Not only is the Negro song and dance troupe amazing, but the stand alone star acts feature superstars like Lotta Crabtree, Carrie Howard, Walter Bray, Jake Wallace, Ned Hamilton, W.H. Smith, Miss Sanger, Mlle Lamoureux, J.H. O’Neil, Pete Sterling, W.D. Corrister, and F.H. Oldfield. The Virginia Melodeon crowded out competition — Sunday [ST p 154] […]
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Actor kills a guy – his theatre company leaves VC
Billy Sheppard of the SF minstrels is forced to kill a man in self defense. — May 12, 1863 —
McKean takes over Topliffe’s
After the San Francisco Minstrels moved on McKean moved his troupe into Topliffe’s Theatre.
