The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-05-27
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Annis Clarke. Who di-i uu Thursday
In 'hioasr. where -hs wa- srttns With We
company - Julia Narlow-. hal a long career
a. the head - the lmou- Bn-ion Museum
company. Nhich mad, hsr the b"-t kn"Sr
stoek artre-- q her time.
The players - the Bu-ion Museum, 'i
whom william Warren wuS probably IN"
most famous. Ner~ never known ~ N l'
prime Ia other cities AMI when the roin
pany came here once 10 at IN support ~
td~in Booth and Iawrenc" Barrett T.
wa not very highly thought ~ HUI ia
New England II Was long considered ~"
beet tina coull he eSrect~d In tho theatre
and doubtless de-erv~i that reputation
Annie clarke was IL lrading actr"~-
until is92 and first acted with III" company
IA 1858. hen she was a child. appearing
a. the Duke Of York to the R'chdrd m
" ChArl,s Couldock. She had before that
time been a pupil at the dancing school
kept hy the mother OF Adelaide FhiiIps'
who was attracted by the grace aud beauty
Of the child and thought that sho would u"
a SucCs.ss On the stage.
She suggested this TO the girls parents,
and Annie began her career at the Boston
Museum, at which she was destined to r"-
main for many years She was born IN
Boston In Ist5.
She acted in Uncle Toms Cabin whom
IN. play was performed first In Boston
and she played a child's part in The silver
spoon In 1859 she was one Of the fairies
Ia an elaborate performance OF A Mid
summer Nights Dream and then went
away from the scene ~ her fret Efforts
10 appear In the company at "a" Howard
Ath-i ~ IN where she acted first IN a
Hard struggle Then size began 10 travel
through th. New England towns, although
she was a, tia, time only II
Size acted soubrst,e roe when IN i>dl
she went hack to the Museum to resume
her place In TIA. company It, leading
actress At that time wa- hate IL" gnnlds
and the secondary parts were play 'd bN
Josephine orion
When Miss orion left the com0anv Miss
Clarke was inn lately advanced to her
place. ana a. long A. Miss X lgu'lis T"-
manned IN the COMPANY Miss Clarke WIS
her support in T." ~" 70 -. Ms
R'!sno.d' CAV" place t. Kat Denim. ani
dauug hoT Ilouml,r,y II tur pot 81 lead
ing actress Nil Clarke wa, also her a.
slstsnt
Alter a few seasons she hscame the lead
nav laiN bl w" 'NllI'AlN W paw !" shN-
Denim. having begun At the l"ast important
pos ia the company Her pre- 'rttipu had
b.-,n long. but -ie hal arduous duties
before her Their character may b" gath
erred from the fact that she played during
her first -sason as leading lazy r"s' Hicen
ro's that were quite new to her
j X Shev"ll was l"ading actor ~ the
COM ans during III" earlier DAYS OF her
work a. leading lady and vas sucN'-ed'"i
by Charles Barron William Warren Was
g." leading comedian - The company aLd
NJ Ninc.nt wa No fre' ID woman
In tho" davs thu - "rt To-" ~ th" com
pauy includs 4 classical PLAYS ~ we'll a.
the modern dramas. and 80 a.. II hes M!-s
Clarke took the leading roo Sh fsCam"
"A great favurite In Bo.tpu aud Ter fam"
spr,al Throughout the country SIZE con
iin@i her apis erarc"- towrv" - N'~'"n
Tn" great popularity of tho Boston
Museum throughout New luglsui ,nshl'"l
that theatre - maintain t. -" K 'onIaiv
long after msnv others had Cuu" uu' -
existence l. Wa ~" la.t 'Noatr" 20 sup
port visiting stars with it. own PLAYERS
But It had to follow the oour-" II ~"
times. and in 1899 Nil. Clarke made h't
farewell appearance n the lcsitng actress
81 the thsa'r" In which she hal acted Win
hut few Interruptions Tor nearly FORTY
wears. -. mad" hcr farewell appearance
AT a sJpsrial matinee. acting N"slnn' IN
4 scrap Il Paper and Peg Wellington
IN tasks aud fay"s PartS OF huiu plays
were gwen
TIE golden DAYS of Miss Clark"'s career
came 20 an end with ~" losing 81 VI"
n -'uu Museum, AMI sh" took her place
after 'ha' amouC'hc iucYu=Ii uous a,'r"~-"s
Of tho rank AMI M" 81" PLAYED fnr a tim"
in u Ro-ton stock comuanv and was later
a-so.i.tei with Iohn MASON and Marion
M,nula. olga N,thcr-ol". Ri'hsrI Mans
field. Julia Msrlowe and various stock
companies.
She was acting in 'whpn K%nish,hood
Was In Flower A. the time 81 her dcath.