Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-08
"A FRENCH CLOWN.

Choooiat came from Haiu one fno
morning and made HE debut In private
family as valet. Not successful IN this
role. ho rnp.away with mndhmo's pot femme
de chniahrc and later turned Up Ut the
Nouyoau Cirque as q clown.
Chooolat Is tho blacklist Interpretation
Of q negro on record, the darkest, i0llitst
Translation Of laughter cHtant flo a. the
most famous black clown In Chfiftondom
and tho only one i know whose face %
made UP for him by Providence without
the addition Of hccentuatod lines Of czng.
gurnto1 paint
There arc two Choc0ihts--in the ring md
out. In DO IL got up IN white duck or
flannel. ridiculously out en- exaggerated
parody of tho latest fashion, with white
cotton gloves every finger Of which D.
stretched wido apart from ~ follow and
used o. u means u expressing The most
ridiculous sentiments IN tho fiost uuhenrd
OF way. Ilo does not do the funny clown
who antics oternaliy, and whom We nll 30
well know. on tho contrary. bis role b. Co
pretend 10 be- fcarfully awkward and stun.
bio over everything IN and out Of sight ok.
hlustiyCly, 70 Tho uproarious delight N oil
tho small and large boys In tho delighted
audience.
Out of tho ring 10 l. tho successful no.
gro, full o. mischief aud jokes and dandy.
ism and vanity and ingcnuousnCss aud
good nature. ilo puts his hat on tho hnck
u bis head at the races. like any other
man, and, hls thumbs In bis urmplts,
struts from tho tribune TO tho boitlng
stalls. with a cighr between Die lips aud
hcnirn smile Tor bis ndmiru
Then thuru IA f0ottit famous for IN.
venting new situations aud conducting
them from the old standpoint, which nd.
mits Of bad French ihurilia, bad jokes
nd llhiium md horse play. with a round.
up N something rnlly clever somor.
snula with Iouitlt have developed into
things Of beauty aud innnlto redundancy
f1ruy0r and with bis lltilo rod Cycs, mud
bis long nose, and HE clowns gutup. with
IT. gfotusquo buttons and short WASTED
opportunities fully lived ny 20. be- f. Ms
delicious ni bic llttlo cardboard prototypes
In The shop Windows
In private NO Mr. Foottlt Il noted Tor
hia weakness Tor his friends wives plus
his own; but rogrcttahlo though u may
BE- this trait N biz thus Tar hos only saf,cd
10 augment his fame
Last summer be- fed tho town with o
lady who jumped through ring Tor 1.-Two.
lihoud, which probably explained her onrr.
lossnoss no 10 The necessity Of q ring Ia
private llio.
Then them 10 Modrnnn. Ho ~ riugmns.
ter Of prUuent Raised from tho rnuks u
ticket seller and general fnctotum Do
cracks Jokes nightly In public with Choco.
lat and foottit
His fame foll IN this wiao Tho Baron
dc Relnuch Of lonAma fame who was
noted fur hla afsrtion Tor circus ridors and
coryphcua, urod him nt fancy hall oddly
enough. Tho ball In question was Riyun
a. ono of the most elaborate nn do siooln
houses IN Paris II was fnlry scene
Electric lirht and il0wrrs and money nud
human nature allied up the gap made ~
thoso who refused 10 b. prclont for rca.
sons which were Obvious"
Tho ball was ovur. shcphcrdcsacs and
Mario Antoincttes aud German officers and
vivandicrcs and queens aud gypdos. ono
and all bad removed their masks and wcso
striving Ia cool on In tho giant conscrya.
tories, whom fountains played peffumod
water, whfn clown sprng into tho
room, but sush a clUwul Flashing with
dazzling jewels. clothed In cloth of gold
and hrocado, stinonod with magnificent
embroidery and prcoious stones, but
masked. A drcam Of n clown, who iohpcd
and whirlcd and turned gigantic soinor'
taults and siolo innumofahlo kisses thon
on again, IN and out between tho flower
and the electric lights nnto tho shadow
again, with diahollcal gestures Of c1Aggcr.
aicd importance and little fine suggestions
81 indescrihahlo charm and grace, lodged
hero and thOrp until thOy an went mad
over him, and, like u Gook of yaricolorud
sheep, followed him from room % room,
begging him 20 fumoyo his mask but no
would not. flo cluded them again and
again. and finally, whom thoy wcrc rouaod
% n frenzy uf excitement aud curiosity, ho
led thcm % the flower twisted staircase,
upon which tho tnpastriod walls ffnwucd,
and Just ns they had thulr arms about hi.
neck and woru asking riotouflyi "Who urr
yuui oh, who are you, pvtiy ciowuf" hc
unoo mow slipped from their grasp, and
with - flashing leap through tho vitiatcd
air dishpponrci. Later, az thoy sat down
10 supper hc Appeared among them with
out bis mask. ltwns the baron do Rel
mach.
Lntcr stili all Paris runH with tho nowi
Of his Suicide which Panama disclosures
induced, and thon Mcdrnnu remarked 90 O
frlcndi There were two OF us that night
was tho clown who executed tho pirou
cttea. lie went IN nftprwnTd llo hlrut
two oostumou exactly alike and Rnyo m,
my orders. Twas my last appearance IL
that capacity. II hc had paid mo by check
instead Of IN bank notes, who knows, Nor
Diou, but !, too, might have become In
yolvcd in Panama. Stanley CLARK IN
san Francisco Argonnut