“Successful beyond expectation:” blackface, minstrelsy, and racist entertainment at UW–Madison

Haresfoot Club students pose for a promotional photo for their 1924 performance of Twinkle Twinkle. The show was advertised as a romantic fantasy set on the ethnically ambiguous, exoticized planet of “Sextantus.”

Large group photo of Haresfoot Club members dressed for Twinkle Twinkle performance ca. 1924.

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