Harry Corson Clarke
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| Born | January 13, 1861 New York, New York, USA |
| Died | August 28, 1923 (aged 62) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Known for | 1884–1923 |
Harry Corson Clarke (January 13, 1861 – March 3, 1923) was an American theatre actor and manager who played a single game of Major League baseball in 1889.
Clarke was born in New York City, the son of H. G. Clarke and Adele Clarke, both actors. His grandfather Corson W. Clarke was the stage manager at Barnum's Museum. He began his stage career in his youth by playing with his mother and acting as advance agent for various companies, but made his real debut as an actor in 1884, when he played a part in The Lights o' London. He next played a season of repertoire with Maud Granger's company and then appeared in the initial production of Beauty at Wallack's Theatre, New York. His next role was that of the Stage Manager in Mam'zelle. For several years thereafter he played in various stock companies, and he is said to have played 250 roles eccentric roles in as many consecutive weeks.[1][2]
He has been as comedian and stage manager of the stock company at the Lyceum Theatre, Denver, and comedian of the Columbia Theatre Stock Company, San Francisco. With the latter company he had two successful seasons in Honolulu. In 1897 he first appeared as a star in What Happened to Jones, which lasted for three seasons. He then starred in What Did Tomkins Do? in the 1900-01 season and subsequently spent several seasons in stock companies . Clarke went into vaudeville in 1906, since which he has been seen in comedy sketches.[1][2]
He died in Los Angeles on March 3, 1923. He was married to actress Margaret Dale Owen.[3]
He played in 1 game for the 1889 Washington Nationals of the National League on August 28, 1889. He played right field and failed to get a hit in three at-bats.[4]
References
- ^ a b Browne, Walter; Koch, E. De Roy (1908). Who's Who on the Stage. New York: B. W. Dodge & Company. pp. 88–89.
- ^ a b Storms, A. D. (1901). The Players Blue Book. Worcester, Mass.: Sutherland & Storms. p. 262.
- ^ Variety. March 8, 1923. p. 9.
- ^ Morris, Peter. "Harry Clarke". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
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External links
Media related to Harry Corson Clarke at Wikimedia Commons- Harry Corson Clarke at the Internet Broadway Database
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- 1911 Hawaiian Opera House Program(archived)
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