A Fine Old Heavy Villain.
Oh, I’m a deep died villain of a somewhat bygone age,
When T. P. Cooke and N. T. Hicks were heroes of the stage;
Such heroes old playgoers vow they look for now in vain,
What thunders of applause in those old days I used to gain,
When a fine old heavy villain
Of the Drama’s palmy days.
Now having rested silently for nearly fifty years,
The very Deep Red Rover for a short time reappears,
Although not quite so heavy pr’aps as in those days of yore,