George Christy (born George Harrington) was one of the leading blackface performers during the early years of the blackface minstrel show in the 1840s. His career began as a star performer with his stepfather E. P. Christy's troupe Christy's Minstrels; in two and a half years with them he earned $19,680, a fortune for those times.

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  • George Christy (born George Harrington) was one of the leading blackface performers during the early years of the blackface minstrel show in the 1840s. His career began as a star performer with his stepfather E. P. Christy's troupe Christy's Minstrels; in two and a half years with them he earned $19,680, a fortune for those times. Jim Comer credits him with inventing "the line", the structured grouping that constituted the first act of the standardized 3-act minstrel show, with the Interlocutor in the middle and "Mr. Tambo" and "Mr. Bones" on the ends.
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  • George Harrington
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  • Sheet music cover for a collection of songs by Christy's Minstrels, 1844. George Christy appears in the circle at top.
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  • George Christy (born George Harrington) was one of the leading blackface performers during the early years of the blackface minstrel show in the 1840s. His career began as a star performer with his stepfather E. P. Christy's troupe Christy's Minstrels; in two and a half years with them he earned $19,680, a fortune for those times.
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  • George Christy
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