Monarchs of minstrelsy, from 'Daddy' Rice to date - Edw. Le Roy Rice

Mr. Fox’s career began at the tender age of five years, and continued up until about 1897, when he “laid down the fiddle and the bow”—not because “there was no more work for poor Uncle Ned”—no, indeedy—for Mr. Fox refuses to grow old, and he could have work aplenty if he so desired.

Newcomb and Arlington’s Minstrels engaged him about 1867; subsequently he was with Newcomb’s Minstrels.

When Simmons and Slocum opened their minstrel house in Philadelphia in 1870, Eddie Fox was leader, and remained there several seasons. Likewise was he identified with Barlow, Wilson, Primrose and West’s Minstrels at their inception in 1877, and continued with them during their existence as an organization, terminating in June, 1882.

Other prominent minstrel engagements were Barlow, Wilson Company, George Wilson’s, Cleveland’s, and his last—Al. G. Field’s.

Mr. Fox composed some of the most popular music in minstrelsy, notably the “Big Sunflower,” immortalized by Billy Emerson; “Kaiser, Don’t You Want to Buy a Dog?” for Gus Williams; “Noreen Moreen,” “Goodbye, Liza Jane,” “Carry the News to Mary” and scores of others.

As a jig and reel player he is without a peer.


DAVE MONTGOMERY	FRED STONE	PERCY G. WILLIAMS	RAYMOND HITCHCOCK	JOE. CAWTHORNE

CORSE PAYTON	FRED. BAILEY	RALPH AUSTIN	CHAUNCEY OLCOTT	RICHARD CARLE

BILLY JEROME	JAS. J. CORBETT	MACLYN ARBUCKLE	JOHN L. SULLIVAN	BILLY S. CLIFFORD

NAT. GOODWIN	JERRY COHAN	DE WOLF HOPPER	GEO. M. COHAN	NAT. WILLS

JOHN C. RICE	BARNEY GILMORE	EDDIE FOY	BERT. LESLIE	SAM BERNARD

WM. HARRIS	CHAS. FROHMAN	DAN. FROHMAN	JOHN E. KELLERD	HENRY E. DIXEY

OTIS SKINNER	BILLY B. VAN	WILTON LACKAYE	WILLIE COLLIER	WM. H. CRANE

“HAP.” WARD	HARRY VOKES	ANDREW MACK	FRANCIS WILSON	HARRY BULGER

JAS. T. POWERS	GEO. BEBAN	JEFF D’ANGELIS	DENMAN THOMPSON	DAVID BELASCO

JOE. WEBER	LEW. FIELDS	CHAS. K. HARRIS	CHAS. HORWITZ	FRED V. BOWERS
THE “FAMOUS 50”; THEY ALL “BLACKED UP,”OR WERE ASSOCIATED WITH MINSTRELSY.