Round-Up | 1898-02-19 | Page 2 | Oakland's Vaudeville Preacher

oaklands Oak lands vaudeville Pr new york feb 14 rev james 11 II W nanis barris a fully ordained minister of the protestant episcopal church is goiny going on the vaudeville stage M mr r harris is if 38 years old and up to a short time t ime ago was pastor of the church of the holy redeemer in oakland cal ile he will make his professional debut in the burlesque of antonio and cleopatra in boston feb 28 lie ile is a graduate from the nachola Na shola theological seminary for a time he did missionary work throughout the west later he accepted a call to the church of the boly redeemer at oakland where ho be remained until four years ago when lie he made up his mind to go on the stage lift IIA resigned nef his pastorate and gave gare himself up to study some time ago lie he came to tins this city