Mr. Thatcher says his first important engagement was at Tony Pastor’s in New York in 1873. On November 10, that year, he made his first appearance with Simmons and Slocum’s Minstrels in Philadelphia, continuing with that organization and that of Simmons, Slocum and Sweatnam about four years. August 20, 1877, he made his initial appearance with Haverly’s Minstrels in Philadelphia; in the Spring of the following year he played a brief engagement with the same company. Mr. Thatcher joined the San Francisco Minstrels in New York, December 10, 1877; his last appearance there was December 11, 1880. Nine days later he opened in Philadelphia at the Arch Street Opera House with Thatcher and Ryman’s Minstrels, and continued under that trade-mark until the Spring of 1881. Season of 1881-1882 saw George Thatcher’s Minstrels at the same house. At Elmira, N. Y., August 3, 1882, the first performance of Thatcher, Primrose and West’s Minstrels was given; the organization disbanded in the Spring of 1889. The following season he was a feature with the Howard Athenaeum Company, doing his famous monologue. In 1890 Thatcher’s Minstrels took the road; the three succeeding seasons produced “Tuxedo,” “Africa” and “About Gotham” respectively. Then for two years with Carroll Johnson he headed Thatcher and Johnson’s Minstrels, terminating in the Spring of 1897. Mr. Thatcher has since been in vaudeville singly, also at various periods with Ed. Marble, Charley Ernest, Banks Winter, Mrs. Zenaide Thatcher and Will Phillips. Also did he play an engagement with Moore and Burgess’ Minstrels in London, England, about twenty-five years ago; his success there was nothing short of phenomenal. Mr. Thatcher is a natural wit, always original, and an actor as well as a performer, as evinced by his clever interpretations of black-face characters in “The County Chairman” and “Cameo Kirby.” In 1908 he was with Cohan and Harris’ Minstrels, and in 1909 the feature of Eddie Leonard’s Minstrels. George Thatcher was born in Baltimore, Md., July 15, 1846. JOHN P. HOGAN, besides being a great dancer himself, has the ability to impart his skill to others. Mr. Hogan began his professional career doing a song and dance with Stanley and Mason’s Minstrels in 1862. In 1865 he joined Raynor and Christy’s Minstrels, with Johnny Prendergast doing a neat song and dance, which by the way they were probably the _first_ team to do such an act. That same year they joined Bryant’s Minstrels in New York, and the following season he formed a partnership with Ruey Hughes at Bryant’s Minstrels. In 1867 they were with Griffin and Christy’s Minstrels, located in New York. Their next minstrel engagement was with Bryant’s in 1868, also in the metropolis. In 1869 the pair joined Buckley’s Serenaders, and the following year they were with Billy Manning’s Minstrels, located in Chicago, where in the Spring of 1871, Hogan and Hughes severed their business relations, owing to the illness of the latter.