In 1874, he met Thomas Kurton Heath (1853–1938) in Texas.
They developed a blackface tramp duo minstrel act.
McIntyre played the character of Alexander Hambletonian who was a buffoonish stable-boy.
Heath acted as "Henry Jones" a clever black entertainer who frequently outwits Alexander.
Their routines included an oft-performed skit known as the Georgia Minstrels where the character Henry persuades the witless Alexander to quit working as a stable-boy and joins a traveling show where he is promised fame and fortune.
None of the fame or fortune materializes and Alexander has comical and outrageous tasks to perform under Henry's direction which allowed them to act out comedic dialogue, dance and songs.
Another skit, called the Ham Tree, and which formed the nucleus of a later stage play, involved the two characters discussing how ham grows on trees that are three hundred feet tall.

Their acting partnership endured for some fifty years as they worked under the twin influential theatre managers of Tony Pastor and Benjamin Franklin Keith appearing as stars in both vaudeville and Broadway.
Their blackface minstrel shows were an influential model followed by later film stars such as Al Jolson.
Their best known plays included:
The Ham Tree that was performed ninety times at the New York Theatre between August and November 1905.

Included in the cast were Belle Gold and W. C. Fields, in his Broadway debut.

In Hayti was performed fifty-six times at the Circle Theatre between August and October 1909.

Hello, Alexander was performed  fifty-six times at the 44th Street Theatre between October and November 1919.

Red Pepper was performed at the Shubert Theatre in 1922.
In 1874, he met Thomas Kurton Heath (1853–1938) in Texas. They developed a blackface tramp duo minstrel act. McIntyre played the character of Alexander Hambletonian who was a buffoonish stable-boy. Heath acted as "Henry Jones" a clever black entertainer who frequently outwits Alexander. Their routines included an oft-performed skit known as the Georgia Minstrels where the character Henry persuades the witless Alexander to quit working as a stable-boy and joins a traveling show where he is promised fame and fortune. None of the fame or fortune materializes and Alexander has comical and outrageous tasks to perform under Henry's direction which allowed them to act out comedic dialogue, dance and songs. Another skit, called the Ham Tree, and which formed the nucleus of a later stage play, involved the two characters discussing how ham grows on trees that are three hundred feet tall.
Their acting partnership endured for some fifty years as they worked under the twin influential theatre managers of Tony Pastor and Benjamin Franklin Keith appearing as stars in both vaudeville and Broadway. Their blackface minstrel shows were an influential model followed by later film stars such as Al Jolson. Their best known plays included:
The Ham Tree that was performed ninety times at the New York Theatre between August and November 1905. 
Included in the cast were Belle Gold and W. C. Fields, in his Broadway debut.
In Hayti was performed fifty-six times at the Circle Theatre between August and October 1909.
Hello, Alexander was performed  fifty-six times at the 44th Street Theatre between October and November 1919.
Red Pepper was performed at the Shubert Theatre in 1922.
James McIntyre (theatrical actor)