Billy Welch was born at sea, December 20, 1849; he died in New York City, May 7, 1887.
John Cornelius Rice was born in Harrisburg, Pa., November 6, 1852; he died in Chicago, November 23, 1887.
Master Tommy (Thomas Henry Ryan) gave promise of attaining a high position in his chosen profession.
As a dancer and comedian he had already achieved prominence.
He died in New York, June 22, 1869; age 20 years.
George W. Woods, famous as a great bone player with Haverly, also the San Francisco Minstrels, and who in 1892 did an act with J. H. Mack with the Muldoon Specialty Company, died in New York City, June 19, 1898; age 50 years; he was born in England.
Billy West, Billy Emerson and Billy Rice, minstrelsy’s three great “Billy’s,” died within fourteen days—exactly one week apart in 1902.
Charles F. Lorraine made his first appearance on the stage in pantomime at the Brittania Theatre, London, England, in 1855, as a child, and while still a child gave a season of popular concerts at the Music Hall, Leeds, England.