San Francisco Minstrels

Event Information

Venue(s):
San Francisco Minstrels Hall

Event Type:
Minstrel

Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
14 April 2013

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

23 Apr 1866, 8:00 PM
24 Apr 1866, 8:00 PM
25 Apr 1866, 8:00 PM
26 Apr 1866, 8:00 PM
27 Apr 1866, 8:00 PM
28 Apr 1866, 8:00 PM

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
LIST OF PERFORMER(S)/ORGANIZATION(S)
Participants:  San Francisco Minstrels;  Billy Birch [minstrel];  David S. Wambold;  Charley Backus;  Charles Templeton;  James H. [minstrel song and dance] Cooper;  William [minstrel song and dance] Fields;  Ainsley Scott;  William Henry [minstrel] Rice
2)
Board of health; or, The four guardsmen
aka Board of health exercising with Kehoe’s clubs
3)
Africaine, L’; or, Camrinus's opera of lager beer, [burlesque]
aka Gambrino's opera of lager beer; Gambrinus's opera of lager beer
4)
"Nerves, The"
aka Nerves original; Nervés
Composer(s): Gordon
Text Author: Brian
Participants:  David S. Wambold;  William H. [minstrel] Bernard;  William Henry [minstrel] Rice
5)
Trouble at the Metropolitan Hotel
aka Troubles at the Metropolitan Hotel
Participants:  Billy Birch [minstrel]
6)
Imitations
aka Impersonations
Participants:  Charley Backus
7)
Clog exercises
8)
"Nothing else to do"
Participants:  James H. [minstrel song and dance] Cooper;  William [minstrel song and dance] Fields
9)
Melophone solo

Citations

1)
Advertisement: New York Herald, 23 April 1866, 7.
2)
Announcement: New York Herald, 23 April 1866.
3)
Advertisement: New York Clipper, 28 April 1866, 23.
4)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 28 April 1866, 22.