes into evening clothes. The comedian does an eccentric dance while the straight dresses up as a woman. The two men then do some comedy talk, with the straight speaking in a high voice. They finish with several duets.