San Francisco Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
San Francisco Minstrels Hall

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
22 July 2016

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

04 Nov 1867, Evening
05 Nov 1867, Evening
06 Nov 1867, Evening
07 Nov 1867, Evening
08 Nov 1867, Evening
09 Nov 1867, Evening

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  San Francisco Minstrels;  Bobby Newcomb;  Billy Birch [minstrel];  David S. Wambold;  William H. [minstrel] Bernard;  Charley Backus
2)
Shadow pantomime
3)
Grand Duchess of Gerolstein, [burlesque]
4)
Police court scene
5)
Political oration
aka Political harangue; Political address; Election speech
6)
"I feel so happy"
Participants:  Bobby Newcomb

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 04 November 1867.
2)
Review: New York Herald, 08 November 1867, 3.

“The San Francisco Minstrels have a burlesque on La Grande Duchess, a burlesque on a burlesque, which is therefore doubly funny.  The Shadow Pantomime presents a strange outlines, which are filled up by the laughter of the audience….”

3)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 09 November 1867, 246.

“The ‘Shadow Pantomime’ is revived this week by the San Francisco Minstrels, with all its original comic effects. It is one of the best acts done by this company and always sends the audience away in the best of humor. Birch, Wambold, Bernard and Backus are a quartet of which Momus need not be ashamed.”