blackface
此外, black-face,1868年(在1880年代之前,这个短语似乎在印刷品中并不常见),指的是一种表演风格,起源于美国,通常是非黑人演员使用烧焦的木炭或其他戏剧化妆品使脸部变黑,源自 black(形容词)+ face(名词)。这个事物本身更早,可以追溯到19世纪30年代。
The old-time black face song-and-dance man has disappeared from the stage. At one time no minstrel or variety company was complete without a team of these stage favorites; and who can ever forget their reception at every performance? It made no difference whether they represented the genteel or the plantation negro, they were always welcome, and as a rule were the big feature of the bill. [William E. "Judge" Horton, "About Stage Folks," 1902]
昔日的黑脸歌舞演员已经从舞台上消失了。曾经,没有一个黑人演员或综艺公司是完整的,没有一队这些舞台上的宠儿; 谁能忘记他们在每场演出中的受欢迎程度呢?无论他们扮演的是上流社会的人还是种植园黑奴,他们总是受到欢迎,并且通常是整个演出的重头戏。【威廉·E·“法官”霍顿,“关于舞台人物”,1902年】
该词起源时间:1868年