KING, WALLACE

KING, WALLACE. Concert singer (c1840 in Newark, New Jersey; 20 February 1903 in Oakland, California). He early revealed musical talent and was taken over as a protégé by Peter O'Fake of Newark, who gave him musical training along with Sylvester Russell . He first attracted attention in 1871 as the silver-voiced tenor in the Hyers Sisters' company, which also included baritone John Luca . When the Hyers expanded their company about 1876 to produce drama, he remained with...