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Show Birthplace of Henry Irving. In this month stxty-flvo years ngo was born in a village of Somersetshire, Somerset-shire, England, John Henry Brodrlbb, hotter known to tho world as Sir Henry Hen-ry Irving. His native placo is a little out-of-the-world hamlet six miles from tho nearost railway, and the house of his nativity, with wt advortlsomont tor somebody's teas, Is potntod out to tho visitor. Tho last Irviugito relic disappeared from tho village a few years ago, when a gentleman purchased pur-chased tho robes In which tho actor was christened. |