Charles Gilday was born in Detroit, Mich., about 1859; he died at sea, September 9, 1889.
R. G. Knowles (Richard George Knowles), the well-known lecturer and globe trotter, began his professional career at the Olympic Theatre, Chicago, Ill., September, 1878, doing a black-face monologue. Subsequently he had as partners at various times, Joe. Morton (Hardman), Dick Ford, Ben Collins, Frank Kennedy and Charley Turner.
Mr. Knowles has done more for the benefit of the American performer in England than any other one. He enjoys the distinction of having received a larger salary in Europe, than any other male performer doing a “single” act.
R. G. Knowles was born in Hamilton, Canada, October 7, 1858.
Vic Richards (Harry Veerkamp) found out long ago that he could make more money as fun-smith than he could as a lock-smith, and forsook the latter for the former, and at once became a hit-smith.
He first appeared professionally as the “Rube” in Frank Jones’ “Si Perkins” Company.
His debut as a minstrel was with Sol San’s Company. Mr. Richards next allied himself with Dumont’s Minstrels in Philadelphia, where he continued for about twelve years—and that speaks volumes.
In this year of 1910 he has arranged to do a nigger act with Dan Quinlan. That’s good enough, isn’t it?
Vic Richards was born in Philadelphia, July 10, 1858.
Jeff DeAngelis (Thomas Jefferson D’Angelis), one of America’s foremost light opera comedians, played many black-face parts while in the stock of a San Francisco Theatre in 1878; but, to be exact, and skip a couple of years or so; at Bombay, India, June 8, 1881, with the Victoria Loftus Troupe, Mr. D’Angelis did an end on the first part and sang “Sweet Evalina” without permission from Hughey Dougherty. Yonkers, N. Y., papers, please copy.