Teddy Bridgewater reminds me of Lon Chaney in the Phantom of the Opera. Scene after scene Chaney appeared to be focusing the audience on his closed fist. Then when everybody is angry and upset at the villainy, they chase Chaney down to the waterside, where he makes one last stand. With the angry crowd to his right and to his left about to seize him, Chaney reaches into his cloak and withdraws that closed hand, even points to it, in order to hold off his undoing. He shakes the fist and the crowd backs off. Finally, no longer able to contain his sheer delight at making complete fools of the crowd, Chaney opens the hand and laughs because the whole time he's been empty-handed.

 





 

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