For several years Mr. Cronin has been playing white-face comedy parts, the first of which was with Tony Hart in “A Toy Pistol”; he continued with Hart until the sad ending of the latter’s career.
Since then he has been identified with many famous farcical fellows, and also has to his credit a three-year engagement with Augustin Daly in New York.
After Mr. Cronin’s long experience in the varieties, it was but natural that he should take “A Trip to the Vaudevilles”; and he did; George M. Cohan wrote it, and Tim Cronin played it in fourteen parts; that is, he portrayed fourteen different characters.
Tim Cronin was born in New York City, November 4, 1857.
Connors and Kelly. Jimmy Connors, of the old team of Connors and Kelly, joined the latter about 1871, and continued together 19 years. They went to England in 1876, and remained eight years. He was once of the “Big 4.”
Maggie Weston, well known for her comedy characterizations of the rough Irish woman, was his wife; they were married July 3, 1888.
Jimmy Connors was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., April 1856; he died in New York City, January 3, 1909.
Jimmy Kelly died about 15 years ago.
“Buck” Sheffer (Chas. Sheffer) at a very early age appeared in acts with Otto Burbank. In the middle 70’s he worked with Bob Slavin, as Sheffer and Slavin, subsequently appearing with Mike Foley, as Sheffer and Foley.
About 1880 he joined Harry Blakely and continued with him until the death of the latter.