San Francisco Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
San Francisco Opera House

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
15 June 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

04 Jan 1875, Evening
05 Jan 1875, Evening
06 Jan 1875, Evening
07 Jan 1875, Evening
08 Jan 1875, Evening
09 Jan 1875, Evening
09 Jan 1875, 2:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  San Francisco Minstrels;  Mackin and Wilson [song and dance];  Billy Birch [minstrel];  David S. Wambold;  Charley Backus;  Add Ryman;  J. G. [flautist] Withers;  Carl [minstrel] Rudolph;  Foley McKeever [Ethiopian vocalist] Ricardo;  John H. [banjo] Carle;  Eugene [minstrel baritone] Tremaine
2)
"When the roses sleep"
Composer(s): Unknown composer
Participants:  Eugene [minstrel baritone] Tremaine
3)
Pastimes on the levee; or, The watermelon man
aka Watermelon man
Participants:  Charley Backus
4)
"You never miss the water till the well runs dry"
aka You never miss the lager till the keg runs dry
Composer(s): Howard
Participants:  David S. Wambold
5)
"Solid dishes to the front"
Composer(s): Unknown composer
Participants:  Billy Birch [minstrel]
6)
"Will you love me the same?"
Composer(s): Donniker
Text Author: Smith
Participants:  Carl [minstrel] Rudolph
7)
Songs and dances
Participants:  Mackin and Wilson [song and dance]
8)
Banjo solos [during minstrel shows]
Participants:  John H. [banjo] Carle
9)
Burlesque lecture
Participants:  Add Ryman
10)
Operatic burlesque
Participants:  Foley McKeever [Ethiopian vocalist] Ricardo
11)
Flute solo
aka Work, flute, unidentified
Participants:  J. G. [flautist] Withers
12)
Too late for the train
13)
Laughing gas
aka Dr. Colton's laughing gas
14)
Solo on an oyster can
15)
New Year's calls, [minstrel]
aka New Year's call; New Year's greetings

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 03 January 1875, 2.
2)
Review: New York Clipper, 16 January 1875, 334.

“An improved attendance was noticeable…”