Blondie Robinson

Blondie Robinson, also sometimes written as Blondi Robinson, was a renowned vaudeville comedic act performer.[1] The Brown University Library has a collection of photographs of him and fellow performers of the vaudeville era.[2]

He was lauded in a 1909 Indianapolis Freeman review for his skilled comedy routine.[3] The Boston Globe described him as a comedian and described his performing role as a "man about town".[4]

His performances included various song and dance routines, costumes, and blackface.[5] He partnered with fellow vaudeville performers including Bisette and Billie McCarver.[5]

Theater
  • Hello (1921)[6]

References
  1. Sampson, Henry T. (October 30, 2013). Blacks in Blackface: A Sourcebook on Early Black Musical Shows. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810883512 – via Google Books.
  2. "Brown Digital Repository | Collection | Blondie Robinson …". repository.library.brown.edu.
  3. Sampson, Henry T. (October 30, 2013). Blacks in Blackface: A Sourcebook on Early Black Musical Shows. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810883512 – via Google Books.
  4. "Federal Theatre show in Rockland tomorrow". The Boston Globe. 20 January 1937. p. 19. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  5. "Blondie Robinson collection of African-American Minstrel and Vaudeville photographs". www.riamco.org.
  6. Jr, Bernard L. Peterson (October 25, 1993). A Century of Musicals in Black and White: An Encyclopedia of Musical Stage Works By, About, or Involving African Americans: An Encyclopedia of Musical Stage Works By, About, or Involving African Americans. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313064548 – via Google Books.


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