The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-11-01
The Drama Taught
by Mail


for the ordinary villainous part in q
melodrama received and filed. Your
remittance of $40 Is hereby acknowl.
edged
We have turned out of our CORE
sopondence school some of the most
villainous actors now on the stage,
and each succeeding season We are
making them more so. One Of our
pupils was set upon by an angry audi
enee in Texas few weeks ago and
beaten within an inch of hts life, 80
naturally and villianeusly did he car.
ry out his part in THE Unwound
handspring; or, The Watch That
Failed" He has sent us a splendid
testimonial, with his photograph aft
er the attack, a copy Of which we in
close as an additional assurance OF
our skill at making villains by mail.
For your first lesson we append q
few suggestions as the basis for your
future work. Follow directions caro-
fully and advise us when you have
mastered these elementary principles
First, the teeth: You must learn to
grind them readily. with graf
ing sound that can be heard as far as
the gallery.
Some villains carry along a prop
erty dentist to grind their teeth for
them, or employ a local dentist as
''supe." This will not do. Every
really successful villain should learn
to grind his own teeth. We have a
small emery toothgrinder that We
sell at rs cents that has proved very
satisfactory, In case the necessities
of the drama requires the teeth to be
ground several times in the course
of one performance you should have
supply of our emery grinders in
your vest pocket. We make special
rates on them by the dozen, and they
will be of great service to you.
Second, the hair: 1t must be jet
black and curly. If you have natural
ly black and curly hair so much the
better. 1t will not take so much of
your attention. Otherwise remit So 50
for quart of our Jet dye, guaranteed
not to turn green, spot, freckle or
scale. We have also a pocket curler,
inexpensive and efficient, and we pre-
pare a rhinoceros grease hair wax
which lasts indefinitely and keeps the
| ringlets always in Condition. Espe-
cial attention must be paid to these
details of the hair. The villain whose
hair comes out Of curl at a critical
| point in the play is lost.
| Third, the walk: The villains walk
is essential to success. You should
stand before the pier glass at least
four hours a day and practice the
strut, the glide and the swagger.
Strut until you are in light perspir.
alton; then glide until you cool OF,
and finally swagger until you are
steaming hot. Remember, you must
never appear on the stage with an or.
binary carriage. When you threaten
the heroine, strut; when you steal
the child, glide; when you wave the
old farm, swagger. For practice you
may wave part of an old newspaper
and swagger before the glass until
you are thoroughly aroused and fee
villainous. Then write us for furthe,
instructions.
Fourth, setting the teeth Certain
of your lines must be Kissed through
your set teeth. The success of these
lines depends upon getting the teeth
properly set. Setting the teeth is &C
quired only by long practice.
Fifth, the speech: When you havt
| 10 tac ant oct
little alcohol or gasoline will dis
solve the tooth setting and you arS
free again to resume your villainy.
The speech now becomes of prim,
Importance. A good many Of you
best lines depend upon 1t. For you
frst lessons take these words, whicl
you will have frequent need Of:
"Tush!" Very expressive and ne
cessary. Tush before the glass abou
80 times. putting worlds of scorn int
each tush.
BAH" This is one of the mos
A good bah will always bring dow
the house The bah must come fror
the very lower lobes of the lungs; o,
better still, the abdomen. A littl
bah that comes from only the bacl
teeth will not do. Yoa will need I
bah at the heroine the hero, the hor
est but simple-minded farm hand, an
possibly at the police. With the RICH
kind of a bah, you will be able to sc
through four or five acts before 20
are caught. A poor bah may land 20
, In the tolls In the second act.
"P1sh! Hah. Fudge!" Thes
, and other EXPLANATIONS should
, carefully rehearsed. After you hav
Judged until you feel proficient, ha
literally. Do not neglect these.
, Sixth, the "Kuhhurses!" Thes
; are highly important. 1t may be n
l cessary for you at any moment
heap kuh-hurses on some one. Fl
this purpose we supply a small pac
age of assorted Kuh-hurses, guara
l teed to keep in any climate, alwa,
8 fresh and vigorous, good, hardy stoc
8 Thus supplied. when you say "Ku
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