San Francisco Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
San Francisco Opera House

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
23 June 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

17 May 1875, Evening
18 May 1875, Evening
19 May 1875, Evening
20 May 1875, Evening
21 May 1875, Evening
22 May 1875, Evening
22 May 1875, 2:00 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;  J. G. [flautist] Withers;  Carl [minstrel] Rudolph;  Foley McKeever [Ethiopian vocalist] Ricardo
2)
"Silver threads among the gold"
Composer(s): Danks
Text Author: Rexford
Participants:  Carl [minstrel] Rudolph
3)
"Little robin, tell Kitty I’m coming"
Composer(s): Persley
Text Author: Howard
Participants:  David S. Wambold
4)
"Speak, only speak"
Composer(s): Persley
Text Author: French
Participants:  Carl [minstrel] Rudolph
5)
Flute solo
aka Work, flute, unidentified
Participants:  J. G. [flautist] Withers
6)
Prima donna act
Participants:  Foley McKeever [Ethiopian vocalist] Ricardo
7)
School, [burlesque]
aka Spelling match
8)
Home in a regular fix
9)
"Washday"
aka Wash day
Composer(s): Unknown composer

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New-York Times, 16 May 1875, 11.
2)
Review: New York Clipper, 29 May 1875, 70.

Program changes since last week; “Attendance fair.”