“Handsome” Jack Barnes and Helene Hamilton, a vaudeville act, moved to Freeport c. 1914, and lived at 5 Elm Place. As a team, they played the Orpheum and Keith Circuits throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. He was also cast in a number of legitimate plays including “The Prodigal Daughter” in 1893 at the American Theatre on 8th Avenue and one presented at the Manhattan Opera House in 1911. He was referred to as a “leading man” in the 1894 production of “An American Heiress.” Later on in life, he played a number of character
roles. His family donated his memorabilia to the Freeport Historical Society including his traveling trunk and papers.
