Since then he has been identified with many famous farcical fellows, and also has to his credit a three-year engagement with Augustin Daly in New York. After Mr. Cronin’s long experience in the varieties, it was but natural that he should take “A Trip to the Vaudevilles”; and he did; George M. Cohan wrote it, and Tim Cronin played it in fourteen parts; that is, he portrayed fourteen different characters. Tim Cronin was born in New York City, November 4, 1857. CONNORS and KELLY. Jimmy Connors, of the old team of Connors and Kelly, joined the latter about 1871, and continued together 19 years. They went to England in 1876, and remained eight years. He was once of the “Big 4.” Maggie Weston, well known for her comedy characterizations of the rough Irish woman, was his wife; they were married July 3, 1888. Jimmy Connors was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., April 1856; he died in New York City, January 3, 1909. Jimmy Kelly died about 15 years ago. “BUCK” SHEFFER (Chas. Sheffer) at a very early age appeared in acts with Otto Burbank. In the middle 70’s he worked with Bob Slavin, as Sheffer and Slavin, subsequently appearing with Mike Foley, as Sheffer and Foley. About 1880 he joined Harry Blakely and continued with him until the death of the latter. In the character of a rough wench he excelled. Of late years Mr. Sheffer has been working in vaudeville with his daughter, a young lady of unusual talents. “Buck” Sheffer was born in Baltimore, Md., January 25, 1857. HARRY BLAKELY (Blacklock) joined Sheffer about 1880, and together were one of the greatest teams of their day in the characters of plantation negroes. Prior to Mr. Blakely’s stage appearance, he was a page in Congress for many years, and was a man of unusual intelligence. Harry Blakely was born in Alexandria, Va., 1859; he died in New York City, June 1, 1891. JOHN BLACKFORD, a most excellent portrayer of the plantation darky, was with Cleveland’s Minstrels season of 1895-96, and 1898 he was a member of Haverly’s last minstrel company; he subsequently joined Al. G. Field’s Minstrels, where he remained until his death. Mr. Blackford’s “Coon from Arkansaw” was one of the gems of latter day minstrelsy. John Blackford died at Charleston, W. Va., December 7, 1903; age 46 years. FRED A. BELL (Herrick) with his partner, Sam Howe, created considerable stir by dancing a clog on a marble pedestal and turning a somersault in the air. He was with Barlow, Wilson, Primrose and West’s Minstrels in 1881, and the following season joined the Barlow, Wilson Minstrels. Fred A. Bell was born in Toledo, Ohio; he died in Louisville, Ky., March 17, 1884; age 27 years.