She could not have got away on her own, but the minstrel performer rushed on stage, picked up her chair, and carried her to safety.

Other early minstrel performers quickly adopted Rice's character.

Yes Sir, Mr. Bones (1951), is based around a young child who finds a rest home for retired minstrel performers.

Buck dancing was popularized in America by minstrel performers in the late 19th century.

At one point Hawthorne and Melville, removing their coats, begin talking like minstrel performers and making jokes about whales.

Hicks himself was a talented minstrel performer who could sing and play challenging roles such as the minstrel-show interlocutor or endmen.

The production featured Sam Lucas, a famous minstrel performer of the era.

However, he found his greatest success as a minstrel performer in England and Scotland during the 1880's and 90's.

In 1882, he earned more than any other minstrel performer.

The earliest minstrel performers were locally popular.