Mr. LeMack was a brother of Andrew Mack, the famed singing Irish comedian.
Tom LeMack was born in Boston; he died in New York City, February 26, 1899; age about 35 years.
Richard F. Carroll, the well-known comedian, and a son of the famous R. M. Carroll, was a member of the great “Carroll Family” for several years in the 70’s, during which time he frequently appeared in black-face.
Mr. Carroll was born in Boston, Mass., October 27, 1864.
Sam Bernard (Barnett), the favorite German musical star, was not always an assassin of the King’s English—not he. Away back during the season of 1883-84 at the Museum in Providence, R. I., he played the wench part in “The Fellow That Looks Like Me,” and played it so artistically that he received an offer of marriage from Henry White, a colored citizen of Providence, who thought Mr. Bernard was a real darky lady. Honest.
J. Harvey Briggs, a well-known singer, and composer of “Dear Old Stars and Stripes,” began his career with Robinson’s Circus while yet a boy; subsequently he was with the Barlow Minstrels for a season, and later joined the Gorton’s Minstrels, with whom he continued for five years.
Mr. Briggs was married to Marguerite Eleanor, an actress.
J. Harvey Briggs was born at Huntington, W. Va.; he died in New York City, March 30, 1904; age 40 years.
Sam Lee is from the South; so there’s nothing extraordinary in the fact that he is a good black-face performer, which no one disputes.
His first professional appearance was in 1883, with King, Burke and Company’s Circus; Mr. Lee played in the band, which recalls the additional fact that he is a skilled musician.