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Show WOES OF THE HEAVY VILLAIN. ii - I Uood ActJnfr Howariled by Threats of I. Vlolonco from Gallery Godrt. . Tho man, who playp heavy parts In a . theatrical company docs not lie on i bed of rowos. He is unpopular with the audience, and especially with the denizens den-izens of the gallery, because lie is ol-ways ol-ways east for the villnin's part, ami all the dirty work of the play falls to his lot. In one of the local stock companies, com-panies, Kays the Philadelphia Uoeord, ' is a gentleman whose impersonations ot villains has for .several seasons offended of-fended the virtuous gallery gods, and he ia always, sure of being round!, hissed, which is really a compliment to liis art. He was really startled, though, one day bust week- to receive the following fol-lowing letter: "Take warning by this. For a long time i have bore your aotahuns with pashunts and so has many others. Your a dirty sneake and a skoundrel. I dont see how the folks wot runs tlte theater puts up with your acthuns. Tlu way you pereekute that poor young lady every week is oi'trag-ous oi'trag-ous and i want you to stop. If you don't i will lay for you when you come out of the theater sum n!te nnd soke you." The actor in question prizes this communication highly, but, at the same, time, he is on the lookout for the. gentleman who wants to "soke" him. |
