San Francisco Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
San Francisco Minstrels Hall

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
30 August 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

16 Jan 1871, Evening
17 Jan 1871, Evening
18 Jan 1871, Evening
19 Jan 1871, Evening
20 Jan 1871, Evening
21 Jan 1871, Evening
21 Jan 1871, 2:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  San Francisco Minstrels;  Billy West;  Rollin Howard;  William [minstrel tenor] Dwyer;  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)
"Let me be"
aka Stop dat music; Stop that music
Composer(s): Howard
Participants:  Johnny [Ethiopian comedian] Queen;  Billy West
3)
Happy family, The
4)
Brigands, Les, [burlesque]
5)
Carrineers’ march to hash
6)
Duel on horseback

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 15 January 1871, 2.
2)
Announcement: New-York Daily Tribune, 18 January 1871, 8.

"There is no resort more jovial."

3)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 28 January 1871, 342.