Ned Monroe was born in Philadelphia, January 2, 1868.
John H. King is such an excellent “rough wench” performer that his abilities as a good all-round comedian are sometimes lost sight of.
Mr. King’s first theatrical engagement was with the J. G. Stutt’s Repertoire Company; they traveled in a coach—by easy “stages”; this was in 1887, and would you believe it? Mr. King played character old men.
After this he doubled with Harry McDonald, and they played vaudeville for three years, doing a black-face specialty; then came a season with Bert Swor, under the team name of Swor and King. Mr. King afterwards joined Walter McMahon, and continued with him several years; subsequently his partner was Tim Barrett, but the team name of McMahon and King continued to be used; likewise when Frank Hammond and Mr. King were with Wm. H. West’s Minstrels in 1899. With the West (Ricaby) Minstrels he did a specialty with Fred Huber.
His last partner to date was Earl Benham; and this was “some” act. Mr. King at various times has been associated with the following well-known minstrel organizations—Haverly’s, Primrose and West’s, Hi Henry’s, Frank Cushman’s, Billy Emerson’s, Billy Rice’s, Harry Davis’, in Pittsburgh, Pa., and Cohan and Harris’. Besides Mr. King there is a queen, and two lovely young princesses.
John H. King was born in Atlanta, Ga., March 30, 1868.
Maude Raymond, the vivacious comedienne, who is always charming in everything she plays, was none the less so as Topsy in “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” at the Academy of Music, New York, commencing March 4, 1901. When she said, “Golly, I’se so wicked,” no one believed it.
Paul Quinn began his professional career as one of the team of Quinn and Welch, doing a black-face act with Georgie Melnotte’s Female Minstrels; subsequent minstrel engagements were with Barlow Bros.; Gorman Bros., and Primrose and West. In 1891 he became a member of the Big Four, playing the principal vaudeville time, and engagements with Cleveland’s, also Dockstader’s Minstrels, also Tony Pastor’s road show. Season of 1895-96 Kennedy and Quinn played Carncross’ Minstrels in Philadelphia. In 1896 Mr. Quinn appeared for the first time in white-face.
Commencing in 1897 and for five years thereafter, Thomas and Quinn in “McFadden’s Flats,” and Halliday and Quinn in “Happy Hooligan” were under the Gus Hill banner.
In 1903 Mr. Quinn wrote and starred in “The Funny Mr. Dooley,” with Charles H. Smith and the late Frank D. Bryan, this alliance lasted three years.