In 1903 he became a permanent feature during the Summer season at Atlantic City, N. J., with Murphy and Gibson’s Minstrels; continuing with them until 1907.
The Summer of 1908 again saw him at the famous sea-shore resort with Murphy’s Minstrels, with whom he has since appeared. The present season of 1910 Mr. Cassady is doing one of the principal ends with Dumont’s Minstrels in Philadelphia.
He also played a white-face part with Gracie Emmett’s Company—and some day may play another.
Eddie Cassady was born in Philadelphia, June 17, 1880.
Tommy Hyde is justly entitled to take the highest rank with the younger generation of dancers; convincing proof of this can be had from the fact that both Barney Fagan and James Gorman, the world’s leading minstrel producers, found his (Hyde’s) assistance an invaluable auxiliary to their own endeavors on various occasions.
His first appearance professionally was at Rochester, N. Y., with P. J. Mundy, on a Tuesday.
For two years he played vaudeville houses, after which he joined Gilmore and Leonard in “Hogan’s Alley.”
His next engagement was with Al. G. Field’s Minstrels, and that gentleman thought so well of Mr. Hyde, that the engagement was extended until six seasons had been rounded out with that prominent organization.
Mr. Hyde subsequently joined Lew Dockstader’s Minstrels, and remained six years with the most famous of all black-face comedians.
Tommy Hyde was born in Fresno, Cal., February 10, 1881.