L'angelo Del - Male (1938)

Elena looked in the mirror. The girl who had arrived at the theater that morning was gone. In her place stood someone who understood that in 1938, sometimes you had to dance with the devil just to keep the music playing. To help me refine this story into exactly what you need:

Elena stood in the darkness, her breath hitching in her corset. She was the understudy, the ghost in the wings, waiting for a chance that only tragedy could provide. That night, tragedy wore a tuxedo. L'angelo del male (1938)

Should the be a supernatural figure or a human villain? Elena looked in the mirror