Bagenville, Georgia

For years, Bagenville’s first mime, George “Get me out of this box” Druthers has been teasing audiences with his act. You can always expect him to follow you around the City Hall district doing the rope, the lean, eating imaginary burgers, and of course his ending, trapped in a box. Whether you wanted it there or not, it has been as common a fixture in Bagenville as the brass Tulips that adorn the courthouse lawn.

But a terrible screaming fight between Druthers and his longtime lover, Marcel Moskowitz, has landed the famous mime in jail. When Druthers arrived at his apartment late Saturday night, smelling of musk oil, Moskowitz confronted him. Moskowitz, who has always been a staunch supporter of Druthers, was infuriated by a recent addition to the act. For the past two weeks, Druthers has been pretending to kiss someone else on a park bench.

“It’s very good. It really looks like he’s kissing someone. You can feel the passion,” says one member of the audience. Moskowitz felt so good that he left the show early that night. “I know it’s just an act, but he doesn’t even pretend to kiss me like that!” Moskowitz exclaimed. When the police arrived at the scene at 12:30 a.m. M., Moskowitz was yelling and slamming doors throughout the apartment. Druthers threw several invisible cakes, one of which hit an officer in the face.

The tumult dissolved within minutes when Druthers was placed inside a patrol car. Officer Todd Riggins said: “This is a domestic situation that needed to be publicized. It’s not a big deal. But why does the guy keep pretending to hit the glass? The window is open.” Druther’s had to spend the night in jail after only mimicking a phone call to his attorney.