When was it published?

July 3, 1950 in The Union County Journal

Story July 3, 1950

The Union County Journal

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Community Performance, Event Announcement

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Mrs. Opal Daley, Paul J. Daley, Stephen Foster, Pearl Brown, Darlene Turner, Donald Collins, Lonis Bliss, Donald Bliss, Eddie Brown, Harold Walk, Charles Walk, Charles Wilcox, Slyde Tice, Joan Yarrett, Esther Turner, Wanda Vennick, Martha Rice, Betty Flowers, Bonnie Johnson, Ruth Ann Stalnacker

Q: What keywords are associated?

Minstrel Show, Unionville Center, Stephen Foster, Community Orchestra, Darby School, Blackface, Hillbilly Band

Marysville, Union County, Ohio

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What is this article about?

The Unionville Center Community Orchestra plans a Darktown minstrel show on July 7 in Darby School auditorium, directed by Mrs. Opal Daley. The program includes three acts: blackface line, Stephen Foster dramatization, and hillbilly band. Cast members listed.

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Minstrel Planned in Unionville Center

—Photos by Smitty's Studio

Darktown minstrel will be presented by the Unionville Center Community Orchestra on July 7 in the Darby School auditorium under the direction of Mrs. Opal Daley, music instructor in Chuckery-Darby Schools.

The program will include three acts and is written by Paul J. Daley, husband of the director. The first act will include the black face line, complete with interlocutor and end men. The second act will be a dramatization of an incident in the life of Stephen Foster, and the third will consist of a hillbilly band and specialty acts.

At the top is a picture of the entire cast while at the bottom left is the interlocutor with the featured singer for a skit "Walking in the Park One Day". At the bottom right are all the women in the cast of the minstrel.

Members of the cast are Pearl Brown, Darlene Turner, Donald Collins, Lonis Bliss, Donald Bliss, Eddie Brown, Harold Walk, Charles Walk, Charles Wilcox, Slyde Tice, Joan Yarrett, Esther Turner, Wanda Vennick, Martha Rice, Betty Flowers, Bonnie Johnson, and Ruth Ann Stalnacker.

What sub-type of article is it?

Community Performance Event Announcement

What keywords are associated?

Minstrel Show Unionville Center Stephen Foster Community Orchestra Darby School Blackface Hillbilly Band

What entities or persons were involved?

Mrs. Opal Daley Paul J. Daley Stephen Foster Pearl Brown Darlene Turner Donald Collins Lonis Bliss Donald Bliss Eddie Brown Harold Walk Charles Walk Charles Wilcox Slyde Tice Joan Yarrett Esther Turner Wanda Vennick Martha Rice Betty Flowers Bonnie Johnson Ruth Ann Stalnacker

Where did it happen?

Unionville Center, Darby School Auditorium

Story Details

Key Persons

Mrs. Opal Daley Paul J. Daley Stephen Foster Pearl Brown Darlene Turner Donald Collins Lonis Bliss Donald Bliss Eddie Brown Harold Walk Charles Walk Charles Wilcox Slyde Tice Joan Yarrett Esther Turner Wanda Vennick Martha Rice Betty Flowers Bonnie Johnson Ruth Ann Stalnacker

Location

Unionville Center, Darby School Auditorium

Event Date

July 7

Story Details

Darktown minstrel presentation by Unionville Center Community Orchestra, directed by Mrs. Opal Daley, written by Paul J. Daley. Acts: black face line with interlocutor and end men; dramatization of Stephen Foster incident; hillbilly band and specialty acts. Cast photos described.