San Francisco Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
St. James Theatre (1870-73)

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
12 October 2024

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

09 Dec 1872, 8:00 PM
10 Dec 1872, 8:00 PM
11 Dec 1872, 8:00 PM
12 Dec 1872, 8:00 PM
13 Dec 1872, 8:00 PM
14 Dec 1872, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)

LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)

Participants: San Francisco Minstrels; Johnson and Powers [minstrel]; Billy Birch [minstrel]; David S. Wambold; Charley Backus; C. S. [minstrel baritone] Fredericks; Joseph Norris; Beaumont Read; Foley McKeever [Ethiopian vocalist] Ricardo

2)

Merry wives of Windsor, The, [burlesque]

3)

Grand Dutch cheese opera

aka Dutch cheese opera

4)

Composer(s): Unknown composer

Participants: Johnson and Powers [minstrel]

5)

"Mollie darling"

aka Molly darling; Molly dancing; Don't go, Mollie darling

Composer(s): Hays

Text Author: Hays

Participants: C. S. [minstrel baritone] Fredericks

6)

Composer(s): Unknown composer

Participants: Billy Birch [minstrel]

7)

"Blind boy, The"

Composer(s): Dempster

Text Author: Gould

Participants: Beaumont Read

8)

"Fascinating Nig, The"

Composer(s): Cardella

Participants: Johnson and Powers [minstrel]

Citations

1)

Advertisement: New York Herald, 08 December 1872, 4.

2)

Announcement: New York Clipper, 21 December 1872, 302.