San Francisco Minstrels

Event Information

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

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
11 November 2024

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

24 Feb 1873, 8:00 PM
25 Feb 1873, 8:00 PM
26 Feb 1873, 8:00 PM
27 Feb 1873, 8:00 PM
28 Feb 1873, 8:00 PM
01 Mar 1873, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  San Francisco Minstrels;  Billy Birch [minstrel];  David S. Wambold;  Charley Backus

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 23 February 1873, 4.

"Last week of the present season." 

2)
Review: New York Clipper, 08 March 1873, 390.

“The San Francisco Minstrels closed their season at the St. James Theatre with the performances of Saturday evening, March 1st, and at once start upon a traveling tour. Their past season has only been moderately successful, but, we think, had more energy been displayed by the management in producing new acts, fresh witticisms, etc., rather than relying upon their established reputation, a better business might have been done, as the troupe contains all the elements of success.”