The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-04
DIVORCED FROM
ACTOR HUSBAND
Mrs Harry COrsOn Clarke Sc
cures a Decree.
BOTH KNOWN IN SALT LAKE
WOMAN A SAN FRANCISCO
HEIREss AND SOCIETY LADY.

Word has been received in this city
from New York that the supreme couri
there has granted an interiocutory divorce
70 Alice Deming Clarke from Harry Cor
son Clarke. a Miss Halfway being named
as correspondent Mr.. Clarke and his
wife were well known in salt Lake,
Where some years ago they ran STOCK
company Il the Grand theatr Later they
VISITED The city several times while on
ia the charge the complainant alleges
That her husband was altogether TOO in
unate at Seattle last March with MAJ
garet Dale Owen The defendant denied
the charges.
The news Of the divorce proceedings If
Harry COrsOn Clarke and his wife, who
before her marriage was beautiful Miss
Alice Dening, viii be received with sur
prise by friends of the couple IN this city.
Tor, although there have been rumors that
Inc two were not happy in their married
life, it was supposed that they had merely
decided to live apart.
Marriage Was Opposed.
It was about seven years ago that an
nouncement was made Of the engagement
of Miss Alice Deming, heiress and beauty.
TO Harry COrSOn Clarke. the actor. So
ciety was greatly interested and tongues
Immediately began to Wag. 1t was said
that the marriage could not be a haDpy
one; and friends Of the young woman, as
well as her relatives. urged her not to
take such a step, because OF the PROBES
sion OF her husband and their naturally
dissimilar points of view. But Miss Dem
ing met all arguments by saying that she
would marry the man of her choice. and
the wedding toek place
Net in Honolulu.
II was during a visit to the Hawaiian
Islands that the two had met and loved.
Miss Demiug had gone there on a pleas
IRE trip with her mother. Mrs r. O.
Demlng, and her sister. Miss Adelaide
Dcming. Harry Corson Clarke was a
member of the FrawIey COMPANY. then
playing their first ENLARGEMENT in Homo
Lulu- Inc actors and actresses of the
company were extensively entertained in
the social set in Honolulu. so that Miss
Deming and the actor were often thrown
together and the inevitable in that land
4 Dreamy delight followed. The marriage
fHFas for time the continuation of the
honeymoon, and Mrs Clarke took Great
interest IN her husbands professional ca
leer. but gradually she tired of the tray
cling from one place to another
Then II was that Mrs. Clarke received a
large income from her Parents and She
and her husband took Up their. residence
IN New YORK, where they lived at a fash
lonable hotel Miss Adelaide Deming fire.
quently visited her sister. while Clarke
was seldom with his wife. Miss Deming
divorce.
Clarke's Career.
Harry Corson Clarke had considerable
success in his profession. He was con
Sidered a rather good comedian and
starred for a time IN laughter provoking
Iarces- At one time he was q sufferer
from ill-health and il was said that he
lived for a year entirely on milk and mo-
lasses candy
Mrs, Clarke is a member OF the wealthy
1eming family. whose family home is n
Ellis street. San Francisco. She is pos
Sessed OF considerable money in her own
right and when a Eirl was considered one
~ the handsomest and most attractive
of her set.