Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09
FRANK MAYO DEAD,
The Veteran Actor Succumbs to Heart
Failure.

Frank Mayo, the actor, died very sudden
ly of paralysis of the heart yesterday while
on board the Union Pacific fast mail going
east near Grand Island, Neb. Mr. Mayo
was on his way 10 Omaha with his COM
Iany, where he was to open an engagement
today DR.. VI. J. Gahan of Grand Island
was telegraphed to meet the train. When
the fast mail pulled into Grand Island the
physician boarded the train, but his serv-
ices came too late, Mr. Mayo having ox-
PRED few moments before
The remains arrived at Omaha at > O'Clock
and we're prepared for an interment under
the direction of a delegation of Elks, who
viii take charge of them until thew gro
ready to be sent east
His last appearance on the stage was in
'Pudd'n Head Wilson at the Broadway
Theater in Omaha Saturday night
MI Mayo leaves a widow and three chill
dren-Edward. Eleanor CMrs. James FL
.FerSon, jr) and Deronda.
MT. Mayo was to have played last night
and the following three nights at Omaha,
where his season was to close, and he was
gong at once to Philadelphia. He had a
hne country seat at Canton, near Williams
pOrC-
Mr.. Mayo's Career
Frank Mayo was born in Boston, April 49,
1880. When lad his inclination turned TO
the stage and he secured place as an ex-
ira or super" His first appearance in a
speaking part was as the waiter in "Rais-
ing the Wind" at the American Tasatar of
San Francisco, on July 10, 1876, being at
that tiIhe SCI Gnteen years old
He remained on the Pacific coast for nina
ears, gaming wide experience in q large
range of characters. In 1865 he landed in
New York and soon secured an engage
ment at Boston with Junius Bru;us Booth.
jr-. as manager.
Mr. Mayo continued to star ever since
After leaving this theater he starred in a
Shakespearean repertoire, and in various
popular and standard plays. including "Vir-
gniCs," "Richelieu," The Robbers" TIM ae
GudrdSrnen The Marble Heart Cadet
te Perie, Damon and Pythias." Jack
Cade, The Romance of a Poor Young
Man and The Streets of New York.
ohe OF ms most popular parts was Dayy
Crockett In the play of that name which
ne produced IN nearly every city and town
IN the country. This was written nv Frank
Murdoch. memher-at that time of Mrs
Drews Arch Street Theater Company VINO
sent the manuscript 10 Mr.. Mayo in ISIo
"hen the latter was manager OF the RoCh-
ester Theater. 1t was first produced in the
sixth week Of the season. and was nm
mercifulIy dealt with by the critics though
II was well received by the audiences
Mayo, however, believed that there was
suincient merit in the play to continue It,
But Ter year and half he received little
encouragement, yet he persisted II wa.
IN the third year that 1t began to be regard
ed win nigh favor, and since that time its
popularity Increased with each succeeding
seaSoH, and the pluCky actor made n neat
sum- He Increased his fame by his appear
once in '1Nordeck"
Mr.. Nayo's latest play was "Pudd'n Hea 4
wilson. which he dramatzed from Mark
IWaln'S book of the same name. This rIay
met with gratifying success from its first
presentation at the Herald Square Theater
New York. where it had a long RIM tn,
ward the end Of the season of 1So4-95.