the Black and White Minstrels
/ðə ˌblæk ən waɪt ˈmɪnstrəlz/
/ðə ˌblæk ən waɪt ˈmɪnstrəlz/
- a British group of men and women who sang and danced on the stage and in a popular BBC television show (1958-78). The men often had black make-up on their faces. This type of entertainment had been popular in 19th-century America, and Al Jolson had used similar make-up in his films in the 1930s, but by 1978 this was no longer acceptable to audiences and the show never returned to television.
黑与白Minstrels：一群在舞台上和BBC受欢迎的电视节目（1958-78）中唱歌跳舞的英国男女。这些男人的脸上经常有黑色的化妆。这种娱乐方式在19世纪的美国很流行，而艾尔·乔尔森（Al Jolson）在1930年代的电影中也使用过类似的化妆，但是到1978年，这种方式已不再为观众所接受，并且该节目再也没有回到电视上。