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Show This Clown and Acrobat Had Kings for' IMfetetfe III Special to The Tribune, r LONDON, Atig. 20. Twice within a few days King George has shown Interest in the humble Iuughter-makers of tho ; circus ring. By a letter to the relatives of Henry Johnson, a celebrated acrobat who has just died at Grantham at the ago of 303, he expressed sympathy with . j them In the loss of ono who had per formed before many monarchs. A little -J. later lie sent $15 as a present to James ( Doughty, aged 9U, the oldest clown still before- the public. : Johnson was born in 1S0G, and In tho courso of his youthful career with vari- I ous traveling shows he covered tho great- or part of tho world, till ho penetrated j to Poking. Then he joined a Chinese f juggler named Mullaba and tho partner- j Bhlp continued for many years, during which they performed before King Wil- llam IV., Queen Victoria. King Edward U (when Prince of Wales), the kaiser and i . other European rulers. On his hundredth birthday he received a letter of congratu-$ congratu-$ latlon written in King Edward's own U hand, fj The late king was also continually kind to James Doughty, who intends to celo- brate his ninety-second birthday by per forming with his dogs at a benefit por- formanco at Brighton, the well-known U south coast resort. Years ago, when tho harlequinade was the prlmo attraction-of attraction-of tho London pantomime, ho was the I I principal figure In tho performance at ; Covent Garden. ' I I AOEDBAT WHO HAD BOYAL ! FRIENDS. |