San Francisco Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
San Francisco Minstrels Hall

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
8 January 2013

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

17 Jul 1865, Evening
18 Jul 1865, Evening
19 Jul 1865, Evening
20 Jul 1865, Evening
21 Jul 1865, Evening
22 Jul 1865, Evening

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)
Petroleumania; or, Oil on the brain, [burlesque]
aka Petroleum girl
Text Author: Gayler
3)
Hunchback, The, [minstrel parody]
4)
Fat and greasy
Participants:  Billy Birch [minstrel]
5)
Songs, unidentified
aka New songs; Foreign airs by native artists
Composer(s): Unknown composer
Participants:  David S. Wambold
6)
Ballads
aka Favorite ballads ; Ballads and warblings; Beautiful ballads
Participants:  David S. Wambold
7)
Imitations of actors
aka Imitations of famous actors; Imitations of popular actors; Limitations of great actors; Parlor theatricals
Participants:  Charley Backus
8)
Life in Paris
Participants:  William H. [minstrel] Bernard
9)
Clog dance
aka Clog reel
10)
Historical reminiscences
11)
"Black Brigade, The"
aka Black Brigade, De; Black brigade horse cavalry
Composer(s): Emmett
Text Author: Emmett

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 17 July 1865, 7.
2)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 22 July 1865, 120.
3)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 22 July 1865, 7.