Tom McIntosh (comedian)

McIntosh performed on some of the main entertainment circuits in America, notably with Charles Callender's Georgia Minstrels.

[5] McIntosh was the star of Cleveland's Colored Minstrels in 1890–91, which made a successful tour of the Pacific coast in 1890 and performed at the Bush Street Theatre in San Francisco.

[8] Tom and Hattie McIntosh were both in the original Octoroons show, produced by John William Isham in 1895.

The Blackville Derby, an amused traversty upon the race track, serves to introduce a number of comedians, chief among the fun makers being Tom McIntosh, who is genuinely funny.

[2] That year Tom and Hattie McIntosh toured England and Canada with Graham's Southern Speciality Company.

[2] The Smart Set Company, managed by Gus Hill, staged vaudeville-style shows with comedy sketches, songs, dances and specialty acts.

The show moved south and played in Birmingham, Alabama, around the end of October 1903 to a mainly colored audience.

He made a good impression here, and the large audience of colored people expressed pleasure with his efforts.

"[18] A review of the Smart Set performance in March 1904 in the Park Theatre, Indianapolis, was even more positive:[19] Tom McIntosh is chief in the comedy department; Mr. McIntosh seems to be funnier than ever, and from the time he meets his friend "Cain" until he is introduced into Hawaiian society, he keeps his audience in a pleasant uproar as "Geo.

He leaves nothing undone to please...[19] Tom McIntosh died of a stroke in 1904 while traveling with the Smart Set Company.