San Francisco Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
San Francisco Minstrels Hall

Price: $.25

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
7 May 2016

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

12 Aug 1867, 8:00 PM
13 Aug 1867, 8:00 PM
14 Aug 1867, 8:00 PM
15 Aug 1867, 8:00 PM
16 Aug 1867, 8:00 PM
17 Aug 1867, 8:00 PM

Program Details

1st week of new (and third) season.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  San Francisco Minstrels;  Billy Birch [minstrel];  David S. Wambold;  William H. [minstrel] Bernard;  Charley Backus;  Charley [minstrel] Gardner
2)
Fat and greasy
3)
Imitations of actors
aka Imitations of famous actors; Imitations of popular actors; Limitations of great actors; Parlor theatricals

Citations

1)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 27 July 1867, 126, 2d col., middle.
2)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 10 August 1867, 142, 2d col., top.
3)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 10 August 1867, 143.
4)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 11 August 1867, 3.

“Redecorated, New Scenery, &c.”

5)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 17 August 1867, 150, 3d col., top.

Hall has been repainted and redecorated.

6)
Review: New York Clipper, 24 August 1867, 154, 2d col., bottom.

“[A] crowded house and business continued pretty good during the week.  The company receives a hearty welcome on the rising of the curtain, and the first part went off remarkably well.  Five new songs were sung, all of which were well rendered and heartily encored.  The olio contained scarcely a new act.  ‘Fat and Greasy’ and ‘Imitations of Actors’ are very good acts, it is true, but do not the public tire of witnessing a good thing so often?  The Frisco Minstrels is one of the best bands we have had in this city for a long time, and have a firm hold on the public, but they should bear in mind that another party was in high favor in this city for a number of years, and because they were doing a good business, became careless, running the same old acts for an entire season, but the public got tired of this and all at once dropped on them and went to another house.  The old company lost their hold and soon closed to a bad business.  The Friscos have the public now, but the aforesaid public is very fickle, and novelty is what they look for.”