He died at Williamsburg, Mich., May 11, 1885.
Billy Burr (W. W. H. Burrows), an old-time performer, who was excellent in negro acts, made his first appearance with Andy Williams in Gardner and Hemming’s Circus. He played with various organizations until his retirement about 1875.
He was born in Reading, Pa., November, 1840; he died at Gwynedd, Pa., January 30, 1881.
Tom. Warfield (J. B. Hersey), the old-time banjoist and black-face performer, entered the profession in his native city.
He was with several minstrel shows, also had his own company, Warfield and Wicks Minstrels.
He married Minnie Chapin in Baltimore, Md., in August, 1876.
Tom Warfield was born in New Orleans, La.; he died in Birmingham, Ala., November 12, 1899.
Queen and West constituted one of the great song and dance teams in minstrelsy. They formed a partnership about 1868, which was terminated by the death of Mr. Queen.
Together they played several prominent minstrel engagements, and later went to Harrigan and Hart’s in New York, where Mr. West remained, all told, about twenty-two years.
Mr. Queen was an exceptionally clever black-face comedian, while Mr. West, in addition to his ability as a dancer and comedian, was proficient on the banjo.