Rochester sweeps and the various dance sides associated with that go in for blacking their faces too, but that's chimney-sweep blacking, not minstrels. But it has been misunderstood too at times.

Some sides which go for painting their face avoid any misunderstanding by painting them bright green or red and so forth - which is good and colourful too. Like parrots.

And Pierrots paint their faces white.

We are drifting!