Al. G. Field was born near Morgantown, W. Va. (but at the time Virginia), November 7, 1850.
Seamon and Sommers were an excellent black-face song and dance team who formed an alliance in the middle 70’s.
In the Fall of 1877 they were with Neil Bryant’s Minstrels; subsequently they were with other first-class organizations until December, 1880, when with the Girard Bros, as the “Grotesque 4” they began an engagement with Thatcher and Ryman’s Minstrels in Philadelphia. Early in 1882 Seamon, Sommers and the Girard Bros., in conjunction with Lester and Allen, formed the “Funny 6.”
Charley Seamon met with great success as Reuben Whipple in “Way Down East”; he was equally successful with Russell’s famous “City Directory” prior to that.
Tom Sommers was the husband of Carrie Boshell, of the well-known Boshell Sisters, once of Carter’s Zouaves.
Charles V. Seamon died at Sheffield, Mass., July 27, 1898.
Tom Sommers (Thos. Eugene Sommerville) died at St. Paul, Minn., September 12, 1891.
Fred Bryant (Snyder) began his professional career with Charley West about 1875, doing a musical act as Bryant and West; they continued as partners about three years.
In 1878 he joined William F. Hoey, and as Bryant and Hoey they gave one of the greatest black-face musical acts ever seen.
In 1882 the combination of Evans, Bryant and Hoey formed a company called the “Meteors.”