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Two comedians stand on a set. One is blacked up and speaks with an affected African American accent. They make a couple of jokes and then play a tune on trumpet and trombone. The white comic sings a song called possibly "It's...
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Jackson & Blake comprised my uncle, Jack Block, and Ellis Jackson. As I understood it Ellis Jackson was a black, rather than "blacked up" and I think the accent may have been genuine, although I never met him. He was a musician and dancer and my uncle was a professional trumpet player - clearly they were both 'variety performers'.
Having done a little research since my earlier comment I find that Ellis
Jackson was a resident trombonist and tap dancer with Billy Cotton's Band. He was the first black person to be a permanent player in a white society band in London.