James E. Adams died in New York, December 4, 1897. John H. Lee died in San Diego, Cal., September 7, 1890. JOHN E. HENSHAW, famous for many moons for his comedy work in various successful productions, played the tambourine on the end with a minstrel show in June, 1871. The following year he was with Harry Robinson’s Minstrels, and for several seasons was of the black-face song and dance teams of Henshaw and Lawton, and Henshaw and Ginniven. In 1879 he was with the California Minstrels. So you see Mr. Henshaw has qualified to become a permanent resident of “Monarchs of Minstrelsy.” WALLY GIBBS, a well-known black-face comedian, who was with the Megatherian Minstrels in 1879, died in Warwick, Mass., April 22, 1893. BARNEY FAGAN (Bernard J. Fagan) is justly recognized as the world’s greatest general dancer; as a producer, he ranks second to none. Mr. Fagan made his first professional appearance in his native city at the famous Howard Athenaeum in 1860, as the Cabin Boy in the “Pilot of Brest.” He remained at this theatre several seasons. In 1865 he played his first minstrel engagement with the Morris Brothers in Boston. In 1870 Mr. Fagan went to St. Johns, N. B., and appeared with Pete Lee’s Minstrels. In 1873 he joined Buckley’s Serenaders in Boston, and took Joe Parks as a partner; the next three years, Fagan and Parks, known as the American Lads, played variety engagements. In 1876 he did the famous Heifer dance with Richard Golden in “Evangeline.” Mr. Fagan next joined John Fenton in a dancing specialty, and continued with him until 1878, when he formed a partnership with Lizzie Mulvey, which lasted one season. Mr. Fagan in 1879 allied himself with Barlow, Wilson, Primrose and West’s Minstrels, and continued with them until the company’s dissolution in June, 1882; with this organization he was general producer and soloist. Probably Mr. Fagan’s greatest achievement was in organizing and producing Sweatnam, Billy Rice and Fagan’s Minstrels, which gave their first performance at Albany, N. Y., July 25, 1887; this was the largest minstrel company that had ever traveled; 105 persons on parade; 88 in the regular company; incidentally that show was just twenty-three years ahead of its time; in other words, Sweatnam, Rice and Fagan’s minstrels are about due again. Subsequently Mr. Fagan was with Thatcher, Primrose and West; Barlow, Wilson and Rankin’s; and Cleveland’s Minstrels; with the latter organization sitting on the opposite end to Luke Schoolcraft. Outside of minstrelsy Mr. Fagan has appeared successfully in white-face in such plays as “Paradise Alley,” and his own company, “A High Roller,” the latter in 1890. Some notable marches were the “West Point Cadets”; the “Phantom Guards” and “The Dance of the Popinjays”; the latter being one of the cleverest conceits ever seen in minstrelsy. Mr. Fagan was general producer for Corinne for several seasons, also with other notable companies.