Amateur actor gets shot in the fracas

Reprint of this story from the April 15, 1904 issue of The Grand Encampment Herald brought to you courtesy of Grandma’s Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. Preserving History - Serving the Community.

WOUNDED IN BATTLE

Amateur Actor Has a Taste of War --- Shot in the Fracas

Earle R. Clemens was badly powder burned Monday night while rehearsing for the military play, Santiago, to be given the following evening. Mr. Clemens was to represent Phillip Bassett, one of the important characters in the play, who, while under suspicion for stealing, enlists in the U.S. army to fight against the Spanish in Cuba....