The Ocala evening star., 1911-03-30
PIERRE OF THE PLAINS

Pierre OF the Plains as presented by
the Wolfe Stock Company at the Tenn
pie Theater last night was one Of the
best melo-dramas ever presented in
that house. The company is strong
and well balanced and every character
in the piece was well portrayed OF
course the star actor was Mr.. Walter
r. Richardson as Pierre, who was ably
supported by Miss Jane Morgan as Jen
Galbraith.
Pierre, a half breed. his mother an
Indian and his father a Caucasian. falls
in love with Jen, but does not find fav
or in her sight because Of his rowing
disposition and irresponsible calling, a
card sharper. but Sergeant Tom Red
ding of the Royal Northwest Mounted
Police. holds the love OF Jen.
Jen's brother, Val is wanted by the
authorities for killing an Indian and
Pierre becomes his friend and assists
him on several occasions to escape the
police and by his consummate skill.
heroism and bravery wins the love of
Jen and the undying affection of her
brother and father. Peter Galbraith,
who keeps a road house near the bor
der.
Sergeant Redding is carrying papers
to the post for the arrest of a man
charged with killing an Indian and
that person Is Val Galbraith. At the
road house Redding meets Pierre. There
Is no love lost between them, but Pier
re knowing the sergeant is after Val,
has the inn keeper drug Reddings cof
fee which makes him sleep until day
light. When the inn keeper has admin
istered the drug, Jen, knowing that her
sergeant friend should reach the post
ere midnight. tries to awaken him. but
falling to do so she takes his papers
out of his coat pocket. secures a horse
and delivers them to the post command
er. which unconsciously on her part
causes the arrest of her brother and
thwarts the kindly plans of Pierre and
her father for his escape.
The brother is brought back a pris-
oner. But Pierre again comes to Walls
rescue and with Jen's assistance Sc
cures his release. This occurs in the
3rd act and the scene is laid in the
dense forest of that country. The
scenery used in this act is very fine and
realistic and the camp fire cleaning
beneath the coffee pot lends pictur-
esquesness to the setting. Walls leaves
his sister and Pierre at the camp after
receiving Pierre's pledge of honor that
no harm shall come to Jen. He then
makes his escape, but ere Pierre and
Jen can get away the mounted police
come upon them Pierre at Jen's COM
mand gives up his revolver and retreats
to shelter. while she meets the mount
ed police. in command of Sergeant Red
ding. whom she tells that Pierre is not
there. Redding accepts her word and
believes her, but Durkin, one of the po-
lice. doubts her statement and insists
Pierre Is in hiding and nothing short OF
searching Pierre's hiding place will
satisfy him. While the officer argues
the point with his superior in COM
mand. Pierre crawls from his retreat
and hides under clump of bushes
Durkin makes the search with the de-
termination to have his enemy, dead OF
alive, but fails to find him.
Then the mounted police depart tC
take Jen to Father Coraine at the sane
tuary OF the plains. But Durkin. who
is not satisfied, returns to the scene
where Pierre is coming his pack OF
cards to see what luck is in store fol
him. Durkin crawls up behind him and
fires at Pierre but misses. Pierre falls
as though killed and when Durkir
feels to see il his hearts still beats
Pierre grasps his revolver and a fierce
physical encounter ensues in which
Durkin is killed.
After a night of almost superhumar
effort Pierre reaches Father Coraine':
sanctuary with his left arm shattered
and asks protection. Jen and the goot
father bind up his wound, but while
they are thus engaged in comes Ser.
geant Redding and demands that Pierre
go with him. First he declines and ther
assents. Jen appeals to her lover t.
Ui oh is 70 lNo
cause OF the friendship and help he ha
given her brother. He insists on tax
ing Pierre to headquarters Jen de
sires a moment with the sergeant alon,
and after she has talked TO him in vair
to allow Pierre to escape, she tells hin
that Pierre has taken advantage of hi
stupidity and is making his way to th
border. Father Coraine corroborate
Jen's statement and the sergeant leave
with his men in pursuit.
Then Pierre again tells Jen of hi
love and that love having entered hi
heart evil has flown and forswearin.
her lover Redding, Jen and Perrie e,
out together in the world to see it
strange and wondrous sights and trav
el the long trail.
The third act of the piece was simpl,
sublime and the interest wrought in it
delneation so stirred the audience tha
the curtain was raised four times be
fore the applause subsidized The Wolf
Stock Company is certainly one of tn
best aggregations of its kind an Ocal
audience has ever had the pleasure o
Witnessing and those who fail to Sc
Caught in the Rain tonight will mis-
q real treat