1871, ho found work as a song and
Bowery restaurant. He migrated at In
tervals from Chatham square to Grand
dance entertainer and waiter in a
street, playing his longest engagement
in the place of Owney Geoghegan at 100
Bowery. Sparks finally emerged on the
boards of such variety theatres as the
Olympic and Harrigan & Hart's The
atre Comlque, and in 1876 says he made
his first tour of the country In an Irish
sketch prjsent> c! by himself. A short
time afterward Sparks Joined the com
pany of Harrigan & Hart, with which
popular organization he remained for
many years.
In 1884 Ed Harrigan parted company i
with Tony Hart, the latter dying In
?Worcester, SI ass. After the dissolution
of partnership Harrigan rtongnged Mi'.
Sparks, and he remained with liarrigati
urtil 1890. closing nt the Boston
Museum. Sparks Immediately joined |
Veter F. Dalley and Miss May Irwin, j
opening in "The Country Sport" ami.
plaj Ing with that company for seven
years, which Mr. Sparks admits were]
the happiest of his life. A long seaso>i ;
a' the rtljou Theatre and continuous en
gagements in comedy companies hrini '
the career of this popular comedian up
to date.
TREASt H Kit S* I'M' H BHMCKIT.
The thirty-second annual benefit for
the sick and burial fund of the Treas
urers' Club of America will be given a? ?
the Hudson Theatre on Sunday evening.
May 8. Mrs. H?>nry B. HhHs, owner
of the Hudson, has again d .ted the :
use of her theatre, lis staff and equip- I
mcnt. Alfred T. Darling of the Royal j
Theatre Is arranging the programme,
which always boasts of the finest artists
on the stage.
AMUSEMENTS.
AMUSEMENTS.
