Married Ephraim Quincy Knowlton, 18 Oct 1881, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Children - John Knowlton, Lynne Knowlton, Rhean Knowlton, Juliet Knowlton, Helen Knowlton, Hooper Knowlton, Owen Knowlton, Gwen Knowlton, Geneve Clawson Knowlton
Heart Throbs of the West, Kate B. Carter, Vol. 4, p. 91
Ellen Spencer Clawson, was a charming and brilliant woman with a beautiful soprano voice, yet she was gentle, modest and refined. For twenty-five years, she played leading roles with the historic Home Dramatic Club, and sang the leading parts for the Salt Lake Opera Company. When the oratorio "Belshazzar" was presented in the Tabernacle, she sang the part of the Queen.
Her dramatic career began at an early age. When only twelve, she played Prince Arthur in Shakespeare's "King John," with Junius Brutus Booth, brother of the great Edwin. Mr. Booth invited Edith to travel with his company, but her father refused permission. Many years later, when she sang "Comin' Through the Rye" in the Tabernacle for the renowned Edwin Booth, he insisted that she sign the Tabernacle guest book as a member of his company because she had once played with his brother.
The first time Edith appeared as leading lady was in 1880, with John S. Lindsay and David McKenzie in the "Celebrated Case." Her last regular performance was in 1894 with J. H. Stoddart, of New Hampshire, in "Saints and Sinners," the final play of the Home Dramatic Club.
One evening, in the spring of 1895, H. G. Whitney and John D. Spencer called at her home on Canyon Road, to ask her to play the part of Priscilla in the opera by that name, billed to open at the Salt Lake Theatre within two weeks. The opera had been in preparation for some time, but unexpectedly, the leading lady had resigned. They found Edith in bed, with her infant son, Hooper, not two weeks old, in a crib near by. She agreed to do the part. In the short time allowed, she learned the score, prepared her costumes, one a dainty pink China silk with organdie collar and cuffs, another a canary yellow; and the curtain rose on schedule. That was her final appearance on the stage. She died December 31, 1940. — Ivy C. Towler.
Married Ephraim Quincy Knowlton, 18 Oct 1881, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Children - John Knowlton, Lynne Knowlton, Rhean Knowlton, Juliet Knowlton, Helen Knowlton, Hooper Knowlton, Owen Knowlton, Gwen Knowlton, Geneve Clawson Knowlton
Heart Throbs of the West, Kate B. Carter, Vol. 4, p. 91
Ellen Spencer Clawson, was a charming and brilliant woman with a beautiful soprano voice, yet she was gentle, modest and refined. For twenty-five years, she played leading roles with the historic Home Dramatic Club, and sang the leading parts for the Salt Lake Opera Company. When the oratorio "Belshazzar" was presented in the Tabernacle, she sang the part of the Queen.
Her dramatic career began at an early age. When only twelve, she played Prince Arthur in Shakespeare's "King John," with Junius Brutus Booth, brother of the great Edwin. Mr. Booth invited Edith to travel with his company, but her father refused permission. Many years later, when she sang "Comin' Through the Rye" in the Tabernacle for the renowned Edwin Booth, he insisted that she sign the Tabernacle guest book as a member of his company because she had once played with his brother.
The first time Edith appeared as leading lady was in 1880, with John S. Lindsay and David McKenzie in the "Celebrated Case." Her last regular performance was in 1894 with J. H. Stoddart, of New Hampshire, in "Saints and Sinners," the final play of the Home Dramatic Club.
One evening, in the spring of 1895, H. G. Whitney and John D. Spencer called at her home on Canyon Road, to ask her to play the part of Priscilla in the opera by that name, billed to open at the Salt Lake Theatre within two weeks. The opera had been in preparation for some time, but unexpectedly, the leading lady had resigned. They found Edith in bed, with her infant son, Hooper, not two weeks old, in a crib near by. She agreed to do the part. In the short time allowed, she learned the score, prepared her costumes, one a dainty pink China silk with organdie collar and cuffs, another a canary yellow; and the curtain rose on schedule. That was her final appearance on the stage. She died December 31, 1940. — Ivy C. Towler.
Family Members
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Hiram Bradley Clawson Jr
1851–1914
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Orson Spencer Clawson
1852–1916
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Catherine Chole Clawson
1854–1854
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Edna Ellen Clawson Tibbitts
1855–1945
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Laura Aurelia Clawson
1857–1859
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Lucy Ardella Clawson Cummings
1858–1934
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Georgia Clawson Foote
1860–1944
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Florence Harriet Clawson
1864–1865
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Howard Wells Clawson
1866–1867
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Ivie Clawson Greene
1868–1956
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Winifred Clawson Ellerbeck
1870–1942
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Roy Clawson
1873–1878
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Ruby Clawson Godbe
1876–1973
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Stanley Hastings Clawson
1854–1933
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Teresa Clawson Wells
1855–1897
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Rudger Clawson
1857–1943
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John Willard Clawson
1858–1936
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Leo Herbert Clawson
1859–1937
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Sidney Beatie Clawson
1860–1936
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Walter Scott Clawson
1861–1906
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Thomas Alfred Clawson Sr
1862–1942
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Phebe Kimball Clawson Taylor
1862–1948
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Selden Irwin Clawson
1863–1958
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Luna Clawson
1866–1867
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Mary "Mamie" Clawson Beatie
1867–1936
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Mabel Clawson
1867–1870
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Harry Clawson
1868–1869
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Louine Carlie Clawson Young
1869–1965
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Victor Young Clawson
1870–1871
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Infant Clawson
1870–1870
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Nell Young Clawson Rosenbaum
1872–1937
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Monroe Clawson
1872–1873
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Tessie Clawson Groesbeck
1872–1963
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Kate Young Clawson Lambert
1874–1914
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Gay Clawson
1874–1879
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Alice Clawson Campbell
1876–1956
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Bessie Young Clawson Hughes
1878–1942
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Shirl Young Clawson
1881–1929
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Chester Young Clawson
1883–1962
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Josephine Clawson Thomson
1886–1975
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Scott Richmond Clawson
1888–1906
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