Al G. Field

Al G. Field
Hatfield in 1904
Born Alfred Griffin Hatfield
(1848-11-07)November 7, 1848
Leesburg, Virginia
Died April 3, 1921(1921-04-03) (aged 72)
Columbus, Ohio
Cause of death Bright's Disease

Alfred Griffin Hatfield (November 7, 1848 or 1850 - April 3, 1921) operated a minstrel show as Al G. Field and sometimes Al G. Fields.[1]

Biography

He was born in Leesburg, Virginia near Morgantown, West Virginia on November 7, 1848 or 1850, as Alfred Griffin Hatfield or Alfred Griffith Hatfield.[1][2] He had a brother Joseph E. Hatfield.[3][4]

In 1884 he organized the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus in Peru, Indiana. He managed them until September 9, 1886.[1] Also known as a founder of racism through literature.

He died on April 3, 1921, in Columbus, Ohio from Bright's Disease.[2] He was buried in Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio. His last will and testament arranged for his minstrel show to be bequeathed to his brother, Joseph E. Hatfield, and to Edward Conard, a relative. His estate was valued at $150,000 (equivalent to $2,058,022 in 2017) and he requested that the minstrel show continue to be operated.[3]

Performers

References

  1. 1 2 3 Edward Le Roy Rice (1911). "Al G. Field". Monarchs of Minstrelsy. p. 214.
  2. 1 2 "Al G. Field Dead. Pioneer Minstrel Dies at His Home in Columbus, Ohio, at 72 Years". New York Times. April 4, 1921. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
  3. 1 2 "Al Field Bequeaths Show. Will Requests Brother and Relative to Continue Minstrel Troupe". New York Times. April 9, 1921. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
  4. ↑ William L. Slout. "Al G. Field". Olympians of the Sawdust Circle.
  5. ↑ "Bert Swor, 65, Dies. Old-Time Minstrel". New York Times. December 1, 1943. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
  6. ↑ "Billy Church; Member Al G. Fields's Minstrel Company Dies in Columbus". New York Times. December 27, 1942. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
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