San Francisco Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
San Francisco Minstrels Hall

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
25 August 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

06 Mar 1871, Evening
07 Mar 1871, Evening
08 Mar 1871, Evening
09 Mar 1871, Evening
10 Mar 1871, Evening
11 Mar 1871, Evening
11 Mar 1871, 2:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  San Francisco Minstrels;  Billy West;  Rollin Howard;  Billy Birch [minstrel];  David S. Wambold;  William H. [minstrel] Bernard;  Charley Backus;  Charles Templeton;  Billy [Ethiopian comedian] Emmett;  John F. Oberist;  Johnny [Ethiopian comedian] Queen
2)
"God bless the Little Church around the Corner"
Composer(s): Wambold
Text Author: Cooper [comp-lyricist]
Participants:  David S. Wambold
3)
"Meet me again tomorrow, Bessie"
Composer(s): Unknown composer
Participants:  Charles Templeton
4)
"Don't be angry with me, darling"
Composer(s): Danks
Text Author: Gardner
Participants:  David S. Wambold
5)
"He's a private in the Ninth"
aka Rat-a-plan; Rataplan; Rat a plan
Composer(s): Unknown composer
Participants:  Rollin Howard
6)
Sublime and ridiculous
Participants:  Billy Birch [minstrel];  Charley Backus
7)
School's in
8)
"Let me be"
aka Stop dat music; Stop that music
Composer(s): Howard
9)
Brigands, Les, [burlesque]

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 05 March 1871, 2.