San Francisco Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
San Francisco Minstrels Hall

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
13 June 2017

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

03 Feb 1868, 7:45 PM
04 Feb 1868, 7:45 PM
05 Feb 1868, 7:45 PM
06 Feb 1868, 7:45 PM
07 Feb 1868, 7:45 PM
08 Feb 1868, 7:45 PM

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

2)

Grand Dutch cheese opera

aka Dutch cheese opera

3)

Reconstruction policy

aka Reconstruction views; Reconstructionists, The

4)

"Big sun flower, The"

aka Big sunflower, The

Composer(s): Newcomb

Text Author: Newcomb

5)

Trouble at the Metropolitan Hotel

aka Troubles at the Metropolitan Hotel

6)

"Active boy, The"

7)

"Shadows on the wall"

Composer(s): Unknown composer

8)

Classical terpsichore

9)

Ten little injuns

aka Ten little injins

Citations

1)

Announcement: New York Clipper, 01 February 1868, 342.

2)

Advertisement: New York Clipper, 01 February 1868, 343.

3)

Advertisement: New York Herald, 02 February 1868.

4)

Announcement: New York Herald, 04 February 1868, 5.

5)

Review: New York Clipper, 08 February 1868, 350.

Brief and general. “Birch, Wambold, Bernard and Backus, are four of the most successful managers in the minstrel business, for notwithstanding they very seldom change their programme—doing the same acts over and over again, week in and week out—they continue to attract large audiences, and what is still better, please them when they get them there . . . . [T]he San Francisco Minstrels, who enjoy a reputation worldwide, give a most enjoyable evening’s amusement, and all who go once, make up their minds to do the same thing over again.”