San Francisco Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
San Francisco Minstrels Hall

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
9 August 2019

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

10 May 1869, 8:00 PM
11 May 1869, 8:00 PM
12 May 1869, 8:00 PM
13 May 1869, 8:00 PM
14 May 1869, 8:00 PM
15 May 1869, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

6)
aka Barber blew; Barbe blue

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 10 May 1869, 9.
2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 10 May 1869, 7.
3)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 15 May 1869, 47.
4)
Review: New York Clipper, 15 May 1869, 46.

“The San Francisco Minstrels gave an enjoyable entertainment last week. The singing in the first part was excellent, as was the funny business by the end men. In the olio were a series of very laughable acts. Billy Birch is as funny as ever, both on the end and in the olio, and he is ably assisted by his coadjutor, Backus. The middle business of Bernard is also excellent. David Wambold enjoys a hard earned reputation as a ballad singer, Ainsley Scott, Ira Paine, Bobby Newcomb, Billy West, Cooper and Fields, and Billy Emmet, help to make up a good minstrel entertainment.”