In 1867, January 21, to be exact, he joined Lloyd and Bidaux’ Minstrels; the following year found him with Fred Wilson’s Minstrels, and on March 6, 1869, he left Wilson in St. Louis; that is, he left Wilson’s company. It was getting time for “Happy” Cal Wagner’s Minstrels, and accordingly that organization soon sprang into being. In the Fall of 1870 this company came under the able direction of “Jack” Haverly; the partnership was dissolved November 8, 1873. Mr. Wagner’s Minstrels went on touring. In 1878 Wagner and (Ben) Cotton’s Minstrels happened; that same year they unhappened. A year or so later Mr. Wagner joined Barlow, Wilson, Primrose and West’s Minstrels, closing with them in February, 1881. Mr. Wagner’s last appearance in minstrelsy was with Quinlan and Will’s Company, about five years ago. Cal. Wagner was born in Mobile, Ala., July 4, 1840. HORACE RUSHBY, well-known as a character actor, made his first appearance in the United States with Case and Kernan’s Minstrels in 1869. A year later he joined Blaisdell Bros. and Courtright’s Minstrels; in 1872 he was a member of Wm. Henry Rice’s organization in Cincinnati. Subsequently he appeared successfully with the minstrel companies of Harry Robinson; Haverly; I. W. Baird’s; Birch, Hamilton and Backus; Hooley and Emerson’s Megatherians; Carncross’, in Philadelphia, and several others. Some years ago Mr. Rushby decided to enter the legitimate field, where as Cy. Prime in the “Old Homestead” and John Todd in “Old Jed Prouty” he achieved success. Horace Rushby was born in Hull, England, November 14, 1840. JOHN CROSHER, a well-known ballad singer who was with Cotton and Murphy’s Minstrels in 1865, and with Simmons and Slocum’s Company in Philadelphia, Pa., from 1871 to 1874; died in Toronto, Canada, January 15, 1880. DICK SANDS (George R. Sands), famous for many years as Barnum’s “Old Woman in the Shoe,” was one of the world’s greatest clog dancers. His first appearance was made at Pierce’s Varieties in Providence, R. I., in 1857. Late that same year he joined Bryant’s Minstrels in New York, and in February, 1859, reappeared there. In 1866 he was associated with Jack Haverly in a minstrel company bearing their name. Mr. Sands played important engagements with the Morris Bros., Pell and Trowbridge Minstrels in Boston, and many other high-class minstrel and circus companies. Dick Sands was born at Mill Bridge, England, May 2, 1840; he died in New York, March 28, 1900. CHARLES B. HICKS, one of the proprietors of Hicks and Sawyer’s Colored Minstrels, died at Suraboya, Java, in 1902. W. H. HAMILTON, who was a well-known baritone singer, was with Simmons and Slocum’s, and Frank Moran’s Minstrels in Philadelphia in the early 70’s, and in 1882 was part proprietor of Birch, Hamilton and Backus’ Minstrels in New York. He died in Los Angeles, Cal., April 17, 1897.