San Francisco Minstrels
Event Information
Venue(s):
San Francisco Opera House
Event Type:
Minstrel
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
4 November 2025
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
28 Dec 1874, Evening29 Dec 1874, Evening
30 Dec 1874, Evening
31 Dec 1874, Evening
01 Jan 1875, Evening
02 Jan 1875, Evening
02 Jan 1875, 2:00 PM
Performers and/or Works Performed
Citations
“Wambold and Backus supply a charming entertainment at their new Broadway Theatre. There is in the bill something to suit all tastes and ages, and nothing to offend even the most sensitive. The intellectual menu is rich and varied, and the constant succession of good things keeps the audience in unflagging good humor. The entertainment ‘à la salon’ abounds in good ballads, capitally sung, and the mirth provoking comicalities of Mackin, Wilson and Ryman are so well managed that we can laugh heartily at the succession of absurdities without ever feeling that it would be well for the actors to abbreviate their performance. It is to the excellence of the management as much as to the merit of the performers that the growing popularity of the San Francisco Minstrels is due. Last night was produced in this house an amusing local sketch entitled, ‘New Year’s Callers,’ which was received with much favor.”