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Show Bigger Than Booth. The exception to the role, if the scriptural script-ural saying that "a prophot is not without with-out honor save ill his own country" is really a rule, has been found, it was discovered, dis-covered, through a young man in the Booth and Modjesdca company. His name-is name-is Clarence Duval, and ho was assigned to the minor parts in the plays those great artists presented to tho public. In "Richelieu" he played Francois, and when the company was at Zanesville. O., that happened to be the play produced. This town is the young inans native place. It is the place where he was born, brought up, and vjhere he went out of nights to steal watermelons with the other boys. . Young Duval was not exactly a prophet, but ho was a member of a great company and the town turned out i great force. Tho house was full, and it soon became apparent that Clarence was the star attraction. at-traction. Every time he camo upon the stage he was greeted with applause, and for every little speech he made a bouquet of flowers was thrown him. Booth and Modjeska were terribly slighted that night, and as the actors stood bowing when the curtain arose, in response to an encore after the last act, a huge stand of flowers was handed over the footlights. It bore a card, on which was written three names in the following order: "Clarence Duval, Edwin Booth, Helena Modjeska." Clarence had all the honors that night, even if he should never be heard of again. Chicago Herald. |