San Francisco Minstrels
Event Information
Venue(s):
San Francisco Minstrels Hall
Price: $.30 family circle; .50 parquet; .75 reserved parquet; $5 private boxes
Event Type:
Minstrel
Record Information
Status:
Published
Last Updated:
3 May 2012
Performance Date(s) and Time(s)
15 May 1865, Evening16 May 1865, Evening
17 May 1865, Evening
18 May 1865, Evening
19 May 1865, Evening
20 May 1865, Evening
Program Details
Venue advertised as "Heller's Hall."
Performers and/or Works Performed
Citations
“The second week of this admirable troupe opened last night at Heller’s Hall, Broadway, with continued success. The names of many of the artists are familiar to us from olden time – for who does not remember the comicalities of Billy Birch and the humor of Charley Backus. Mr. Wambold is a vocalist of far more than ordinary merit in his line. The entertainments, upon the whole, are excellent, fresh and amusing.”
“At one bound have the San Francisco Minstrels marched into the affections and so forth of the people, their unequalled minstrel entertainments attracting crowded audiences ever since the troupe opened here, and giving the greatest satisfaction to all who have attended Heller’s Hall since the darks from the Pacific took possession. There is but one opinion concerning the merits of the San Francisco minstrels, and that is, that they cannot be excelled by any troupe in existence.”