San Francisco Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
San Francisco Minstrels Hall

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
23 January 2013

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

04 Jun 1866, 8:00 PM
05 Jun 1866, 8:00 PM
06 Jun 1866, 8:00 PM
07 Jun 1866, 8:00 PM
08 Jun 1866, 8:00 PM
09 Jun 1866, Matinee
09 Jun 1866, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)

LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)

Participants: San Francisco Minstrels; Charles Templeton; John B. Donniker; Ainsley Scott; Foxey the mule; Billy Birch [minstrel]; David S. Wambold; William H. [minstrel] Bernard; Charley Backus

2)

Brokers’ sons

3)

Sleeplong and Eatmuch

4)

"Wicklow jig, The"

5)

Political oration

aka Political harangue; Political address; Election speech

6)

aka Clog reel

7)

Mazeppa à la Menken

8)

Fat and greasy

9)

aka Favorite ballads ; Ballads and warblings; Beautiful ballads

Participants: David S. Wambold

10)

Songs, unidentified

aka New songs; Foreign airs by native artists

Composer(s): Unknown composer

Participants: Charles Templeton; Ainsley Scott

11)

Solo, unidentified instrument

Participants: John B. Donniker

Citations

1)

Advertisement: New York Herald, 04 June 1866.

2)

Announcement: New York Herald, 04 June 1866, 5.

“At the hall of the San Francisco Minstrels, No. 585 Broadway, Messrs. Birch, Wambold, Bernard and Backus proclaim their three hundred and ninety-third performance to ‘crowded houses;’ a most solid evidence that their endeavors to amuse the public are widely appreciated. An ample bill has been issued for this evening.”