Charles Frohman

Charles Frohman

male, deceased (1915)
RMS Lusitania, American, Theatre Producer, theatrical producer, from Sandusky, Ohio, Blackfaceminstrelmanager
Charles Frohman was an American theatrical producer. One of three Frohman brothers, he was born in Sandusky, Ohio. He was the youngest, his older...

Lew Johnson

male
African American, Plantation Minstrel Slave Troupe, Bishop's Female Georgia Minstrels, Refined Colored Minstrels and Electric Brass Band, blackface, Blackfaceminstrelmanager…minstrel, minstrel show, business manager
Lew Johnson was an African American owner and business manager of blackface minstrel troupes composed of African American performers. His career...
Charles Hicks

Charles Hicks

male, deceased (1902)
African American, Blackface minstrel performer, manager, minstrel show, minstrel, Advance Man…Blackfaceminstrelmanager, blackface
Charles Barney Hicks was an African American advance man, manager, performer, and owner of blackface minstrel troupes composed of African American...

Sam Hague

male
dancer, blackface, Blackfaceminstrelmanager, comedy, English, caricature…minstrel, minstrel show, Blackface minstrel performer
Sam Hague was a British blackface minstrel dancer and troupe owner. He was the first white owner of a minstrel troupe composed of black members,...

J. H. Haverly

male
entrepreneur, minstrel show, promoter, Blackfaceminstrelmanager, blackface, Haverly's United Mastodon Minstrels
J. H. Haverly was an entrepreneur and promoter of blackface minstrel shows. During the 1870s and 1880s, he created an entertainment empire centered...
Charles Callender

Charles Callender

male
African American, Pete Devonear, Slave Troupe of Georgia Minstrels, Callender's Original Georgia Minstrels, Sam Hague's Slave Troupe of Georgia Minstrels, The Clipper…blackface, Blackfaceminstrelmanager, minstrel show, minstrel troupes
Charles Callender was the owner of blackface minstrel troupes that featured African American performers. Although a tavern owner by trade, he...

George B. Wooldridge

male
business manager, minstrel show, minstrel, Blackfaceminstrelmanager, blackface, Virginia Minstrels
George B. Wooldridge was the business manager of the first blackface minstrel troupe, the Virginia Minstrels, in the mid-19th century. He sometimes...
Gustave Frohman

Gustave Frohman

male, deceased (1930)
African American, film producer, motion picture, minstrel show, RMS Lusitania, American…Blackfaceminstrelmanager, blackface
Gustave Frohman was a theatre producer and advance man. He was one of three Frohman brothers who entered show business and he worked for most of...