San Francisco Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
San Francisco Minstrels Hall

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
3 July 2012

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

19 Jun 1865, Evening
20 Jun 1865, Evening
21 Jun 1865, Evening
22 Jun 1865, Evening
23 Jun 1865, Evening
24 Jun 1865, Evening

Program Details



Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  San Francisco Minstrels;  William H. [minstrel] Bernard;  Charley Backus;  Tim [dancer] Hayes;  Billy Birch [minstrel];  David S. Wambold
2)
Police court scene
Participants:  Billy Birch [minstrel]
3)
Paris in 1865
Participants:  William H. [minstrel] Bernard
4)
Aminidab quartette, The
5)
Hunchback, The, [minstrel parody]
6)
Andy Johnson’s proclamation
7)
Clog dance
aka Clog reel
Participants:  Tim [dancer] Hayes
8)
Imitations of actors
aka Imitations of famous actors; Imitations of popular actors; Limitations of great actors; Parlor theatricals
9)
Songs, unidentified
aka New songs; Foreign airs by native artists
Composer(s): Unknown composer
10)
Ballads
aka Favorite ballads ; Ballads and warblings; Beautiful ballads

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 19 June 1865, 7.
2)
Review: New York Clipper, 01 July 1865, 94.

     Hall crowded night after night despite the hot weather.