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08-20-2014, 04:26 PM (This post was last modified: 08-20-2014 04:53 PM by Gene C.)
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Any idea of who the "Mr. C" an the end of the article might be?

Interesting that the paper would say he is the brother of Mrs. John S Clarke, wife of the celebrated comedian, instead of the brother of Edwin Booth.
Was John Clarke living in Philadelphia at the time? He doesn't sound real bright. Accoring to Wikipedia, he came into possesion of two letters, from his wife, written by JWB. He turned them over to the Philidelphia Inquirer (stupid) and they printed one of them. His actions led to his arrest and imprisonment for a month.

Once released from prison, Clark told his wife Asia, who was pregnant with twins (born August 1865), that he wanted a divorce, to sperate himself professionaly from the name of Booth. He didn't divorce her, but they were married in name only, and Clarke sought the life of a bachalor. He went to London in 1867, and remained there the rest of his life, except for four visits to America

Wikipedia on Asia Booth Clarke indicated they married in 1859 and had 8 children together. wow! (Edwin Booth Society says they only had six) "The Unlocked Book, John Wilkes Booth, A Sisters Memoir was written 1874, but she kept its existence hidden, fearing it would upset her husband." And according to the Edwin Booth Society, she moves to London with husband and kids in 1868, never to return in her lifetime. http://ebooth-myhamlet.livejournal.com/8257.html
Does Wikipedia have their facts right?

So when is this "Old Enough To Know Better" supposed to kick in?
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Booth Aided by Mosby - BettyO - 08-20-2014, 08:30 AM
RE: Booth Aided by Mosby - L Verge - 08-20-2014, 09:53 AM
RE: Booth Aided by Mosby - BettyO - 08-20-2014, 10:14 AM
RE: Booth Aided by Mosby - RJNorton - 08-20-2014, 10:15 AM
RE: Booth Aided by Mosby - BettyO - 08-20-2014, 10:22 AM
RE: Booth Aided by Mosby - SSlater - 08-21-2014, 11:34 PM
RE: Booth Aided by Mosby - J. Beckert - 08-20-2014, 12:04 PM
RE: Booth Aided by Mosby - Linda Anderson - 08-20-2014, 12:18 PM
RE: Booth Aided by Mosby - BettyO - 08-20-2014, 12:22 PM
RE: Booth Aided by Mosby - Linda Anderson - 08-20-2014, 12:30 PM
RE: Booth Aided by Mosby - BettyO - 08-20-2014, 01:43 PM
RE: Booth Aided by Mosby - RJNorton - 08-20-2014, 03:18 PM
RE: Booth Aided by Mosby - Linda Anderson - 08-20-2014, 05:16 PM
RE: Booth Aided by Mosby - Gene C - 08-20-2014 04:26 PM
RE: Booth Aided by Mosby - RJNorton - 08-20-2014, 05:17 PM
RE: Booth Aided by Mosby - BettyO - 08-22-2014, 06:15 AM
RE: Booth Aided by Mosby - L Verge - 08-22-2014, 10:18 AM
RE: Booth Aided by Mosby - SSlater - 08-22-2014, 10:31 PM
RE: Booth Aided by Mosby - Rick Smith - 08-23-2014, 01:27 PM
RE: Booth Aided by Mosby - BettyO - 08-23-2014, 08:37 AM
RE: Booth Aided by Mosby - Wild Bill - 08-27-2014, 11:17 AM
RE: Booth Aided by Mosby - L Verge - 08-27-2014, 07:44 PM
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