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:
8 November 2023

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

08 Jan 1872, Evening
09 Jan 1872, Evening
10 Jan 1872, Evening
11 Jan 1872, Evening
12 Jan 1872, Evening
13 Jan 1872, Evening

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  San Francisco Minstrels;  David S. Wambold;  William H. [minstrel] Bernard;  Charley Backus;  Edward J. Kennedy [dancer];  Joseph Cheever;  Charles [minstrel] Gibbons;  Bobby Newcomb;  Billy Birch [minstrel]
2)
Nilsson concert burlesque
aka Kneelson concert; Nilsson prima donna burlesque; Neil’s son in opera; Nilsson the black nightingale
3)
Talent on a bust
Participants:  Billy Birch [minstrel];  Charley Backus
4)
Clodoche Troupe burlesque
aka Burlesque of the Clodoche Troupe
5)
Triple clog dance
Participants:  Charles [minstrel] Gibbons;  Edward J. Kennedy [dancer];  Joseph Cheever
6)
"When the bells are ringing"
Composer(s): Newcomb
Participants:  Bobby Newcomb

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 07 January 1872, 11.
2)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 20 January 1872, 334.