Descendants of Charles Woolverton

Clarence C. (Chick) Boyes and Florence E. Gallant

Husband Clarence C. (Chick) Boyes [56862]
           Born: 9 Feb 1890 - KS
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Jul 1962 - Concordia, Cloud County, KS
         Buried:  - Hebron City Cemetery, Hebron, Thayer County, NE
         Father: Herman L. Boyes [31735] (1866-1945)
         Mother: Marilla Wagner [56857] (1866-1959)
       Marriage:  - ^[MRIN:19220]
Wife Florence E. Gallant [56863]
           Born: 4 Aug 1893
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Jun 1974
         Buried:  - Hebron City Cemetery, Hebron, Thayer County, NE
Children
General Notes: Husband - Clarence C. (Chick) Boyes

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Birth: Feb. 9, 1890
Kansas, USA
Death: Jul. 15, 1962
Concordia
Cloud County
Kansas, USA

Hebron - Funeral services for Clarence "Chick" Boyes, a popular showman and actor on the prairies for more than 30 years, were held at the Hebron Methodist Church at 10:30 a.m. today (Thursday).

Mr. Boyes, who in recent years has been appearing with his wife, Florence, at school assemblies where they performed magic routines and dramatic sketches, died Sunday in a Concordia, Kans., hospital.

His start in show business came when he was in the 8th grade at Hebron and learning to play the trombone. A road show came to town and hired 12 young musicians, including Chick, to make noise for the show. The show manager offered them all jobs with the show, but only Chick was able to get permission from his parents to accept.

His remuneration amounted to 15 cents a day for meals. So the lad who left town with the nickname "Tubby" came back too think to be recognized.

He continued school and after graduation in 1912 joined the Hillman Stock Company. He traveled with the show that summer and returned in the fall to teach at a rural school.

This, however, couldn't satisfy him and he went on the road again with the Ford North shows. It was at that time that he met and married his wife, Florence.

In 1922 he organized his own tent show, traveling in Nebraska and Kansas. He had a tent that could hold 1,000 people and played a week in each town.

The show earned the title of "The Rag Opera." Mrs. Boyes, alias Florence Gallant, was the star of many of the productions. One of her most popular roles was the girl "Flotsam" in "The Girl From Out Yonder."

One of Chick's most noted parts was "Abner Pinkham" in "The Lure of the City."

His shows were widely known for being entertaining, clean, and popular for many years. His favorite expression before the shows was "The stage never disgraced anybody, but a lot of people have disgraced the stage."

One night in Clay Center, Kans., while speaking his voice gave out. He was suffering from "preacher's throat," and for the last few years he talked in a low, rasping voice.

The show played at the old Strand and Lyric theaters in Lincoln and later set up a big tent on West O, where for six years they performed such plays as "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and "The Bat."

In 1954 he folded his tent and went into semi-retirement with his wife in Hebron where he divided his time between cattle raising, handling his rental properties, and keeping up with the shows. - Lincoln Star

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Family links:
Parents:
Herman L Boyes (1866 - 1945)
Marilla Wagner Boyes (1866 - 1959)

Spouse:
Florence E Boyes (1893 - 1974)

Sibling:
Bessie B. Hess (1888 - 1944)*
Clarence C Boyes (1890 - 1962)

*Calculated relationship

Inscription:
Beloved Husband of Florence

Burial:
Hebron City Cemetery
Hebron
Thayer County
Nebraska, USA
Plot: Block 28, Lot 3

Maintained by: Peggy Bargen Duey
Originally Created by: The Hansen
Record added: Aug 01, 2011
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General Notes: Wife - Florence E. Gallant

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Birth: Aug. 4, 1893
Death: Jun. 20, 1974

Family links:
Spouse:
Clarence C Boyes (1890 - 1962)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Hebron City Cemetery
Hebron
Thayer County
Nebraska, USA
Plot: Block 18, Lot 3

Maintained by: Peggy Bargen Duey
Originally Created by: The Hansen
Record added: Aug 01, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 74259224

Notes: Marriage

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