MISSED FIRE.
A good tale is told about a certain actor who recently played the " heavy villain " in representation of one of our nowadays sensational dramas. At the close of the fifth act, where the d^no^ement occurs, the artist had to blow out his o*ains' hn'» un* fortunately the pistol missed fireV ne?er * theless, he fell as if dead. But scarJ. had the curtain touched tbe stage before he i ad it up again, and came to the front with a second pistol in his band. " Ladies and gentlemen," he said, addressing the audience, who were still impressed by his strange suicide, " it would certainly be a ■deplorable thing if, in a city like this, re- . nowned for its firearms, the denouement of a piece sthould be destroyed through the fault of a pistol; " and, pointing the second pistol at fa is head, which this time went off with a loud report, he again fell down amidst thunder* of applause and the • laughter of the audieu.ee.
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Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3037, 8 November 1878, Page 2
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166MISSED FIRE. Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3037, 8 November 1878, Page 2
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