Born in Massachusetts to a family of merchants and seamen, Clapp traveled to Paris to translate the socialist writing
Figaro writes to Mr. Editor that he has decided to "rebel" for the week from the "slavery" of attempting to write something witty about the theater. Figaro writes that this decision came about after talking a friend at Pfaff's into writing the column for him and his substitute reporter being unable to produce anything on the state of theater.
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Born in Massachusetts to a family of merchants and seamen, Clapp traveled to Paris to translate the socialist writing
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