In the 1970s, the diet of British television on a given weekend might have included the sitcom Love Thy Neighbour, light entertainment such as The Black and White Minstrel Show and, occasionally, the ...

A Greencastle tradition continues Thursday as the Rescue Hose Co. kicks off three nights of hilarity and song with its annual minstrel show. This year’s show, “An Al Jolson Minstrel,” will be held ...

We don’t often recommend movies featuring blackface, but this 1927 talkie, which follows a cantor’s son as he becomes a minstrel, is one of the ultimate, protomythic American stories. Al Jolson’s ...

It was on Thursday, October 6, 1927 that Warner Brothers premiered the first talking picture, The Jazz Singer, in which starred the legendary minstrel Al Jolson. The success of The Jazz Singer changed ...

At the turn of the 20th century, young Asa Yoelson decides to go against the wishes of his cantor father and pursue a career in show business. Gradually working his way up through the vaudeville ranks ...