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Amount of lines: 16. Average number of symbols per line: 16 (very short strings) Average number of words per line: 3. Mood of the speaker: The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion. If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem: summary of Minstrel Man;
Two black brothers in a traveling minstrel show in the early part of the twentieth century have two different goals. One brother is determined to succeed in a field that is dominated by white performers in blackface, and the other is a composer fighting to break away from the stereotypes associated with black minstrel performers.
Impressed by Caroline's prodigious talent, Lew decides to revive Minstrel Man with Caroline starring as "Dixie Girl Johnson." Dixie, meanwhile, is playing the piano and singing for tips in a shabby San Francisco nightclub. One night, Bill, who has been searching for Dixie, appears at the club to tell him about the revival of Minstrel Man .
It's too bad this TV movie has gotten lost and is unavailable on video--Maltin used to list it, and called it "outstanding". A touring minstrel company in the early part of the twentieth century is the focus; its experiences are used to dramatize the reality of racial relations in America; it resonates even today.
Minstrel Man: Directed by Joseph H. Lewis, Edgar G. Ulmer. With Benny Fields, Gladys George, Alan Dinehart, Roscoe Karns. The story of a singer in a minstrel show, from his career highs to the tragedies in his personal life.
Minstrel Man is a 1944 American musical drama film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and produced by Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC). It was a vehicle for Broadway and vaudeville headliner Benny Fields .
Unusually elaborate for a PRC film, Minstrel Man is a lively musical drama built around the talents of veteran vaudevillian Benny Fields. The star is cast as Dixie Boy Johnson, who rises from the ranks of minstrel shows to become a top Broadway attraction. On the opening night of his greatest stage triumph, Dixie Boy's wife dies in childbirth. Profoundly shaken, he walks out of the show ...
