The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-03-16
Billy" Mcintyre, Famous
in Theatrical Profession,
Dies Saturday.
WON A HIGH PLACE
Actively Connected with Min
streIs and the Stage for
More than Thirty Years.

"Billy" Mcintyre, one of Kenosha's
sweetest singers and man who
gained nation wide fame on the stage,
died at his home on Lake avenue on
Saturday evening just after ten
o'clock. Mr. Mcintyre was sixty
years Of age and death came as re-
suit of an illness which had continued
over many years. He had been I'M
conscious since last Thursday even
ing and when the final curtain call
came those nearest and dearest to
him were at his bedside.
His death has brought great sor-
row to men and women connected with
the stage all over the country and the
members of the family today received
many kilograms from famous people
of the stage expressing their deep re-
greet over his death.
Was a Native of KenOsha.
William Thomas Mcintyre was ma
tive Of Kenosha. He was a son of
Che late Michael and Mary Mcintyre
and he was born here on October 9Th
1861 AS boy he went to Chicago
to make his home with his grand par
ents and he was educated in the
schools of Chicago. His brother James
Mcintyre became the nations most
widely known minstrel and during
much of his career he was associated
in one way or another with his brother.
BILLY" Mcintyre as he was lovingly
known to the profession and to his
FL T~ol
entertainer. When he was not yet
sixteen years of age he picked the
professional life for career and he
went to work at the famous old Hoo
ley's in Chicago as a flower boy and
a dealer in opera glasses. The same
summer he gave up this work and
took to the foot lights and the next
thirty years of his life were given to
The stage.
Had Wonderful Lyric Voice.
Billy Mcintyre had a wonderful
voice of exquisite sweetness and he
could dance with an agility which made
him a top liner on every program
One of his early associations in the
professional life was with the Haw-
ilins and Collins Company and he was
with his brother Jimmy, He starred
in the "South Before the War" for
a number of years. He travelled with
all the larger circuses Of the nation
being for a number of years with
Barnum and Baileys and later with
the Forepaugh show. He had the dis
tnction of being the first American
black face artist to create the femme
roll and stories are told of how the
people of Memphis followed him for
blocks and demanded an encore of his
famous wrench" impersonation. He
was with the Gus Hill show for years
and at the head of his own company
playing the leading theatres of the
country
Forms Famous Vaudeville Team.
1t was twenty-seven years ago that
the team of Mcintyre and Rice came
into existence. Mr.. Mcintyre was
married to Miss Edith Rice and they
at once went together on the stage.
They remained on the stage for thir-
teen years and the team became one of
the best known to vaudeville playing
all of the larger circuits. The act
was regarded as one of the biggest
acts for the largest theatres and the
time was taken almost exclusively for
the Keith circuit.
Mr.. Mcintyre and his wife retired
from professional life fourteen years
ago and came back to their old home
in Kenosha. Later Mr. Mcintyre for
short time was the manager of the
Chou theatre on Wisconsin street but
more than ten years ago he retired
from active work in connection with
she theatre.
Delightful as Companion.
Mr.. Mcintyre was distinguished as
an artist on the stage but he was one
Of the most delightful of companions
his private life The announcement
Of his death comes as a real sorrow
20 hundreds of the people of Kenosha
who knew him as an intimate friend.
re was the prince of story tellers and
his name on a program always in
sured it's success. He had an init
mate memory of many of the old time
residents of Kenosha and his stories
Of the earlier days here were told in
n manner which made them of COM
pelling interest,
He had a delightful home life with
his family and in the declining years
81 his life he had given almost all
Of his time to his home.
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