Carroll Johnson Explained
Carroll Johnson should not be confused with J. Carroll Johnson.
Carroll Johnson (c. 1851–1917) was a minstrel performer in the United States.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] In 1892, he was touted as the merry Irish minstrel for his performance of The Gossoon by E. E. Kidder at Naylor's Opera House in Terre Haute.[7]
Between 1892 and 1894, he was the principal actor (as Osmonde O'Sullivan) in the play "The Irish Statesman", written by (John) Fitzgerald Murphy.[8] [9] [10]
He appears in blackface on the cover of the sheet music for "Ma Angeline".[11] His performances popularized the song "Parson Johnson's Chicken Brigade".[12] Sheet music for Carroll Johnson's Songs was published.[13]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: CONTENTdm .
- Web site: George Thatcher and Carroll Johnson's Minstrels. Library of Congress.
- Web site: William H. West's Big Minstrel Jubilee. Library of Congress.
- Web site: Haymarket Theatre, Majestic and Matchless Minstrels (March 31, 1889). digital.chipublib.org.
- Book: Oh! you little darling, I love you!: comic song / newly arranged by Louis Schmidt, Sr. October 16, 1883. San Francisco. Digital Collections.
- Web site: It's a hot combination. NYPL Digital Collections.
- Web site: Saturday Evening Mail 3 September 1892 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program. newspapers.library.in.gov.
- Marion (Ohio) Daily Star 13 February 1892
- News: 1893-05-02 . AN IRISH-AMERICAN PLAY. . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-03-29 . 0362-4331.
- Web site: Grand Opera House, London, Ontario - Canadiana . 2023-03-29 . www.canadiana.ca.
- Web site: Ma Angeline. National Museum of African American History and Culture.
- Web site: Parson Johnson's Chicken Brigade – The American Vaudeville Archive — Special Collections.
- Web site: 061.112 - Carroll Johnson's Songs. No.5. Stop Dat Car. | Levy Music Collection. levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu.
