Wm. T. Bowman was born in Munfordville, Ky., February 4, 1875.
Jas. M. Bowman was born in Munfordville, Ky., April 17, 1878.
Mrs. Arthur L. Guy is the wife of—Arthur L. Guy, naturally. For the past seven years she has enjoyed the unique distinction of being the manager of the Arthur L. Guy Novelty Minstrels, where she has displayed executive ability of pronounced order.
Bailey and Austin need no introduction to theatre lovers of the lighter forms of amusement, for most of us have seen these brilliant young artists in the “Top o’ the World,” and “Two Men and a Girl.”
But as “corked comedians”—that’s different.
Bailey and Madison did an acrobatic black-face song and dance about sixteen years ago; and Ralph Austin did a tip-top end with Al. G. Field’s Minstrels about the same time; he was also of the black-face song and dance team of Austin and Curran.
Mr. Bailey deserves no credit for once having been a good black-face performer, for his mother (Polly Higginson) was a prominent dancer with the old “Black Crook” (near joke).
Mr. Bailey was born in New York, November 5, 1873.
Mr. Austin was born in Dayton, Ohio, about 1877.
Eddie Leonard (Lemuel J. Tuney) says he entered his teens and Haverly’s Minstrels about the same year.