San Francisco Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
San Francisco Minstrels Hall

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
28 March 2021

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

04 Jan 1869, Evening
05 Jan 1869, Evening
06 Jan 1869, Evening
07 Jan 1869, Evening
08 Jan 1869, Evening
09 Jan 1869, Evening

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)
Bone squash
aka Bone squash diavolo; Ethiopian operatic extravaganza
Composer(s): Rice

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 04 January 1869.
2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 07 January 1869, 7.
3)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 09 January 1869, 318, 2d col., middle.
4)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 09 January 1869, 319.
5)
Review: New York Clipper, 16 January 1869, 326, 2d col., bottom.

“The Frisco Minstrels are presenting their patrons with an entertainment that sparkles with fresh witticisms, some new jokes and conundrums, and the audience laugh to their heart’s content. The Ethiopian opera of ‘Bone Squash’ has been so favorably received the past three weeks that the managers have concluded to keep it on the bills for the present.  Business has been improving with this company, and large and appreciative audiences can be found there every night.”