Likewise did this versatile genius write some very clever plays, notably—“The Land of Fancy,” “The Game of Love” and several others. Mr. Fagan has been playing with Henrietta Byron, of the Byron Sisters, since 1895.
Barney Fagan was born in Boston, Mass., January 12, 1850.
“Eustache” (George Worrell Culbertson), until February, 1878, was known as George Robinson. He attained prominence as a female impersonator, and made his first appearance with Dan Shelby, at his variety house in Buffalo, N. Y.
His principal minstrel engagements were with Harry Robinson, and Cal. Wagner’s.
“Eustache” is said to be a native of Piqua, O.; he died at Buffalo, N. Y., April 30, 1884.
Will H. Morton (Bushman), well known as an able interlocutor and singer of motto songs, was one of the original members of Haverly’s Minstrels of 1873; subsequently he did sketches with “Bernardo.”
Mr. Morton was the husband of Lily Post, the favorite light opera singer.
Will H. Morton died in Pittsburgh, Pa., November 2, 1895.
Edwin Harley, a well-known vocalist of the old Haverly days, made his first appearance as a member of Maguire’s Minstrels in San Francisco, February 23, 1874. Mr. Harley is said to be comfortably situated in the railroad business in the great Northwest.
Eddid Foy (Fitzgerald), the “famed farceur with the funny face,” was a black-face song and dance man more than thirty years ago. He was of the team of Foy and Thompson; they began an engagement at Carncross’ Minstrels in Philadelphia, as late as January 22, 1883. This was before Mr. Foy had dark designs of donning the habiliments of Hamlet.