The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-12-16
oCALA EVENING STAR
O. l. Bittinger and Il. r. Carroll.
Editors and Publishers.
@. Il. BITTIFGER, Editor
r. r. CARROLL, Business Manager


"THE GAMD
The Mabel Paige Company drew a
large house and gave splendid rendi-
tion OF the play, THE Came last
night at the Temple Theater. The fol-
lowing was the cast:
Tim Mayo" mayor Of Goldland-Mr.
Lawrence.
Gentleman George" his rival-Mr
Richie.
Bud sheehan," sheriff of Goldland-
Mr.. Oelrich.
william Latimer," Mayo's private
Ponce.
Douglas King" of New York-Mr.
Miller.
Nellie" Tim Mayo's daughter-Miss
Douglass.
Nance Mayo" Tins wife-Miss r.
vim.
Kate Desmond" widow-Miss
Mabel Paige.
The synopsis: Scene. the library of
Tim Mayo's home in the outskirts of
0oldland, Nevada.
As the scenes denote, it was a typi-
cal mining town delineation. The es-
sence Of the play is that Tim Mayo.
mayor Of Goldland. which character
to. in the makeup and acting and de-
lighted his audience by the consum-
mate naturalness in facial expression,
voice and manner. Tim was a poor
man, married a pretty woman and lived
in a tenement home in New York. The
handsome wife had one child, a daugh-
ter, and when the child was five years
old, became dissatisfied Of her humble
nd ho If q
poor husband, abandoned child and
husband and with another man left
for San Francisco. where she preyed
upon men. one of whom was Bud Shee-
han, a prize fighter, who had made
much money in his profession, was a
great champion. but entered the ring
once too often to be defeated and on
that occasion none to do him homage
or speak a kind word to him in his
abandoned career, but Tim Mayo
which act won Bud Sheehan's everlast-
ing and undying devotion and service
Tim Mayo ran a gambling house in
Goldland, but everything was on the
square. Tim prospered. became wealthy
and went into politics.: bought the nom
ination for senator and was about tC
receive the office, when Gentleman
George. his rival, Mr.. Richie of New
York steps in and is about to take the
office from Tim by knowing the fact
that Tins wife, who deserted him
was still living. though it was report
ed she had died in a San Francisco
hospital, so to save the disgrace OF
Tins daughter, who Tim had entrust-
ed to Mrs. Kate Desmond, widow and
an old friend of the family, and who
had reared the child, taken her abroad
and returned to Tins home, aged Is
having met on their return voyage
Douglass King. who became smitter
with charms of Tins daughter and
followed her to Nevada to claim hel
hand. At this juncture, appears the
wife Of Tim, who instead of dying, haG
led a-gay. but dissipated life the worlG
over. who demands to see her child
which Is refused and who in turn in
sisted she would remain in her home
and refuses to be sent to New York
and supported for life by her husband
This fact is known to Richie, who
uses 1t to force Tim Mayo to renounce
his candidacy for the senate in favor
of Richie. Tim however refuses te
associate in furthering the fortunes
Of Richie by backing him socially
for Tim though running a gambling
house. has done it on the square and
was respected for his sterling honesty
by the whole community. This denia
enrages Richie, who vows to expose
Tins life. his living wife. etc. Tin
defies him. Then comes into play Viii.
lam Latimer, Tins private secretary
Mr.. Ponce, who knew Richie and his
defalcation and has been keeping
watch on him the years he has been in
cd
identified by Douglass King, who knew
him in his fathers banking house
Then Bud Sheehan discovers that Tin
Mayo's wife is the woman who robbed
him of all his wealth in San francisco
and fed with another man and is sc
enraged at her duplicity, for he really
was infatuated with the woman. thai
he was about to kill her. when Tin
Mayo interferes and prevents the trag-
edy. The wife dies. Her vision OF
a pickering gas light in the wind, a
premonition of her own going out, is
vivid and terrorizing in the extreme
OF course Tim. for the loyalty and de.
votion shown by Miss Desmond, tho
fair widow, to his daughter. falls in
love with her and this sentiment is
reciprocal. as is the love Of Tins
daughter for Douglass King. This
ends the play and four hearts beat as
one, though the daughter never
knew her mothers shame and hel
fathers Utmost sorrow. 1t was for
this that Tim Mayo signed an abdica-
ton Of senator in favor of Richie, SC
that the terrible story of her mothers
shame should never reach her ears and
blight her young life.
All Of the company did splendidly.
In acting Mr.. Ed Lawrence is as
fine a delineator as walks the theatrical
boards in the state. Mr.. Oelrich as
bud Sheehan," complete as could be
in his exposition Of wild western
sheriff. while Miss Paige was simply