Rare Original 1875 San Francisco Minstrels Theater Broadside Poster - Mint For Sale
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Rare Original 1875 San Francisco Minstrels Theater Broadside Poster - Mint: $175.00
See photos Up for sale is a remarkably preserved, authentic 19th-century theatrical broadside poster advertising a performance by the legendary San Francisco Minstrels. This specific printing announces a performance at the New Opera House (Broadway, corner of 29th street) for the evening of Monday, September 13, 1875.Organized in 1854, the San Francisco Minstrels were one of the most prominent, commercially successful, and longest-running troupes of the post-Civil War era. This exceptionally detailed playbill proudly highlights the troupe’s core management and star performers—Billy Birch, David Wambold, and Charley Backus—marking a celebrated milestone of "20 Years of Success." The lower half profiles the evening’s full entertainment program, featuring prominent billing for "The Black Nightingale! by the Great Ricardo," a multi-part entertainment salon, musical features by Johnson and Powers, and the popular concluding sketch "Our CollegeThank you
