San Francisco Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
San Francisco Minstrels Hall

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
10 June 2012

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

28 Aug 1865, Evening
29 Aug 1865, Evening
30 Aug 1865, Evening
31 Aug 1865, Evening
01 Sep 1865, Evening
02 Sep 1865, Evening

Program Details

Current Events (Arrah-no-pogue)

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)

LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)

Participants: San Francisco Minstrels; Billy Birch [minstrel]; David S. Wambold; William H. [minstrel] Bernard; Charley Backus

2)

Othello and Macbeth

3)

Police court scene

4)

"Gold checks cashed"

5)

Andy Johnson’s proclamation

6)

Babylon let loose

7)

Arrah na pogue, [burlesque]

aka Arrah na brogue

8)

Talent appreciated

9)

Ghost, The, [minstrel act]

10)

Political oration

aka Political harangue; Political address; Election speech

Citations

1)

Announcement: New York Herald, 28 August 1865, 4.

“Amusements This Evening.” Lists “Talent Appreciated” and “The Ghost.”

2)

Advertisement: New York Herald, 01 September 1865.

3)

Review: New York Clipper, 09 September 1865, 174.

“We doubt if any minstrel part was ever organized that became in so short a time greater favorites with the public than have the San Francisco Minstrels”