They rejected the stereotypes of the blackface and minstrel show traditions. Some genuine African-American minstrel and jubilee singing troupes toured from the 1870s. A minstrel was a medieval European entertainer. Other early minstrel performers quickly adopted Rice's character. The last day was filled with feasting, dancing and minstrel singing. Tom Christian was the first American yodeling minstrel, appearing in 1847 in Chicago. New York burlesque shows soon incorporated elements and the structure of the popular minstrel shows. Roland was a popular and iconic figure in medieval Europe and its minstrel culture. Gosden and Correll were white actors familiar with minstrel traditions. It is the story of a wandering minstrel, set in the Azeri culture. It started becoming popular with the change in minstrel shows and circuses. Confederate soldiers by and large preferred these war versions to the original minstrel lyrics. The words are put to the melody of the Scottish Minstrel "Common' Frae The Town". The 17th century introduced the minstrel Alan-a-Dale. The climactic production number ridicules war by comparing nationalism to a minstrel show.