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Henry Watterson: “Never have I passed five hours in a theater so filled with thrills.”

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Never have I passed five hours in a theater so filled with thrills.
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Henry Watterson
Democratic · Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

Watterson reflects on a particularly thrilling experience at the theater.

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