Later he did an act with Sam Dearin, the latter was then known as Billy Bryant.
Mr. West subsequently joined Fred Bryant, and as Bryant and West were associated about three years; then came Sharpley and West.
Fred Sharpley was born in Montreal, Canada, January 17, 1856; he died in Chicago, Ill., March 23, 1888.
Charley West was born in New York City, June 18, 1850.
Archie Baldwin (Stockmar), famous as one of the team of Baldwin and Daly, whose “Happy Hottentots” was one of the best black-face acts on the variety stage, died in Havana, Cuba, January 7, 1900; age 47 years.
Harry Lansing (Zebley) an old-time female impersonator, was with Simmons and Slocum’s Minstrels in Philadelphia in 1874; in 1879 he was with Haverly’s Minstrels.
About the middle 80’s he had as a partner, Harry Constantine; together they played the variety theatres.
Harry Lansing died (murdered) in Philadelphia, February, 1887.
Nolan Kelly, of the black-face song and dance team of Sarony, Waters and Kelly, also Waters and Kelly, died in London, England, April 15, 1893.
Wm. H. Bryant (O’Brien), a nephew of Dan, Neil, Jerry and William T. Bryant, and the son of a father who was a non-professional, played with Neil Bryant’s Minstrels in 1878; he was a comedian.