former theatrical manager and circus advance agent. He entered the theatrical business in 1887 by acquiring the George W. Hamersly Opera Company, a 10-20-30 repertoire organization of 32 people. He was ahead of the W. C. Coup, Snyder & Zimmerman Circus, The Kid, Kindergarten, The Pay Train, and the Oscar Cary Circus, and in 1899-90 operated a Peck's Bad Boy troupe with Gus Pixley the star. He also at one time managed the Grand Opera House, Hazleton, Pa., and was connected with the Lomison Theater, Greensburg, Pa.; Grand Opera House, Uniontown, Pa.; Academy of Music, Albany, N.Y., and Jacques Theater, Waterbury.
Survived by his daughter, Mrs. Helen Eley Hearn, formerly with musical shows, whose husband is Samuel Hearn, violinist.
Survived by his daughter, Mrs. Helen Eley Hearn, formerly with musical shows, whose husband is Samuel Hearn, violinist.
former theatrical manager and circus advance agent. He entered the theatrical business in 1887 by acquiring the George W. Hamersly Opera Company, a 10-20-30 repertoire organization of 32 people. He was ahead of the W. C. Coup, Snyder & Zimmerman Circus, The Kid, Kindergarten, The Pay Train, and the Oscar Cary Circus, and in 1899-90 operated a Peck's Bad Boy troupe with Gus Pixley the star. He also at one time managed the Grand Opera House, Hazleton, Pa., and was connected with the Lomison Theater, Greensburg, Pa.; Grand Opera House, Uniontown, Pa.; Academy of Music, Albany, N.Y., and Jacques Theater, Waterbury.
Survived by his daughter, Mrs. Helen Eley Hearn, formerly with musical shows, whose husband is Samuel Hearn, violinist.
Survived by his daughter, Mrs. Helen Eley Hearn, formerly with musical shows, whose husband is Samuel Hearn, violinist.
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