Monarchs of minstrelsy, from "Daddy" Rice to dateRice, Edw. Le Roy (Edward Le Roy)
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Monarchs of minstrelsy, from "Daddy" Rice to date
Rice, Edw. Le Roy (Edward Le Roy)
Actors -- United States; Minstrel shows
During Mr. Hart’s career he was associated with such companies as
Barlow, Wilson and Rankin’s; Haverly’s; Al. G. Fields’, and Schilling’s
Minstrels.
In 1897 he starred with Ned Monroe in the “Gay Matinee Girl.”
About ten years ago he went to England, and later to Africa, where Hart
and Leo played for eight years.
Jerry Hart was born in Boston, Mass., January 23, 1856.
JAMES M. TIERNEY made his first professional appearance at the age of
10 years; he was billed as Master Eddy.
About 1872 he joined Tim Cronin, and as Tierney and Cronin they
constituted one of the best song and dance teams of their day, during
which period they played the principal variety houses, and some of the
famous minstrel organizations, notably Kelly and Leon’s; Neil Bryant’s
and Hooley’s, in Brooklyn.
Mr. Tierney separated from Cronin about 1881, subsequently engaging
with Harrigan and Hart in New York; he left them April 18, 1885, after
which he joined the Alice Oates Company, where he remained until his
death.
James M. Tierney was born in New York in 1856; he died in St. Louis,
Mo., July 28, 1885.
BILLIE BARLOW (Wm. S. Wyatt), a clever female impersonator who was with
Hi Henry’s Minstrels in 1888, died in Mobile, Ala., September 2, 1897;
age 41 years.
FRED. DART was considered one of the best and most versatile “wenches”
in minstrelsy; he was for many years with Sam Hague’s Minstrels in
Liverpool, and when Mr. Hague came to this country in 1881, Mr.
Dart was with him, subsequently joining Carncross’ Minstrels in
Philadelphia, where he remained until the time of his death.
Fred Dart was born in Liverpool, England; he died in Philadelphia,
March 30, 1890; age 34 years.
BILLY (Wm. H.) CHACE began his professional career in his native city,
doing an “essence” in black-face; this was in September, 1870. His
first minstrel show was Huntley’s Minstrels; other minstrel engagements
were Harry Robinson’s; I. W. Baird’s; Barlow, Wilson’s; Emerson’s;
Alex Comstock’s. With Will Culhane and Wm. R. Weston they traveled as
Culhane, Chace and Weston’s Minstrels for 8 years.
[Illustration:
EDNA MAY SPOONER
SALLIE COHEN
CECIL SPOONER
TRIXIE FRIGANZA
LOTTA
JENNIE YEAMANS
MAUDE RAYMOND
ARTIE HALL
BEVERLY SITGREAVES
THEY ALL BLACKED UP.]
He was of the song and dance teams of Chace and Davis, Chace and Yale
and Chace and Buckley.
Other engagements were Washburn’s “Last Sensation,” 3 years; at
the Theatre Comique, Providence, R. I., 3 years, and Rentz-Santley
Company, 3 years; also clown with Howe’s London Circus and other circus
engagements; James R. Waites Company, 3 years, and played Joshua
Simpkins in the play of that name for one season, also with Rice and
Barton’s Company.
Mr. Chace was married to Miss Kitty Elzel, at Worcester, Mass., April
18, 1882; subsequently he became the husband of Henrietta St. Felix, of
the 4 St. Felix Sisters, at Bainbridge, Ga., February 1, 1893.
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