The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-10-13
The Drama Taught
BY Mail

Pear Sir: Your application for in
by mail calculated to fit you
0r he ordinary villainous part in a
oiodrana received and filed. Your
emittance Of $40 is hereby acknowl-
saced.
We have turned out of our CORE
c~nondeuce school some of the most
rilainors actors now on the stage,
nd each succeeding season we are
making them more so. One of our
pupils was set upon by an angry audi
ence in Texas a few weeks ago and
beaten within an inch Of his life, so
naturally and villianously did he car
ny 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 a
few suggestions as the basis for your
future work. Follow directions care
fully and advise us when you have
mastered these elementary principles.
First, the teeth: You must learn to
grind them readily, with a 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 a
"supe." This will not do. Every
really successful villain should learn
to grind his own teeth. We have a
small emery toothgrinder hat 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
a supply of our emery grinders. in
your vest pocket. We make special
rates on them by the dozen, and they
viii be Of great service to you.
Second, the hair: 1t must be jet
black and curly. If you have natural
" black and curly hair so much the
better. 1t viii not take so much of
your attention. Otherwise remit $3.50
for a 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 rh%inoceros 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
T,f. CDr,Cr ont Ar Drsr.1 Of , n.sFfo.1
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 a light perspir-
alton: then glide until you cool off,
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
mortgage that is to rob her of the
Old farm, swagger. For practice you
MAY wave part of an old newspaper
and wager before the glass until
yol are thoroughly aroused and feel
VIA nois. Then write us for further
ms ruc iohs.
Faurlh, setting the teeth; Certain
yenr lines must be Kissed through
rour set teeth. The success of these
ines depends upon getting the teeth
properly set. Setting the teeth is ac-
luired only by long practice.
Fifth the speech: When you have
earned to hiss through your set teeth
little alcohol or gasoline viii dis
;olve the tooth setting and you are
rec again to resume your villainy-
The speech now becomes of prime
Importance. A good many OF your
,est lines depend upon it. For your
irst lessons take these words, which
-ou will have frequent need of:
"Tushi" Very expressive and ne
essary. Tush before the glass about
0 times, putting worlds of scorn into
ach tush.
"Bahi" This is one of the most
Important words in your vocabulary.
l good pan VIII always DllnS DOWN
he house, The bah must come from
he very lower lobes of the lungs; or,
still, the abdomen. A little Z
all that comes from only the back
eeth will not do. You will need to 5
all at the heroine, the hero, the hon
st but supplemented farm hand, and
ossibly at the police. With the right Q
ind of a bah, you will be able to get
trough four or five acts before you 4
re caught. A poor bah may land you f..
/ the tolls in the second act. 4
"Pish, Hahi FUDGE" These
nd other EXPLANATIONS should be
a~refully %rehearsed- After you have /
Idged until you feel proficient, hah
berally. Do not neglect these. }
Sixth, the "Kuh-hursesl' These
re highly important. 1t may be ne ]
sssary for you at any moment to 8
cap %kuh-hurses on some one. For
lis purpose we supply a small pack :
ye of assorted Kuh-hurses, guaran- {
ed to keep in any climate, always Il
esh and vigorous, good, hardy stock. )