New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-09

than merely a leading man. At the Boston lheauv
he appeared among other parts as badser; ~. this
Streets Of New-fork ne hau ni,esu !css and no
played at times for many yedIs ~ ri nlsva
at that time in the classical ana naxr YEAR e
which ware then popular Inc heA. s,sr ~ The
remained at the Boston Theatre as uh' s's ,rhornS
company, and on his suggestion 6b ~ the no,a-
was engaged az the leading man. o ~ took mart
bic productions In whic5 both OF them 'o'" p"''
wa ast.r his Mr Mayo left the Boston Theatre ana
made starring tour. as he mad ill'T toyaa The
Streets Of NewYork" and numerous plays OF ~
classical and standard repertory II vas "a bar
acter oarts rather than in those which ne resS h
cd as more worthy OF his artistic attentioh, n'l1
III "Uamlet '.Virginus" "Richelieu etc. 10.
the tirst few nights and the house would De ay rs
empty mi The en- lTr Streets Of and play
Badger The house would l be sToTde al X:
sncsy Sp engaged for the part q rnand
Performance 81 ie part IN payy STosket Inc
The play was written by FRANK + mes Mnroch
h Mr Mayo payed i rst in Rochester In ls2 As
ws peyed in rs rs h ERE
was at N6!os Garden. on March y - 80 "a rsner-
ory Por many years anl va ons rssai ssr "a
one of the typical creations OF the m %ewYaak
Mr. Mayo said that at first he KEPT aeob l,, az
how many Tine b hf p pc,ed mis- part omehng
two thousand times he got tT Sov Oh s0v tines ns
stopped. and he did not kno" no" many '''''
nj Ills with M play was much the n sa%s
Jid mex want to him in anything ese sI
all the tim he ycarnns to act IN IN oni this
Wish in ISL when he so5 0 saEes pr ana
COMPANY syon Ig g pps Il was his boast that al.
though he paved leading part IN az ., u ~
dramas thai were PTsse fVer psr was psyed by
coinpetenf actor even down 70 me ana The
attendants 6 nsgay H pPE oyid Hs With alaebeh
which had a ins production A arr 3ai ,n,s,cSi
ms Excellent and great attention iven
10 ali the details Of the per.9TmahIse Rcbeen
R9E ,rsnis a King Richard III and The Lady Of
Lyons. The tour was f Sn pub.c am in Mr. Mayos
efforts to present the plays in manner th9ro1sa ~.
cOmPeS peis snd S0f be 1t
Crockett or nothing. and the eHor' "a As, "a RI
After ,ns M aas MayS SGgreck and again he me:
With only moderate success He then began 20 aCe
les eSasm a sa for c ' rssved pavy
et now and then or appeared rom ,'"ig he 70 n,axX
n some rev IN the great Performance OF Hamlet"
which was given at the Metropolitan opera w1lacS
III Hs appearaYces in New-York were infreauent;
however for long time Blu, ne asan bs sap =. ap
pearcd in "Pudd' Head Wilson at the He h;m.
saTs Thea Tg% Mark Tns pss wA
lille The character which Mr. Mayo PLAYED N y
was acssnG mEeae and favorable attention III:
niou bad n long and prosperous at the Herald
saIare Theatre and has since sueceedsd we Yot On
the road Ii has also been repeater IN New, ofn
W. NAY, rad made long tour with this play ~
he season that IL just past. and he was to close u
Mr. Mayo had a pleasant summer home Gales
Crocket; Lodge in Canton Penn lie leaves %,t.
phia His son. Edwin Forrest Mayo. Is an actor,
and some time ago acted "Davy Crockett Tor three
on four seasons after his father laid the play ASIDE
| His daughter Eleanor. had short career as an
| opera singer making her first appearance IN King
| Rene's Daughter" at Herrmann's Theatre IN TINS
city. and afterward making considerable success
In princess Bonnie" In Philadelphia. she had ~
excellent voice and great beauty In addition. ana
she was thought 10 be Of brilliant career V
! she had chosen remain on the stage she ~ ~
| married To James EverSon, tr, or Pnllaneiphaasf
| about n year ago. The other daughter perohoAs y
! about fifteen years old and s sun at SCHOOL -