Blockson and Burns

the "Black Face Eccentriques" / 1890s




- Boston Globe / July 12, 1891 (pg.11) -            - London Morning Post / May 14, 1894 (pg.4) -            - Wilkes-Barre (PA) Times-Leader / April 4, 1895 (pg.1) -


- Kansas City (MO) / April 9, 1899 (pg.17) -            - Red Bank (NJ) Daily Standard / September 21, 1901 (pg.1) -            - Buffalo (NY) Courier / September 28, 1902 (pg.22) -


- Red Bank (NJ) Daily-Standard / October 25, 1902 (pg.8) -            - Buffalo (NY) Enquirer / March 17, 1903 (pg.3) -            - Winnipeg Tribune / May 19, 1908 (pg.10) -


- Houston (TX) Post / January 3, 1912 (pg.11) -            - Fall River (MA) Globe / April 12, 1913 (pg.2) -            - Harrisburg (PA) Telegraph / February 21, 1914 (pg.12) -

  • Toronto Daily Mail and Empire; Saturday - November 4, 1899 (pg22) - Shea's Theatre:
    "Blockson and Burns, black face eccentriques, have a vein of humor that is clean and funny, and their act is so widely different from all others that it must be seen to be appreciated."

  • New York Times; Sunday - January 13, 1901 (pg18) - Koster & Bials: (listing only)

  • New York Times; Monday - June 10, 1901 (pg7) - Cherry Blossom Grove (listing only)

  • Chicago Tribune; Sunday - July 24, 1904 (pg1, Part 4) - Chicago Opera House: "Blockson and Burns are eccentric comedians"

    • Programs:

    Shea's Garden Theatre / Buffalo, NY / Vaudeville Program / October 30, 1899

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