San Francisco Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
San Francisco Minstrels Hall

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
14 March 2016

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

12 Nov 1866, 7:45 PM
13 Nov 1866, 7:45 PM
14 Nov 1866, 7:45 PM
15 Nov 1866, 7:45 PM
16 Nov 1866, 7:45 PM
17 Nov 1866, 7:45 PM

Program Details

The long strike is a play produced at the Olympic Theater; a synopsis appears in the New York Clipper, 11/10/66, p. 246.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  San Francisco Minstrels;  Billy Birch [minstrel];  William H. [minstrel] Bernard;  Charley Backus
2)
Africaine, L’; or, Camrinus's opera of lager beer, [burlesque]
aka Gambrino's opera of lager beer; Gambrinus's opera of lager beer
3)
Meteoric showers; or, Falling stars
4)
Long strike; or, Griffith Gaunt’s jealousy, [burlesque]
aka Long strike by the fast family
5)
Black cook, The, [COOK--no R; this is the ballet, not the play at Niblo's!]
aka Greasy black cook; Screaming black cook, The; Screaming black crook; Little crooks
6)
Shadow pantomime
7)
Talent on a bust
8)
She dressed so neat

Citations

1)
Announcement: New York Herald, 12 November 1866, 5.
2)
Announcement: New York Herald, 19 November 1866, 5.

“Their really good acting fills out the hall. . . .The performances conclude with the illusion of the Meteoric Showers, or Falling Stars, by healthy shadows.” 

3)
Review: New York Clipper, 24 November 1866, 262.

“The musical portion of the San Francisco Minstrels programme has always been one of the most important portions of the evening’s entertainment, and last week it was more than ever deserving of such an estimation. The singing of Wambold, as well as other members of the company, was really excellent. Birch, Backus, and Bernard contribute their share towards the evening's amusement, and the ‘Black Cook’ and ‘Shadow Pantomime’ have proved to be the biggest hits of the season.”