Print version: Sampson, Henry T., 1934- Blacks in blackface : a sourcebook on early black musical shows. Lanham : Scarecrow Press, Inc., c2013 viii, 1560 pages : illustrations, portraits ISBN 9780810883505
Includes bibliographical references and index
Early black musical shows : historical overview -- Pioneering black entrepreneurs in show business -- Pioneer black show producers -- Famous black theatres -- Reviews of vaudeville, tabloid, road shows, burlesque and negro orchestra and comment, 1900-1940 -- Cabaret and night club reviews -- Reviews of negro musical comedy shows 1910-1940 -- Black musical comedy shows : cast of characters and synopsis -- Negro performers in carnival, exposition, medicine, circus annex and minstrel shows : 1910-1940 -- Blacks in blackface.