In August, 1898, in conjunction with George Wilson, he organized the Cleveland-Wilson Minstrels, a splendid company that had a brief existence. His next minstrel venture was in Chicago, where on September 28, 1901, at Steinway Hall, he opened with Cleveland’s Minstrels; the season closed December 21, following. Two years later he returned to Chicago, and on October 31, 1903, he opened a theatre on Wabash Avenue, giving drama and vaudeville; the Iroquois fire of December 30 following closed the theatre. He re-opened March 5, 1904, with vaudeville and continued until December 10, at which time he bid adieu to Chicago, theatrically speaking. In the Spring of 1907 he embarked in the vaudeville agency business in New York, where he is now located. William S. Cleveland was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, about 1861. ED. ROSENBAUM, the well-known manager, was press agent for Cal. Wagner’s Minstrels, commencing about December 1, 1873; and not only that, but on April 8, 1881, at Hartford, Conn., in the American Theatre, sang “Old Black Joe.” In black-face? Well, certainly not green. JOE HART (Boudinot), now rated as one of the foremost vaudeville producers, but recently as one of the firm of Hallen and Hart, was a good black-face performer more than thirty years ago. For instance, January 24, 1880, at the Bowery Garden Theatre, New York, Mr. Hart was doing a song and dance called “My Little Treasure.” Also on the same bill appearing with Charles Allen, as Allen and Hart in a musical act. August 16, 1886, Mr. Hart joined Charley Reed with the Chicago Minstrels, in that city. September 11, same year, he opened with Simmons and Slocum’s Minstrels in Philadelphia, where he met with conspicuous success with his banjo solos. Joe Hart was born in Boston, Mass., about 1861. NAT. HAINES (Wm. Vincent Frazee). And now comes Nat. You know Nat, do you not? Well, here’s the story of his life. He made his first appearance “acting up” at Dramatic Hall in his native city, in 1875, doing an acrobatic “Essence.” In February, 1876, he went to Harry Hill’s, also New York, where many a prominent performer of to-day received some of their best schooling; Mr. Haines hibernated at Hill’s for one year at $2.00 per--not year, but night. In 1877 he played his first minstrel engagement with Whitmore and Clark’s Company, and continued throughout the season. The next two years Haines was with Haverly, after which he rounded out a season with I. W. Baird’s Minstrels. Mr. Haines next “doubled” with Bob Richmond, and later with Hap Ward and Jim Brevarde they formed the Four Diamonds; this act was a glittering success, and like all good diamonds, was worth the money.