Burt. Haverly (Geo. Burton Oliver), the favorite minstrel and farceur, began in Boston at an early age with a minstrel company headed by the late Andy Leavitt; Mr. Haverly’s vocal offering on this occasion was—“And His Feet Hung Out the Door.”
In 1881 he was with Billy Emerson in San Francisco, a place where Haverly loved above all others; in this city he was highly thought of, personally and as a performer.
It was in 1879 that he attained his first prominence as a member of Hooley and Emerson’s “Megatherian” Minstrels.
In the middle and late 80’s he was with McNish, Johnson and Slavin’s, and Johnson and Slavin’s Minstrels.
Shortly after leaving the last company, he went into white-face with the “City Directory”; subsequently, with Laura Biggar, he was co-star in “A Trip to Chinatown,” for several seasons.
Mr. Haverly married Miss Nellie Carter, in San Jose, Cal., February 21, 1882.
In New York, on March 21, 1901, he married Mme. Dowling.
Burt. Haverly was born in Saccarappa, Me., August 12, 1853; he died in San Francisco, Cal., October 31, 1908.
Hawkins and Collins. This great black-face singing act made their first joint appearance at the Garden Theatre in Chicago, Ill., in the Fall of 1882.
They played successful minstrel engagements with Carncross’ in Philadelphia; Thatcher, Primrose and West’s; Haverly’s and Hyde and Behman’s Company, as well as several first-class specialty organizations.