Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-16
SHE WANTS NO HOME
Emma TOmaSefsky Loves Her
Life Upon the Stage.
AHEBREW CHILD'S BEAUTY
Made the Subject of Dispute Between
Father and Uncle.
APPEAL MADE TO AGENT O'BRIEN.
he Decides That the Father Must Come on
From Philadelphia.
CHILD'S BEAUTY
APPEAL MADE TO AGENT O'BRIEN.
THE CHILD ACTRESS INTERVIEWED

The Hebrew Opera Company which is
this week playing in the Turn Halle, on
Forbes street, has among its members the
subject of little romance. There is q
lovely little girl of II years, whose bewitch-
ing black eyes and vivacious manner play
havoc with the heart of many young man
on the front seat. She flies around the
stage as if she were born before the foot
lights and were raised to face an audience
with her first laugh.
This beautiful child is, by strange mis-
fortune of heredity, named Emma Tomasef-
sky, and she has been made the subject Of
solemn correspondence between the grave
and erudite secretaries of two formal socie-
ties. Last Saturday Agent Samuel f.
O'Brien, of the Humane Society, received
from George II. Smith, the Sec etary of the
Humane Society of Philadelphia, letter
saving that he had that dav been waited
upon by Mr.. Tomasefsky, who was seek
ing lost daughter. He had said to Mr..
Smith that his little girl had been stolen
away by an uncle, Mr.. Bores Tomasefsky,
and taken upon the road as theatrical per-
former.
THE FATHERS CLAIM.
The father alleged to Mr. Smith that his
child had been stolen from him because of
her remarkable beauty, which must prove
to be q source of considerable monetary re-
turn by using her upon the stage. He de-
sired TO have her arrested and returned to
him, expressing great love for his pretty,
bright-eyed daughter. Mr.. Smith requested
Agent 0'Brien to investigate the matter,
saving that he understood that the child
would be brought to Pittsburg and PLAYED
at the Forbes Street Turn Halle. If Mr..
O'Brien could arrest and hold the child
under any Pittsburg ordinance he was re-
queSted to do so. The information was con-
veyed that Jacob Garterstein and Thomas
Silberman, members of the company, were
instrumental in the little girls abduction.
Agent 0'Brien and a reporter for The
DISPATCH went last evening to the Turn
Halle, on Forbes street, and witnessed the
production of Hebrew play by the Phila-
delphia company. Mr.. 0'Brien saw little
Emma play and had a talk with her. He
felt unable to interfere, as the child was not
subject to any work which could be con-
strued to be injurious to her health or dam
gerous to her safety. BE will to-day write
to Secretary Smith, saying that he cannot
interfere under the law, but that if her
father will come here and make an informa-
tion he may be able to secure his daughters
release.
THE REPORTER sMITTEN.
During an interim between the acts The
DISPATCH young man, by the courtesy of
Mr.. Garterstein, was permitted to talk with
Emma Tomaseisky. She is indeed the pos
SCISSOR of remarkable beauty. She looks
like child of IA years, being large for her
age and possessing a well-developed form.
Her complexion is clear and fresh, her
cheeks plump and round, her chin dimpled,
her lips full and red and arched like
Cupid's bow. The most noticeable features
of her countenance are her large dark eyes,
which are fringed by long black lashes and
fash with the ecstasy of young, buoyant
nature. She is an exceedingly pretty little
lady, modest, but not unnaturally shy.
She said: $50 father wants me. 1 don't
want him. He is no good. He and mother
do not live together and haven't for several
years. 1 don't want to go home. 1 have a
nice time here and am going to stay"
Thereupon she was whistled for and
bounded upon the stage as if she certainly
took great delight in her work 1t was eI-
plained by Mr.. Garterstein that he and
brothers-in-law of little Emma and that her
older sister was in the company.
THE OLD MAN is LAZY.
The father, he said, was worthless man
who would not work and wanted Emma
within his control that he might take ad.
vantage of her wages. Agent 0'Brien ex-
poets to hear in a day or two from Secretary
Smith, giving him fuller particulars con-
cerning the girl.
The company now playing in Turn Halle
has met with great favor among the Herbrew
people of this city. Before the curtain
raised last evening Mr. NJ. Roben appeared
upon the stage and addressed the audience,
saying that the people of this city had been
so greatly delighted by the work of the
company that a movement had been set on
foot to retain them as a permanent stock
company. 1t had been proposed, he said,
to form theatrical club, to which several
hundred people might contribute by the
purchase of stock. He hoped that the propo-
sition might be received with favor by the
generous patrons of the play.
Mr.. Roben's speech was highly applauded
by the large audience. 1t was stated after
ward that one-quarter of the stock sufficient
to back the movement had already been
subscribed in Pittsburg.