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CLARKE, JOHN SLEEPER (1833–1899)

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Originally appearing in Volume V06, Page 445 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CLARKE, See also:JOHN See also:SLEEPER (1833–1899) , See also:American actor, was See also:born in See also:Baltimore, See also:Maryland, on the 3rd of See also:September 1833, and was educated for the See also:law. He made his first See also:appearance in See also:Boston as See also:Frank See also:Hardy in See also:Paul Pry in 185 r. In 1859 he married See also:Asia See also:Booth, daughter of See also:Junius See also:Brutus Booth, and he was associated with his See also:brother-in-law See also:Edwin Booth in the management of the See also:Winter See also:Garden See also:theatre in New See also:York, the See also:Walnut See also:Street theatre in See also:Philadelphia and the Boston theatre. In 1867 he went to See also:London, where he made his first appearance at the St See also:James's as See also:Major See also:Wellington de Boots in See also:Stirling Coynes's Everybody's Friend, rewritten for him and called The Widow's See also:Hunt. His success was so See also:great that he remained in See also:England for the See also:rest of his See also:life, except for four visits to See also:America. Among his favourite parts were Toodles, which ran for 200 nights at the Strand, Dr Pangloss in The See also:Heir-at-law, and Dr 011apod in The Poor See also: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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