He died in Brooklyn, N. Y., February 4, 1901.
Al. Hayman, of the great theatrical syndicate, was in minstrelsy, though the author has no record of his ever “blacking up.”
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| MRS. JAS. BUDWORTH | MRS. BOBBY NEWCOMB | MRS. E. N. SLOCUM |
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| MRS. FRED BUCKLEY | MRS. “JACK” HAVERLY | MRS. DAN. BRYANT |
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| MRS. J. R. KEMBLE | MRS. JOHN MULLIGAN | MRS. CHARLEY PETTENGILL |
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| MRS. BILLY EMERSON | MRS. BILLY MANNING | MRS. BILLY RICE |
| WIVES OF FAMOUS MINSTRELS. | ||
Hiscox and Hayman’s Minstrels were organized in Australia in the Spring of 1880.
For further particulars see [Willis P. Sweatnam].
Billy Frear, was an unusually versatile black-face performer, being equally proficient as a dancer, banjoist or comedian; as an end man he was especially clever. His first minstrel engagement was with Duprez and Benedict’s, about 1865; he was quite popular with this company, and equally so with Carncross and Dixey in Philadelphia subsequently.
His first wife was Millie Blair, a well-known song and dance artist; later he married a Miss Rogers. He died in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., December 28, 1888; age 41 years.
Charles W. Cogill made his first appearance with his brother in San Francisco; later he formed a partnership with Fred Cooper.
In May, 1877, Cogill and Cooper built and opened the Adelphi Theatre in the California metropolis, and conducted it for several months.
Mr. Cogill subsequently joined George Reynolds after the death of the latter’s brother in 1878; the alliance did not last long, and again he joined his brother, together they went to Australia, where they were great favorites. They opened in Sydney in April, 1885, later going to Melbourne, where they had their own theatre, and where they remained twelve years.