Charles Frohman was born in Sandusky, Ohio, July 20 or 22, 1857. FOSTER and HUGHES were one of the great black-face acrobatic song and dance teams of the minstrel and variety stage. They formed an alliance about 1876 and continued for several years. They traveled with their own specialty company in 1886. Subsequent to their separation, Mr. Foster married Fannie Lewis, and did an act with her up to the time of his death. Mr. Hughes joined John Slavin in a knockabout act after separating from Mr. Foster; he has retired from the stage. Dave Foster (Patterson) died in New York, December 6, 1898. Artie Hughes (Quigg) was born in Albany, N. Y., March 28, 1855. JOHN T. KELLY, the favorite Irish comedian, was an end man with Leavitt’s Minstrels. Ask him when. Mr. Kelly was born in Boston, Mass., August 26, 1855. WM. F. HOEY, better known to later generations of playgoers as “Old Hoss,” was one of the cleverest of black-face musical comedians. His first appearance was in his native city at the Thirty-fourth Street Theatre in 1873. In 1875 he formed a partnership with John F. Fields, and as Fields and Hoey continued until 1878; during this period they played an engagement with Cal. Wagner’s Minstrels in 1876. In 1878 they dissolved partnership, and Mr. Hoey subsequently and for several seasons did an excruciatingly funny act with Fred Bryant. Bryant and Hoey played with Thatcher and Ryman’s Minstrels in Philadelphia, and the San Francisco Minstrels in New York. In 1882 Mr. Hoey, Bryant, and Charles E. Evans formed the “Meteors,” Hoey appearing in a sketch called the “Book-Agent,” as a tramp; this was the inception of the “Parlor Match,” with which he was identified for several years. [Illustration: W. S. BUDWORTH E. M. HALL LEW. BRIMMER TOM. WARFIELD DANA H. CLAUDIUS HARRY STANWOOD BRILLIANT BANJOISTS OF MINSTRELSY.] Mr. Hoey was married to Helena French, of the French Twin Sisters, and was a brother of James F. Hoey. William F. Hoey was born in New York City, January 1, 1855; he died there June 9, 1897. THE RUSSELL BROS., famous for many years in practically every variety and vaudeville theatre in the land for their great act, the “Irish Servant Girls,” began their professional career in January, 1877, doing the old-time specialty of changing from white to black in full view of the audience. About 1880 they joined Woodson and Allen’s Minstrels, James doing an end, and John singing in the first part. John Russell was born in New York City August 19, 1854. James Russell was born in New York City October 26, 1859. HYDE AND BEHMAN, whose theatre in Brooklyn, N. Y., for many years played all the prominent black-face, as well as other luminaries, were the proprietors and managers of a first-class minstrel organization bearing their names in 1885. Richard Hyde was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., May 22, 1849. Louis Behman was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., June 4, 1855; he died there, February 27, 1902.