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:
7 November 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

01 Jan 1872, Matinee
01 Jan 1872, Evening
02 Jan 1872, Evening
03 Jan 1872, Evening
04 Jan 1872, Evening
05 Jan 1872, Evening
06 Jan 1872, Evening

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  San Francisco Minstrels;  E. [minstrel tenor] Markham;  Billy Birch [minstrel];  David S. Wambold;  William H. [minstrel] Bernard;  Charley Backus;  Charles Templeton;  John F. Oberist
2)
Nilsson concert burlesque
aka Kneelson concert; Nilsson prima donna burlesque; Neil’s son in opera; Nilsson the black nightingale
3)
Police court scene
4)
Clodoche Troupe burlesque
aka Burlesque of the Clodoche Troupe
5)
"Shadows on the wall"
Composer(s): Unknown composer
6)
"Mollie darling"
aka Molly darling; Molly dancing; Don't go, Mollie darling
Composer(s): Hays
Text Author: Hays
Participants:  David S. Wambold
7)
"My dear old sunny home"
Composer(s): Hays
Text Author: Hays
Participants:  Charles Templeton
8)
"Uncle Mumphy's rocky road"
Composer(s): Unknown composer
Participants:  Charley Backus
9)
"Lisa Jane"
Composer(s): Unknown composer
Participants:  Billy Birch [minstrel]
10)
"Queen of the sea"
Composer(s): Unknown composer
Participants:  E. [minstrel tenor] Markham

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 31 December 1871, 2.
2)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 13 January 1872, 326.