San Francisco Minstrels
Event Information
Venue(s):
San Francisco Minstrels Hall
Event Type:
Minstrel
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
14 June 2023
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
24 Oct 1870, Evening25 Oct 1870, Evening
26 Oct 1870, Evening
27 Oct 1870, Evening
28 Oct 1870, Evening
29 Oct 1870, Evening
29 Oct 1870, 2:00 PM
Performers and/or Works Performed
1)
2)
aka Stop dat music;
Stop that music
Composer(s): Howard
Participants: Johnny [Ethiopian comedian] Queen; Billy West
Citations
2)
“‘Let Me Be,’ as performed by Johnny Queen and Billy West at the San Francisco Minstrel Hall, is making rapid strides in popularity. The music is of a higher order than that of ‘Shoo Fly,’ and consequently may not attain as wide spread popularity as that effusion. Birch, Wambold, Bernard and Backus have appeared in various specialties and maintained their high and well deserved reputation.”