Mr. Oakland married a Miss Stratton, of Swampscott, Mass., in December, 1887.
Fred Oakland was born in London, England; he died there October 5, 1900; age 46 years.
| J. C.—HARRINGTON & JOHNSON—ARTHUR | JAS.—CONNORS & KELLY—JAS. (Portraits reversed) |
| ED.—KELLY & O’BRIEN—JOHN | C. W.—COGILL & COOPER—FRED |
Charles Queen (Kane) was one of the best clog dancers in minstrelsy. January 26, 1882, at Montreal, Can., he performed for the first time in public on a pedestal fifteen inches square and six feet high, on which he turned somersaults and flip flops; this was while a member of Haverly’s Minstrels.
He was born in St. Louis, in 1854; he died in Kansas City, Mo., June 29, 1886.
The Diamond Brothers were well-known as clever song and dance performers.
They generally played joint engagements, and at various times had been with such well-known minstrel companies as McNish, Johnson and Slavin’s, Primrose and West’s, Haverly’s, Big Four, Gorton’s, Hi Henry’s, and Al. G. Field’s; with the latter organization they had been associated several seasons. A few years prior to their deaths they headed their own organization.
Matt. Diamond died at New Castle, Pa., June 14, 1907; age 53 years.
Lawrence Diamond died at New Castle, Pa., December 15, 1906; age 42 years.
Charley Young began young, and is still young. His career commenced at the Palace Varieties, Cincinnati, about 1865, as Call Boy, remaining two years. Being a natural born dancer, he took the place of Johnny Collins when the illness of the latter prevented him from appearing in the Challenge Dance, a feature of most variety and minstrel shows of the early days.