Hi all,

I happened to take a video (really it is audio with brief flashes of light)
of Holbrook talking on the site of Mark Twain's study in Elmira at the end
of "Mark Twain Summer Camp" six or so years ago.  In the video, he talks
about meeting Clara, although I don't think he mentions performing for
her.  Clara does mention that the ghost of Mark Twain had seen Holbrook
perform.

https://humorinamerica.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/happy-birthday-hal-holbrook/

The videos are at the end.

Tracy

On Sun, Nov 29, 2015 at 8:09 PM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> >Does anyone know if Clara or her daughter ever saw Holbrook perform Mark
> >Twain?
>
> I believe I've read that he tried out portions of his act for Clara (in
> relative private, presumably) before launching the original Broadway
> version
> of Mark Twain Tonight, and she gave it her stamp of approval.
>
> -- Bob G.
>
> P.S. I thought I might have seen that on the liner notes for one of the
> original albums from that show, but I checked and that's not the source,
> unless I missed it.
>