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CLARKE, JOHN SLEEPER (18331899)

This article appears in Volume V06, Page 445 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: CHR-CLI
CLARKE, JOHN SLEEPER (18331899) , American actor, was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on the 3rd of September 1833, and was educated for the law. He made his first appearance in Boston as Frank
Hardy
  in Paul Pry in 185 r. In 1859 he married Asia Booth, daughter of Junius Brutus Booth, and he was associated with his brother-in-law Edwin Booth in the management of the Winter Garden theatre in New
York
 , the
Walnut
  Street theatre in Philadelphia and the Boston theatre. In 1867 he went to London, where he made his first appearance at the St James's as Major
Wellington
  de Boots in Stirling Coynes's Everybody's Friend, rewritten for him and called The Widow's Hunt. His success was so great that he remained in England for the rest of his life, except for four visits to America. Among his favourite parts were Toodles, which ran for 200 nights at the Strand, Dr Pangloss in The
Heir
 -at-law, and Dr 011apod in The Poor
Gentleman
 . He managed several London theatres, including the Haymarket, where he preceded the Bancrofts. He retired in 1889, and died on the 24th of September 1899. His two sons also were actors.


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