The Adelphi Theatre Project: Graphics, Image for Rice, Thomas Dartmouth (1808-1860): White performer, playwright, minstrel show entertainer

Graphics, Image for Rice, Thomas Dartmouth (1808-1860): White performer, playwright, minstrel show entertainer
THE ADELPHI THEATRE CALENDAR
A Record of Dramatic Performances at a Leading Victorian Theatre
Formerly the Sans Pareil (1806-1819), later the Adelphi (1819-1900)

COMPOSERS,
MUSIC & SONG

MUSICIANS
& SINGERS

DANCE,
ENTERTAINMENT
& SPECTACLES

MANAGEMENT
& BACK STAGE

Title:	Rice, Thomas Dartmouth (1808-1860): White performer, playwright, minstrel show entertainer
Description:	Rice, Thomas Dartmouth (1808-1860): Daddy Rice was a white performer and playwright who became one of the most famous minstrel show entertainers. His signature act was as Jim Crow whose dancing and speech patterns he said he had learned from a black stable boy. He appeared at the Adelphi during four seasons.
1st Performance:	Sep 30, 1839
Theatre:	Adelphi
Source:	Picture from 1832 Playbill of Thomas D. Rice as "Jim Crow"; 1832 New York. Located on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_D._Rice., Jan 1, 1832

Picture from 1832 Playbill of Thomas D. Rice as "Jim Crow"; 1832 New York. Located on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_D._Rice., Jan 1, 1832

COMPOSERS,
MUSIC & SONG

MUSICIANS
& SINGERS

DANCE,
ENTERTAINMENT
& SPECTACLES

MANAGEMENT
& BACK STAGE

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Originally published by Greenwood Press as The Sans Pareil Theatre 1806-1819, Adelphi Theatre 1819-1850: An Index to Authors, Titles, Performers, 1988, and The Adelphi Theatre 1850-1900: An Index to Authors, Titles, Performers and Management, 1992.

The Adelphi Theatre Calendar revised, reconstructed and amplified. Copyright © 2013 and 2016 by Alfred L. Nelson, Gilbert B. Cross, Joseph Donohue. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License, with the exception of graphics from The Clip Art Book, edited by Gerard Quinn and published by Crescent in 1990. These images are reproduced in accord with the publisher’s note, which states "The Clip Art Book is a new compilation of illustrations that are in the public domain. The individual illustrations are copyright free and may be reproduced without permission or payment. However, the selection of illustrations and their layout is the copyright of the publisher, so that one page or more may not be photocopied or reproduced without first contacting the publishers."