JOHN SIVORI (Wheeler) who was one of the original Bryant’s Minstrels of February 23, 1857, in New York City, and was for several years associated with them; gave up the profession many years ago, and is said to have become a doctor or dentist. He was reported dead about ten years back. JOHN B. DONNIKER was one of the oldest as well as the best “leaders” in minstrelsy. He was associated with many of the famous organizations, including some of his own. In 1854 he was “leader” with Ordway’s Aeolians in Boston; subsequently he went to California, and while there was one of the proprietors of Birch (Billy) and Donniker’s Minstrels, 1859. In 1861 he was with “Eugene” and Unsworth, proprietor of Unsworth’s Minstrels. In 1862 he had a half interest in Arlington (Billy) and Donniker’s Minstrels; and in 1865 he was associated with Burgess (“Cool”), Prendergast (Tom), Hughes (Archie) and Donniker’s Minstrels. He was with Morris Bros., Pell and Trowbridge, in Boston, and with Bryant’s, and Wood and Christy’s in New York; likewise for several seasons was he intermittently with the famous San Francisco Minstrels, also in New York. In the late 70’s he was engaged as leader at the London Theatre, New York City, remaining a few seasons. Of late years, having lost the use of his arm, he took pupils, giving lessons on the violin. John B. Donniker died at Penn Yan, N. Y., July 17, 1902; age 69 years. TONY PASTOR (Antonio Pastorius), during his long career as manager in New York City, occupied three different theatres, each of which had previously been used by a permanent minstrel company. Mr. Pastor’s early days, about 1846-47, were spent as a minstrel. Tony Pastor was born in New York, May 28, 1832; he died at Elmhurst, L. I., N. Y., August 26, 1908. “HANK” (Azro) WHITE, a famous old-time minstrel, had been in the profession about forty years; twenty-five of which were spent with Whitmore and Clark’s Minstrels. He died in Windsor, Vt., February 14, 1900; age 68 years. WALTER BIRCH (Smith), was a well-known tenor vocalist with Christy’s Minstrels in 1862 and 1865; in 1863 he was with Horn and Newcomb’s Minstrels. He was likewise associated with several operatic companies. He died in Jersey City, N. J., January 29, 1880; age 47 years. JOHNNY PELL (Gavin), a prominent young comedian, spent the best part of his professional career in Boston. His first appearance was with Charley White’s company in New York in the early 50’s. In 1854 he went to Boston, and became a member of Ordway’s Aeolians, remaining until 1857, when in conjunction with Lon and Billy Morris and J. T. Huntley, they organized a company bearing their names; about two years later it was known as Morris Bros., Pell and Trowbridge’s Minstrels, and as such continued until the demise of Mr. Pell. Two days prior to his death, he married Miss Moore, of Boston. Johnny Pell died in Boston, Mass., January 24, 1866; age 33 years. He was born in New York.