The Minstrel Show, or the Burnt Cork of Comicalities - A Collection of Comic Songs, Jokes, Stump, Speeches, Monologues, Interludes, and Afterpieces for Minstrel Entertainments #265190

The comedians (end men) may change the personnel of their make-up by removing the buttons from their dress coats and replacing them with a large flat brass button, wearing the ordinary double-breasted, low cut white vests, with small brass button, black trousers, extravagant white ties, comic black wigs, large pointed collars, large bout_on niere of sunflowers or chrysanthemums. The musicians, full dress suits, white ties, black vests, black wigs and boutonniere of one color, distinct from others.