John F. Clarke

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Monologuist and singing Comedian.  15 min in 1.  Not as strong as I had expected.  Material is chestnutty and songs failed to reach the vital point.  Work lacks spontaneity.  May pull up later in the week.  Can’t expect a Jim Thornton in this spot, stage manager says, but we would like the audience to forget their troubles a little longer and stronger than Clarke made them this afternoon.
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Keith-Albee managers' report book, February 4-September 9, 1907