CLARENCE BURTON (De Witt Norris) had the distinction of being one of the youngest banjoists and comedians in minstrelsy. His career began with the Holman Opera Company about 1870, when he had barely entered his teens. The following year he was in Chicago with Hooley’s Minstrels; and in December, 1872, he was with Arlington, Cotton and Kemble’s Company in the same city; he became a member of Washburn’s Last Sensation Company in 1873, and a year later he was with Cool White’s Minstrels in Brooklyn, N. Y. Subsequently he formed an alliance with John and Lottie Burton, and they played the principal variety houses for a few years. Clarence Burton was born in Erie, Pa., about 1857; he died there March 12, 1885. THOS. ADAMS, of the well-known black-face musical team of Bunnell and Adams, was identified with several prominent companies, and played the principal vaudeville theatres. He was born in Boston, Mass.; he died in Little Rock, Ark., March 10, 1893; age 35 years. BILLY GOLDEN (Wm. B. Shire) started theatrically in 1874 with Frank Merritt as a partner, remaining with him one year. In 1875 he joined Billy Draiton, and for ten years they appeared in all parts of the United States as Golden and Draiton. In 1885 with his wife, May Golden, played for several seasons as The Goldens; later this alliance was augmented by Dick Schalpan. Mr. Golden retired in 1900 to enter hotel life in Washington, D. C., where he remained three years. September 25, 1904, he joined Joe Hughes as the team of Golden and Hughes, and as such they are now playing. Mr. Golden’s wench business is genuinely funny, and it’s worth going miles to hear him sing “Turkey in the Straw.” Billy Golden was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, June 9, 1858. J. C. HARRINGTON made his first appearance with Leslie, Raynor and Smith’s Minstrels, at the Temple of Music in San Francisco, 1868; nigger acts? Why, yes. Harrington and McGlone (Pete Mack), were at Simmons and Slocum’s Minstrels in Philadelphia in 1873; to look at J. C. to-day, you’d never believe it. But I digress. Harrington and McGlone continued as a black-face song and dance team until about 1877; next came Harrington and Cummings for a couple of seasons, and Harrington and Johnson for eight years. Mr. Harrington then decided to go it alone, and for three years, commencing about 1891, he was one of the principal comedians of Dockstader’s Minstrels (traveling). Afterwards he made an extended trip to Europe, where he worked with Burns, of Blocksom and Burns. For the past few years Mr. Harrington has been associated with Cohan and Harris’ attractions; appearing in white-face. J. C. Harrington was born in Rochester, N. Y., September 8, 1858. EDW. C. DOBSON, the well-known banjoist and banjo instructor, made his first appearance with the San Francisco Minstrels in New York City, about 1868, meeting with much success in his imitations of the bell chimes. [Illustration: NED.--HARRIGAN & HART--TONY (Portraits reversed)