San Francisco Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
San Francisco Minstrels Hall

Conductor(s):
John B. Donniker

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
25 October 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

04 Dec 1871, Evening
05 Dec 1871, Evening
06 Dec 1871, Evening
07 Dec 1871, Evening
08 Dec 1871, Evening
09 Dec 1871, Evening

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  San Francisco Minstrels;  Joseph Cheever;  John F. Oberist;  Bobby Newcomb;  Billy Birch [minstrel];  David S. Wambold;  William H. [minstrel] Bernard;  Charley Backus;  Edward J. Kennedy [dancer]
2)
Tyrolean song
Participants:  John F. Oberist
3)
"Little Tommy Doyle"
Composer(s): Unknown composer
Participants:  Charley Backus
4)
"Little footsteps"
Composer(s): Barney
Text Author: Leavitt
Participants:  David S. Wambold
5)
"Menagerie"
Composer(s): Unknown composer
Participants:  Billy Birch [minstrel]
6)
Broadway milliners, The
7)
"Cat in the corner, The"
Composer(s): Unknown composer
Participants:  Edward J. Kennedy [dancer];  Joseph Cheever
8)
West Point hazers, The
9)
Imitations of actors
aka Imitations of famous actors; Imitations of popular actors; Limitations of great actors; Parlor theatricals
Participants:  Charley Backus

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 03 December 1871, 9.
2)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 16 December 1871, 294.