After separating from Mr. Rice, Griffin played engagements with Carncross’ Minstrels in Philadelphia and Lew Dockstader’s Minstrels, in New York City; in 1893, he made a trip to South Africa with Serrill’s Minstrels. He also played in various melodramatic productions. John C. Rice (Hildeberg) was born in Beaver Kills, N. Y.--the reader must guess the rest. James Griffin (McNally) was born in Rochester, N. Y., September 10, 1852; he died in Philadelphia, May 10, 1904. FRED HALLEN (Smith), prominent for many years as one of the famous farcical duo of Hallen and Hart, was “Master Ad. Weaver” as late as April, 1875, doing black-face parts in acts with that once well-known minstrel, Ad Weaver. If Mr. Hallen has any regrets, he doesn’t look it. HARRY LE CLAIR, the famous protean player, had his experience with cork. About 1876, at the Terrace Garden, Buffalo, N. Y., Manager Dan Shelby suddenly confronted LeClair and asked him if he could play Topsy. Mr. LeClair said he could play pinochle and seven up, but had never heard of Topsy, except in “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” That’s the same party, said Shelby. So Mr. LeClair blacked up, and he blacked-down, he blacked in and he blacked out; he blacked his lips and he blacked his teeth; and he probably would still be blacking if the cork had not run out. After the show they had to run him through a washing machine to un-black him. SMITH AND BYRNE were a well-known black-face musical act thirty years ago. Their first appearance was at Washington Hall in New York, in 1878, on which occasion they introduced the famous “dislocated organ” solos, of which Mr. Byrne claims to be the originator--and to date no one has disputed it. The team separated in 1884; Mr. Smith later ran for several years Smith’s Opera House in Bridgeport, Conn. Mr. Byrne became a monologuist, but before that, a pessimist. He is now a playwright, and is willing to prove it on the slightest provocation. Ed C. Smith is said to be a resident of Boston or its environs. John H. W. Byrne was born in Celbridge, Ireland, May 4, 1855. HARRY LACY, the well-known actor, and star for many years in the “Still Alarm,” was a member of Harry Robinson’s Minstrels as early as March 29, 1873, 8:15 P. M. He sang a ballad in the first part, and sang it well. MICHAEL F. HENNESSY, one of the Hennessy Bros., was a well-known minstrel performer. He went to Europe with Haverly in 1884; subsequently appearing with other companies. For two seasons he was associated with Hennessy Bros. Minstrels. His last engagement was with Cushman and Thomas’ Minstrels. He died in Milford, Mass., April 24, 1890; age 35 years. PERCY G. WILLIAMS, the prominent vaudeville manager and theatre owner, played many black-face parts while a member of the Park Theatre, Brooklyn, N. Y., Stock Company, many years ago. To be specific, he enacted the role of Goliah, a colored boy, in the play of “Echoes” week of October 23, 1876. I have the programme.