San Francisco Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
San Francisco Minstrels Hall

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
17 May 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

03 Oct 1870, Evening
04 Oct 1870, Evening
05 Oct 1870, Evening
06 Oct 1870, Evening
07 Oct 1870, Evening
08 Oct 1870, Evening
08 Oct 1870, 2:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)

LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)

Participants: San Francisco Minstrels; Billy [Ethiopian comedian] Emmett; John F. Oberist; Johnny [Ethiopian comedian] Queen; Billy West; Rollin Howard; William [minstrel tenor] Dwyer; Billy Birch [minstrel]; David S. Wambold; William H. [minstrel] Bernard; Charley Backus; Charles Templeton

2)

"Fairest of the fair"

Composer(s): Reed

Text Author: Brough

Participants: Charles Templeton

3)

"Have you seen my Nellie?"

aka Have you seen my Nelly?

Composer(s): Unknown composer

Participants: Charley Backus

4)

"Little footsteps"

Composer(s): Barney

Text Author: Leavitt

Participants: David S. Wambold

5)

"I've lost my bow-wow"

Composer(s): Leybourne

Text Author: Leybourne

Participants: William [minstrel tenor] Dwyer

6)

"Flowers were blooming, The"

Composer(s): Unknown composer

Participants: William [minstrel tenor] Dwyer

7)

"Railroad overture, De"

Composer(s): Unknown composer

8)

Rival darkies, The

aka Rival darkeys

Participants: Johnny [Ethiopian comedian] Queen; Billy West

9)

"Have you to decide?"

Participants: Rollin Howard

10)

aka Dr. Colton's laughing gas

11)

Dancing octaroon

Participants: Johnny [Ethiopian comedian] Queen

12)

Man with a wart on his nose

Participants: Billy West

13)

Man and wife, [burlesque]

Participants: Rollin Howard; Charley Backus; Billy [Ethiopian comedian] Emmett; John F. Oberist

Citations

1)

Advertisement: New York Herald, 02 October 1870, 8.

2)

Review: New York Clipper, 15 October 1870, 222.

“An attractive programme, artistically rendered by favorite artists, served to attract excellent audiences during the entire past week to the San Francisco Minstrels. Their first part was very attractive and was composed of the following: [lists program].”