San Francisco Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
San Francisco Minstrels Hall

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
15 June 2025

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

15 Jan 1866, 7:45 PM
16 Jan 1866, 7:45 PM
17 Jan 1866, 7:45 PM
18 Jan 1866, 7:45 PM
19 Jan 1866, 7:45 PM
20 Jan 1866, 7:45 PM

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; James H. [minstrel song and dance] Cooper; William [minstrel song and dance] Fields; John B. Donniker; Ainsley Scott; William Henry [minstrel] Rice

2)

"Susan's Sunday out"

Composer(s): Whymark

Participants: James H. [minstrel song and dance] Cooper; William [minstrel song and dance] Fields

3)

Flying trapeze, [burlesque]

Participants: Charley Backus

4)

Adel Greasy and Norma on a lark

aka Norma and Greasy on a lark

Participants: William H. [minstrel] Bernard; William Henry [minstrel] Rice

5)

Balloon wedding, The, [burlesque]

6)

Ball's up, The; or, Skating in Central Park by moonlight

aka Ball's up at Central Park; Ball is up, The

Participants: James H. [minstrel song and dance] Cooper; William [minstrel song and dance] Fields

7)

I am here, [stump speech, San Francisco Minstrels]

Citations

1)

Announcement: New York Herald, 15 January 1866.

2)

Announcement: New York Clipper, 20 January 1866, 326.