San Francisco Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
San Francisco Minstrels Hall

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
4 January 2022

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

04 Apr 1870, Evening
05 Apr 1870, Evening
06 Apr 1870, Evening
07 Apr 1870, Evening
08 Apr 1870, Evening
09 Apr 1870, Evening

Program Details

First week of William Dwyer at San Francisco Minstrels. Mulligan replaced Backus after 04/06/70, owing to Backus’s “illness.” Regular performer David S. Wambold did not appear this week.

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  Lavalli's Orchestra;  San Francisco Minstrels;  Billy [Ethiopian comedian] Emmett;  Charles F. [minstrel] Shattuck;  John F. Oberist;  Johnny [Ethiopian comedian] Queen;  Bobby Newcomb;  Billy West;  Billy Birch [minstrel];  William [minstrel tenor] Dwyer;  William H. [minstrel] Bernard;  Harry [minstrel tenor] Norman;  Charley Backus;  Charles Templeton;  John [Ethiopian comedian] Mulligan
2)
Part singing burlesque
Participants:  Charles Templeton;  Charles F. [minstrel] Shattuck;  John F. Oberist;  Harry [minstrel tenor] Norman
3)
"Shoo fly, don't bodder me"
aka Shoo fly don't bother me; Shu fly don't bother me; Shew fly don’t bother me
Composer(s): Howard
Participants:  Johnny [Ethiopian comedian] Queen;  Billy West
4)
Song and dance
Participants:  Bobby Newcomb
5)
"Little ones at home"
Composer(s): Unknown composer
Participants:  William [minstrel tenor] Dwyer
6)
"Norah, the pride of Kildare"
Composer(s): Parry
Text Author: Long
Participants:  William [minstrel tenor] Dwyer

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 03 April 1870, 9.
2)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 03 April 1870, 7.
3)
Announcement: New York Herald, 04 April 1870, 7.

“William Dwyer, the tenor, makes his bow this week at the San Francisco Minstrels.”

4)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 09 April 1870, 6.

“Wm. Dwyer, tenor singer, has been added to the San Francisco Minstrel [illeg…] during the week. We do not know when the Friscos have given a better entertainment than that they are offering now. It is replete with good things.”

5)
Review: New York Clipper, 16 April 1870, 14.

“The Season of Lent has had its effect upon the San Francisco Minstrels, business having been only moderately fair with them. Wm. Dwyer, the new tenor, made his obeisance on the 4th inst., and was well received. His voice is clear and sweet of good compass, and his rendering of ‘Little ones at Home’ and ‘Norah, the Pride of Kildare,’ fully merited the genuine applause bestowed. He is a desirable acquisition to the company, though incapable of filling the void created by Wambold’s temporary withdrawal. In their various acts the members of the troupe were all excellent, but the programme was devoid of anything fresh. Charley Backus was unable, through illness, to appear after the 6th, and his place on the end was filled by John Mulligan very acceptably.”