Charles Frohman, one of the world’s foremost theatrical managers, was treasurer for Haverly’s Mastodon Minstrels at their inception in Chicago, October 21, 1878. In 1880 he went to Europe with them, and while there, December 25, 1880, the members of the company, to show the high esteem in which they held their treasurer, presented him with a handsome gold watch, chain and locket suitably engraved.
Mr. Frohman subsequently became manager of the company and continued with Haverly until January, 1882, when he left, and in conjunction with his brother Gus, became proprietor of Callender’s Colored Minstrels a few weeks later, and continued with that company about three years.
Charles Frohman was born in Sandusky, Ohio, July 20 or 22, 1857.
Foster and Hughes were one of the great black-face acrobatic song and dance teams of the minstrel and variety stage. They formed an alliance about 1876 and continued for several years.
They traveled with their own specialty company in 1886. Subsequent to their separation, Mr. Foster married Fannie Lewis, and did an act with her up to the time of his death.
Mr. Hughes joined John Slavin in a knockabout act after separating from Mr. Foster; he has retired from the stage.
Dave Foster (Patterson) died in New York, December 6, 1898.
Artie Hughes (Quigg) was born in Albany, N. Y., March 28, 1855.
John T. Kelly, the favorite Irish comedian, was an end man with Leavitt’s Minstrels. Ask him when.
Mr. Kelly was born in Boston, Mass., August 26, 1855.