When Mandy Came to Town (1912) Online

When Mandy Came to Town (1912) Online

In appearance he was a "Rube," but he was comfortably well off and steadily growing richer. He ran the "opery house." Then came the temptation of this rural St. Anthony, a one-night stand actress. It must be admitted that there was some excuse for the girl. Her company had had the hardest kind of sledding. They had no money. So the girl told her troubles to the rural magnate. The rich man wept; then gave freely of his wealth, and the company moved on to the next stand. The girl was ready to act the next season. She had an engagement and a lovely role, the only difficulty was, that it was a financial impossibility to take the troupe across the East River, unless an angel was found. So her thoughts naturally turned to the "Rube." She invited him to the city to talk over a "wonderful opportunity." Gladly he accepted, telling his trusting wife that "important business" was to blame, but he lost the woman's note, his child picked it up, and although Mandy was very small, she was able to ...