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THE WOLF IN THE THEATRE by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS

First Line: IT WAS A THRILLING WESTERN PLAY
Last Line: THEIR HAVOC IN THE HUMAN SOUL?
Subject(s): THEATER & THEATERS; WOLVES;
It was a thrilling Western play
Shown in New York the other day.
A snarling wolf broke from his cage
And leaped across the lighted stage.
Down to the startled crowd he sprang;
With sudden shrieks the building rang,
And many a bleeding wound he gave
Before a "bobby," swift and brave,
Grappled his throat, and with a grim
And steady courage conquered him.

But oftentimes with no demurs
Do wolves attack our theatres, --
Wolves of the foulest shame and sin,
That boldly, unopposed, leap in.
Unseen, unheard, their savage jaws;
Unseen, unfelt, their tearing claws;
But oh, what surgeon can make whole
Their havoc in the human soul?



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