Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-03-02
STORIES OF DAN RICE.
Interesting Incidents In the Vet
eran Clowns Career.
ILD3 AID LOST THREE FORTUNES.


"S Ring 0"3s'r "ho Began Life
a. Si""ic Loy Was Nirknamed
After II Noted Irish Cl0wn-RcaI
$40 Was McI.aYin-iIis EducatIon
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Was '~.A III NeW York CITY. I.S IA
tA," Daniel Mc!ar.n, nickuamcI the
boy Dan K.ce. after famous clown in
Ireland. After hi, fathers death his
mother married a man named Jon,-
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a"''h married 'acop HchoIeS' circus
rider, WHO lived long IN New Jersey.
Dan. weary Of the milk route. struck
out for himself when Young ana made
his WAY to Pittsburr. wbprc he w,s
srrco, siyciy stable boy. race rider onl
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'h' H''le "l ian ktce' he achleNei
o,ynpr ana nynfhitor of = hp,;ued nir
win v.,,i.i, leo apl , r,on rar,.l ! iuI.
s,v tra.,rl.l throurb pnnusvly,ui, and
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sun N!tr ana LINDSAY sang songs ana
""h'yH' hdt tlc pig was iAc prlhcllal
attraction.
GA friends OF Dan relate that the
Ur2tA oI III" star prrior!Arr broke up
1h2t SOW, ana ne driIt'd cut to Nau-
N'o, HIS, where the MornoAS then
were InIrr Joseph NalIlA : leadership
ana TrEAncd with them tor time.
He returned to littShur@ and went to
harl driving again. lie married there
his first VIE and came to New York in
i>iI ma".aG here his first appearance
rs Il clown ANA negro song and dance
performer with Dr. Spaulding'S com
panE il Tie oli EoWrlY amphithc@tc.
then la,C" the management Of John
Tryoa. liz the company with him at
tina, t2c were Barney WiiIiamS, Dan
I'm" 1t, Ilan Gardner, Frank W. Whit
tAErr ana others whose names have
since attained wide celebrity on the
stage and in the ring.
In tie season Of lS43 Dan Travelled
with S,th i. lIoWoN circus. Seth Il,
lIoW'S was brother cf Nathan
Il'WtS, o-e OF the old mat foot COM
hln3tiun which started the famous
/oo.c%'r1i institute At 81 hoWrlE. lie
piled a&d a"'ertIS"G Dan tIce more
extensively tran any clown eve" was
advertised ',io"e III TINS country. One
or h5S advertising lodges was to sup
Ply Dan W'th Il Sprc!a! carnage ana
horses to take MN through the c"uh-
Try II the winter OF lNt'-" l'ah made
&'S Nf%t appearance III iNi3u'iDhla ID
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pHI'A'1I'F' NII'h WAS 'H'h at 'He cor
H'F oi Nul'A ana 'heS'Hut Slrc'iS' on
ln' Sl'e now occupied .! 'I't 'oli'i-
A'hl" Ao'eI. NJ Ihat ulAe E2 was
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