Word: octoroons
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...19th century New Orleans disputed Manhattan's claim to be operatic capital of the U.S. The plush opera house on Bourbon and Toulouse streets was the focus of Creole society. Debutantes in French muslins hung over the rails of its red and ivory boxes. People in mourning and octoroon courtesans took their opera behind latticed screens. Barbers and hairdressers discussed high Cs with their customers. During one performance of Faust, an expectant mother is said to have turned to her husband, remarking: "Pierre, I do not think I can wait for the ballet." Many a French opera, including Samson...
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