San Francisco Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
San Francisco Minstrels Hall

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
5 February 2013

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

09 Apr 1866, 7:45 PM
10 Apr 1866, 7:45 PM
11 Apr 1866, 7:45 PM
12 Apr 1866, 7:45 PM
13 Apr 1866, 7:45 PM
14 Apr 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; Charles Templeton; James H. [minstrel song and dance] Cooper; William [minstrel song and dance] Fields; John B. Donniker

2)

Trouble at the Metropolitan Hotel

aka Troubles at the Metropolitan Hotel

Participants: Billy Birch [minstrel]

3)

Ten minutes at the Academy of Music

aka Ten minutes at the Academy

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

4)

aka Favorite ballads ; Ballads and warblings; Beautiful ballads

Participants: David S. Wambold

5)

"Wicklow jig, The"

6)

Imitation of Barney Williams

Participants: Charley Backus

7)

"Pleasant memories"

Composer(s): Thomas

Text Author: Simmonds

Participants: Charles Templeton

8)

Anne Maria Jane

aka Anna Maria Jane

9)

Committee on ways and means

10)

Sphinx, a head without a body

11)

Song, unidentified

aka New song

Composer(s): Unknown composer

Participants: Ainsley Scott

12)

Solo, unidentified instrument

Participants: John B. Donniker

Citations

1)

Announcement: New York Herald, 09 April 1866, 5.

2)

Announcement: New York Clipper, 14 April 1866, 6.

3)

Advertisement: New York Clipper, 14 April 1866, 7.

4)

Review: New York Clipper, 14 April 1866, 6.

“‘A Head without a body’ is one of the unexplained dark mysteries now being exhibited by the San Francisco Minstrels, who are a go-a-head band, having both head and body of equally talented proportions, and whose success is no unexplained mystery, but the natural result of attention to business, and obedience to the demands of their patrons. One of their latest acts is the ‘Committee of Ways and Means;’ if they hope to imitate the Washington committee they will have to exhibit some very mean ways, which they ain’t on it at this house of colored representatives.”