WHAT IS FAME?
Not very long ago an American schoolboy asked Mr. Le Gallienne, the well-known writer, for his autograph. “ Certainly,” said the poet, beaming with pleasure. Next day the boy presented himself again. “ Will you give your autograph, sir?” he .asked. ! “ But I gave you my autograph yesterday,” Mr. Le Gallienne exclaimed. And the youth kindly explained: “Yes, I know you did; but I swopped that and a dollar for the autograph of Jim Jeffries!”
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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIX, Issue 1101, 18 May 1911, Page 22
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76WHAT IS FAME? New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XIX, Issue 1101, 18 May 1911, Page 22
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