Al G. Field

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]

Al G. Field
Hatfield in 1904
Born	Alfred Griffin Hatfield November 7, 1848 Leesburg, Virginia, US
Died	April 3, 1921 (aged 72) Columbus, Ohio, US
Burial place	Green Lawn Cemetery

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]

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 $2,150,093 in 2019) and he requested that the minstrel show continue to be operated.[3]

Performers

• Bert Swor (1871-1931) from 1911 to 1931.[5]
• Billy Church (?-1942).[6]

References

1. Edward Le Roy Rice (1911). "Al G. Field". Monarchs of Minstrelsy. p. 214.
2. "Al G. Field Dead. Pioneer Minstrel Dies at His Home in Columbus, Ohio, at 72 Years". The New York Times. April 4, 1921. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
3. "Al Field Bequeaths Show. Will Requests Brother and Relative to Continue Minstrel Troupe". The New York Times. April 9, 1921. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
4. William L. Slout. "Al G. Field". Olympians of the Sawdust Circle. Archived from the original on 2014-01-23. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
5. "Bert Swor, 65, Dies. Old-Time Minstrel". The New York Times. December 1, 1943. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
6. "Billy Church; Member Al G. Fields's Minstrel Company Dies in Columbus". The New York Times. December 27, 1942. Retrieved 2015-01-27.

External links

Media related to Al G. Field at Wikimedia Commons