Notes for Corsen Walton CLARK

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Notes for Corsen Walton CLARK

Tenrub Price Bible Record, N.J. Hist. Society.
DOB/DOD on tombstone.
findagrave.com
Corson W. Clarke made his acting debut in 1838 under the direction of James Wallack Sr.
In May of 1849, Corson was playing the role of Macduff in "MacBeth" opposite William Charles Mcready, in the title role, when the Astor Place Riot broke out.
After playing several seasons with Wallack and elsewhere, he moved to P.T. Barnum's American Museum. Clark was one of Barnum's best actors who later also took on the duties of stage manager and then Director of Amusements in 1852.
Corson Clark played the lead role of Edward Middleton in the temperance play "The Drunkard or The Fallen Saved." Its' run of one hundred consecutive performances set a long-run record for the time. Clark was so identified with the role that he was
known popularly as "Drunkard Clark."
The reference volume "American National Biography" states that Corson Clark "was a prominent and popular presence on the New York stage, both as a star and in support of the brightest theatrical personalities of his day. His repertoire, as both actor
and director, covered a huge number and variety of plays, from Shakespeare to contemporary melodrama. His appeal and versatility kept him constantly before the theatergoing public during the 1840s and 1850s."
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