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Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-29
TO AID WORK OF
BROWNSON HOUSE
RECEPTION AND DANCE ARE
ARRANGED
Young Women viii Give Entertain
ment at Kramer's for Benefit Of
Settlement soeiety--News
of the Day

The reception and dance to be given
at Kramers hall Friday evening FOR
the benefit of the Brownson settlement
house promises to be a success. The
devoted young women of the associa-
tion, who give so much thought and
care to this humanitarian work, have
many friends who are ready to back
them UP financially when some i'm
provement is needed.
At present it is the clothing depart
ment that needs enlargement. AS in
the salvage department of the Saliva
tion Army Industrial homes, second
hand clothing is made over and sold
to the poor at the lowest prices. This
work at the Brownson Home has
grown so that it is necessary to find
additional room TO carry 1t on.
Those who will receive Friday even
ing with Miss Mary Workman, presi-
dent of the association, include Mes
danes Ida Hancock, J. Larronde, Mary
Schillng, Elise Kerckhoff, Mary J..
Schallert, Charles l.. Whipple, w. H.
Workman, d. Desmond, G. G. Des-
mond, Richard Dillon, w. p. Doran,
John Kenealy, =. G. Cotter Mary
Reardon, j. b. Carpenter, Edward Net
tleton. John Grant, Susanna Bernard,
L. A. Grant, Philip Forve, w. H.
O'Melveny Elizabeth DAILY, Frank H.
Schaffer.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-29
WIFE AND BABY DESERTED
Kentucky Woman Asks Police to Find
Her Husband, Who, She Says,
eff Her

With an S-months-old babe in her
arms, woman who gave her name as
Mrs. Frances M. Stone and who came
to this city from Louisville, KY, last
Wednesday, called at the police sta
ton yesterday morning and begged the
police to find her husband, who, she
says. deserted her last Monday night,
leaving her entirely without money.
Mrs. Stone said that when she and
her husband came to this city last
Wednesday her husband had between
$4,000 and $4,000 in cash. Last Monday
he demanded his wife to give him all
the money she had in her possession,
as he wanted to deposit is in the bank.
Mrs. Stone consented and gave him
SITS, keeping out a $40 gold piece for
her own use. Later in the day he took
this coin from her and left the house,
she says.
Investigation by the police developed
that Stone had taken an 8 o'clock train
that night out of the city and left for
Bristol, Tenn
Mrs Stone and her baby live at 74l
Central avenue. The authorities have
telegraphed to the eastern officers to
arrest Stone.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-29
Pound Party

The Young Women's auxiliary of I'm
manuel Presbyterian church gave a
pound party last night at the home
of Miss Abba McCready 916 Caron-
dolet street. The donations of the
guests will go to swell the store of
good things these forehanded young
women are getting together for their
Christmas charity. One hundred bas-
kets containing food and clothing are
to be distributed among the poor. The
donations of others form only a small
part of the things to be given, as the
members of the auxiliary are making
most of the clothing themselves, meet
ing every week to sew.
Miss McCready was assisted by Mrs.
Hugh Walker, who is president of the
auxiliary.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-29
ASKS CUSTODY OF CHILDREN
Mrs. Ina Plotts Seeks a Divorce--She
Charges Cruelty and lntem-
narance

Action for divorce, custody of two
children and division OF property are
the leading points involved in the case
of Ina Plotts VS.. Harry II. Plotts. now
on trial before Judge Monroe in depart
ment of the superior court. Attorney
Elmer Hardesty, representing the plain
tiff, consumed the entire day yesterday
I'm presenting the testimony Of ten wit
nesses who gave evidence on behalf of
the woman and the children. Attor-
neys Haas and Garrett appeared for
the defendant.
1t Is set up in the complaint that the
defendant for period of six years,
ever since the marriage Of the couple
in Los Angeles. has been guilty of ex
treme cruelty and gross intemperance.
Mrs. Plotts testified that her husband
was drunkard before the marriage,
and that she married him on his promise
to remain sober and be true husband.
The woman testified further that ON
one occasion her husband knocked her
down and struck her again when she
attempted to regain her feet, and that
on two other occasions she was as
saulted by Plotts. On one of the last
occasions she says her husband
dragged her out of bed and chased her
from room to room, overtaking her and
utI llGdu dSdlllSI uOCl ni'I
striking her in the breast with con-
siderable force.
The witness also testified that her
husband stole her little son Raymond,
aged years. last August, and secreted
him on Terminal Island in a tent on the
sands, where he was kept for a week.
while the anxious mother searched for
her child. finally locating him through
the aid of detective.
The further hearing of the case will
be resumed today.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-29
PoseY Family Reunion

To celebrate the reunion of the family
after the absence of Mrs. Oliver p
Posey and her mother, Mrs. Mary Van
Gieson, who have been in New York
two months and a half, Mr.. Posey
gave a box party at the Mason last
night, followed by supper at the Van
Nuys, where they are staying. The
others in the party We're Mr. and Mrs
John Van Geison Posey and Oliver
Posey, jr. Mrs. Posey has been win
ming quite a little attention as a writer
of popular songs. One of her latest,
"Katy Dear" has been one of the hits
in New York
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-29
For San Francisco Guest

Mrs. George Knight of San Francisco,
who leaves for her home today after a
visit of several weeks with Mrs. j. H.
F. Peck of the Baker block, was the
guest of honor at a luncheon yesterday
given by Mrs. Charles Modini- Wood
and Mrs w. H. Perry of st. James
frightened the table and the place cards
were decorated with water color
sketches of tiny birds holding ribbons
in their bills, upon which the names of
the guests were written. The others at
table included: Mines. John H. F. Peck,
William Pridham, John e. Platter, j. A.
Fairchild, John G. Mossin, e. p. Clark,
j. Ross Clark, Margaret Hobbs, Stephen
c. Hubbell, George King, Il. F.. C.
Klokke, w. T. Botsford and j. H. Mar
tindale.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-29
Social Notes

Mrs. Galpin's Shakespeare's classes
have been postponed until further
notice.
Invitations have been issued by the
Philothea club for a dance at Kramer S
hall Friday evening, December s.
A dance will be given in Blanchard
hall on Thursday evening of this week
by the Merrymakers.
Miss Edith Fulton Of Chicago is the
guest of her aunt, Mrs j, S. Wallace,
1927 Dayton avenue, for the winter
Mrs. Samuel Webster will be the host
ess today at the meeting OF the We'd
nesday Drive Whist club.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-29
PERSONAL

e. p. Dunn, proprietor of the Airing
ton hotel at Santa Barbara, is at the
Westminster hotel.
A. p. Tom, an Australian banker, is
registered at the Westminster hotel.
Mr.. Tom was in Los Angeles for a
short time just after his arrival from
Australia, and has returned after a
visit to Michigan.
j. B. TreadWel of San Francisco is
staying at the Westminster hotel. Mr..
Treadwell is connected with the law de-
partment of the Southern Pacific.
E. r. Cooper, a member of the firm
of Cooper & Davis, lessees of the Ian
llershim hotel, returned to Los An
geles last evening from Denver Mr..
Cooper will remain here during the
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. e. Fletcher are
guests at the Lankershim hotel Mr..
Fletcher is the manager of the Metro
pole hotel at Catalina island
Frank James, superintendent of the
Western Union Telegraph Co. at San
Francisco, passed through Los Ange-
les yesterday in his private car on his
way east.
John W. Cherry, great incohonee of
the Improved Order of Red Men, and
Wilson Brooks, great chief of records
nave returned to Los Angeles after a
few days trip to Catalina island.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-29
Luncheon and Cards

A luncheon and card party was CIV
en- yesterday by Mrs. Wallace Spinks
in her apartments at Hotel Lille The
hostess was assisted in entertaining by
Mrs. Della G. Abbott. Hearts was the
game played. The guests included
Mesdames Harry Harrington, John
Brink James Morley, Walter Coving-
ton, r. r. Hazeltine, Samuel Baxter,
Stephen Wilder, G. Il. DeCamp, Jo-
seph Merrill, Walter Vallikett, j. F.
Beam, May Shepard, w. e. Hutcha-
son, Adella X. Elder, j. II. Stephens
and William H. Sanders.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-29
Japanese Loan oversubscrlbed

BS Associated IIeSS'
NEW YORK, Nov 2S.-Applications
received in the first few hours after
the subscriptions We're opened today
for American portions of the latest
Japanese loan were much In excess of
the total amount allotted to this coun-
try. The loan viii probably be closed
tomorrow.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-29
INTERPRETATIONS

DR.. Greene e. Co.-Directors. G. w.
Beecher, u. w. Raymond and j. S.
Manche. Incorporated for 10000 of
which $33 is subscribed.
Crescent Gold. Silver and Copper
ompany-Directors; E. Aubury, IL. X.
Adams, j. II. Parker and Walter Rose.
Capitalized for 81 100000
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-29
st, Mary's Concert

A musical entertainment will be given
this evening in Korbel hall, Boyle
Heights, for the benefit of ST. Mary S
church. Miss Scanlon is to sing. and
there will also be vocal selections by p.
II. ODonnell Of the cathedral choir
Others who will participate in the pro-
gram include Miss Neoline Gress, Edith
Valla, Ida and Everett Little, Mrs. w.
w. Brown, the Misses Cody, Bertha
Hendrick. Mary Thornton, Bell Mas
ters. Gerald Kelley and c. Gless.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-29
HOLLYWOOD Dances

The weekly small and early" dances
at Hotel Hollywood will hereafter be
held on Friday nights instead of Sat-
urday So many found it inconvenient
to go out Saturday that they requested
the change, and the series will begin
Friday night next.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-29
THE CITY

Strangers are invited to visit the ex-
hIbit OF California products at the
Chamber OF Commerce building, on
broadway between First and SeUonu
streets, where free information VIII ,pe
given on oil subjects pertaining TO this
section.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-29

The Herald will pay $40 IN cash 70
anyone furnishing evidence that VIII
lead to the arrest and conviction OF my
person caught stealing copies OF Inc @
Herald from the premises OF ouT pa
irons. THE HHhAhD'
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-29
ThanksaivIna Service

A Thanksgiving service will be held
Thursday evening at o'clock IN @ @tne
Beth Israel synagogue on Nortn Ollve
street. Rabbi Isadore Myers will have
charge of the service.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-29
Newsnansr Man Smiles

The stork called on Mr.. and Mrs
Wilfred c. Lewis yesterday at the Cal
ifornia hospital and left fine boy
Mr. Lewis is well known newspaper
man at the city hall and is member
of The Herald staff.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-29
eermany's Minister to Norway

By Associated Press.
BERLIN, Nov. 2S.-Dr. Steubel,
hitherto director of the colonial office,
has been appointed minister to
Norway.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-29
,tarts Kite.shaped Excursions

The Sunday excursions which the
Santa Fe will put into operation next
Sunday and continue until the first
Sunday in May will allow passengers
to take the trip over the kite shaped
track for $205. The regular fare is 50.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-29

Am l your little sweetheart ?" she
asked lightly as she finished ironing his
shirt. You are my bosom friend" said
he fondly.-Judge.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-29
will Aid in Church Benefit

Rev. T. r.. Fahey. diocesan choir
master, accompanied by James FOX,
tenor, and S. Pla, baritone of the ca
thedral choir will take part in the con-
cert for the benefit of the Church of
st. Francis dc Sales, at Riverside, this
evening.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-29
Makes New Three-Minute Schedule

The Los Angeles Railway company is
preparing to run all cars on three
minute schedule between the hours of
Z and 10 o'clock in the morning and
and $3.50 o'clock in the afternoon. This
service will commence on Thanksgiving
day and will be continued through the
winter,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-29
Miss Williamson Will Appeal

Final notice of appeal will be fileC
tadg.y by Attorney Jud Rush befor'
Judge Smith in department one of th'
superior court in the case of Margare
II. Williamson, recently sentenced t.
twenty years Imprisonment in Sal
Quentin penitentiary for the murder o
Richard Saunders Parry.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-29
Doctors Will Debate

Members of the debating society o
The College of Physicians and Surgeons
will debate tomorrow evening at
o'clock upon the subject; Resolved
that all children born incurably Grip
pied should be destroyed" The af
firmative will be taken by Doctors
Swartz and Lindsey, and the negative
by Doctors Cummins and wye.
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What gives Boliere his title Of supremacy
IL his masterhood Of the comic spirit in its
utmost puTity-Sthe intellectual manipula-
tion and transmutation into art . rs Henly
has defined II. of what is spiritually ridio-
ulous In manners and society To realize
all Il means one must read Meredith's
essay-every golden word Of it-on the
first born Of common sense, the vigilant
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was asked
Always. want 70 ssS n there 4 a fun
mouse ande ohanoS for getting lot q ap-
pause. hke applause, and when I don't
500 plenty Of Il I am not pleased. Thags
why like q small theatre better than A hiR
one In q small place the spoOtators are
tenp
The next question: How do you Nh
AmeHoA|. Mia Telms undsr5tOod a. onos
without the inberprotsris halp, She vas
evidently expecting II.
Hike New York very much, > Gho ala.
brightly, I was longing 70 ooms here,
ana when the telegram arrived OSiinR
papa to bring over his troupe and APPEAR
at the Colonial Theatre and the Hippodrome,
In less than ten hours We were PACKED up
and aboard steamer bound for this ooun-
try.
We were performing In Paris a. The
time under contract, but papa arranged
with the manager for later date and We
got on. The. audiences at the Colonial
pleased me immensely, they applaudsd
90 much this with a naive smile.
Whether / shall like the Hippodrouns &c
wei don't know, II is such big plaoe.
Yes, like America, what have seen Of
II at least, but I have found out that artists
work harder over here than in Europe, >
ana Miss Teins nodded her head sagely.
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The ACCENT AND THE STAR,
WHY GERMAN ACTORS RARELY
SUCCEED IN ENGLISH PLAYS.

She Public IL Moro Particular Now About
the Way In which It's Own Language IL
Spoken on the stage, Says a Manager
Instances which Prove the Theory.
1T IL a peculiar fact that actors who have
won success on the German stage In this
country said theatre manager TO a sun
reporter. rarely repeat that experience
once they pass over TO the English speaking
stage / can recall scarcely single actor
Who was received with equal favor In
English
Leo Dietrichstein, who used 10 act here
q the Irving Place Theatre, has been
much more successful a. an adaptor OF
German plays than as an actor. He a0ted
character part in one Of the French farces
played by Charles Frohman's Comedians
when that organization was In It's prime,
but Mr.. Ditrichsteln has prospered more
through keeping fresh In his mind the
plots Of the German plays he used 70 act In
and turning them into English than In trans
ferring 10 our stage the traditions Of German
acting
Ellen Berg, who Is now the wife OF
Robert Edeson, met with no particular
degree Of success as an English speaking
actress, though Il was thought while she
continued 10 play In German that she was
destined 10 make a name for herself. Old
Adolphi Max Freeman, who has made a
reputation a. a stage manager but not as
actor Jsnisch, who made several attempts
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FoFS over this trapesei performer AZ an
example Of what constant physical exercise
can do for the body abe is worthy Of their
attention.
Mss AlbertinA is almost feet inches
tall, - large Of limb and weighs about
rs pounds When one gTasps her rounded
arm expecting the fingers TO sink into
aoft nssh II Is only to find flesh and mus
oiS - unyieldlng Is rock
sleep Velll'
There was another Jolly laugh Al the
question, and then came this confession:
Il can sleep through any kind Of noise,
and never wake up IRON the time I 60 TO
bed I'LL get up in the morning.
YES, have always done trapess work,
and ] enjoy it. suppose inherit my
lovo for 1t. Before mother was married,
and for some years afterward, she did
bapeDe work and walked on a wire.
mo; she has given 1t up now. She is
too heavy and thinks she Is too old, although
every one takes her for my sister. have
one email sister Of four who likes to do
stunts, too, but papa does not want her to be
a professional trspsze performer, and 30
be wDl not give her any training at all.
sHs began my training when was a baby.
Al ten months could stand on one foot
on bis hand, and my first public appearance
was at the Winter Garden in Berlin when
vas Eve. Before I was three practised
every day on a trapeze hung close to the
ground and at six used a trapeze twenty
feet high. When nine was a star at a spe-
ciS performance before the Kaiser.
'In those days child performers were
more OF novelty than they are now, and
they always drew big houses. did not
begin to do the double sonsrsault and a
complete pirouette in a leap from flying
trapeze until was H..
DO you look at the spectators when
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TN Germany. for instance, We don't have
matin6es except on Sunday, and artists
In our line Of work are let of, II they want
TO be, from appearing twice in one day,
Father generally refused TO perform
at the Sunday matinee. In New York,
however, we must appear at two perform
ances every day except Sunday, and In
Western cities, believe, II is much harder
for performers, because they must keep
moving all over the country betw cen one
and two day stands. New York engage
ments are much the best, because they
are for q longer time-morO like European
engagements.
well, maybe artists are paid q little
more money In New York than they are In
Berlin and other European cities, but then
they give almost double the work In re-
turn. For instance, get perhaps third
more pay than In Europe, but give two
performances a day instead Of one.
sNo, the extra work doesn't tire me -
all, the matinee taking the place Of morn
ing practice.
Practically, the only hard and fast rule
I observe while in training IL not 10 eat
anything for three hours before going on
the trapeze. That Is, take luncheon
lNnbb uOuIb DClOI6 buu 0uo ~ buo bluoS-
noon performance, and dinner three hours
before go on the stage In the evening.
when finish my act which takes about
twelve minutes, 1 am perspiring freely
90 1 wrap up warmly TIL cool on, then bAlCe
a brisk rundown with hard towel and
dress quickly.
i shall continue In this speciality for
perhaps only a couple o. years Longer, vhsn
/ shall substitute for II something else.
why? Because 1t means too hard work
TO keep up continuously for q great many
years.
At the remark Probably you win be
married before the end Of two years, Mis-
Teims shook her head most decidedly.
'No, no; do not intend to marry. am
too busy with my work TO think Of men
at all. I do not care for men, she en-
claimed. AT any rate. shall not think
Of getting married for a good many years
yet.
American girls, hear, do not marry
| 80 young as the Germans do, and / mean
! 20 copy the American ways now that am
in America
IF you should decide to marry would
| you tprefer TO choose a husband from
! among the men IN your own profession?'
mo, indeed; will never marry an artist.
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TRAPEE BAHELTH RESORT
Mss TEIMS A SAMPLE or WHAT
~ GAN ACCOMPLISH.

f,D Turn . Double somsrSauit and 10
PirOuetto IN AEidAir-ln Perfect Cen
duOn PbyIioally, Even 70 OOmplezion
Ocean BW Circus TrpipinG ~ BEhyA
ti1oFvUusis
Nfiss AIbsrtina Teims, aorobat and
trapezs porformsr, who l. said 70 b tie
only woman IN tie world that can do q
double SomeTsault and pirOuetto b Inidalr,
and who 10 now IN America for the first
tine, looked Rppealingly at an interpreter
Who gave her the word In German, to-
FSther With sundry explanations.
Mas Dolma, who was born IN Hungary,
speaks English hAltipGly and there are
Sone words, hks nerves and nervous,
ar Instance, which evidently are not In
ohJdsd In her vocabulary, Apparently she
% that rarOst Of modern products, q woman
Without nerves.
Asa result, before the interpreter stopped
.uealIng tho young acrobat-she u only 10
threw back her head and laughed like a
soboolRirl, revealing by the act two rows
Of perfectly even, strong, white teeth,
'Why should b nsrvousi' she asked
In turn.
because, Il was suggested, your work
Il both difficult and dangerous and II you
happen 10 be not quite well surely It must
be a tremendous strain on the nervous
system
But I am always quito well. have
nsvSr boon III one day in my life; never, >
Wa the rejoinder given with an emphasis
which deepened the pink Of a complexion
calculated TO make most women break
-.
a complexion without blemish, which fairly
RloWs at times and which, like everything
else about the owner, suggests perfect
health.
Physical culture faddists might easily
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10 establish himself as an English speaking
star-these are only a few Of those who
have made the attempt and found very
little happiness afterward.
i don't try to explain why these actors
make such a different impression, onoe
they act in English. But II "A a fact that
the German stage to-day cannot supply
US with actors, finished and artistic a.
these players arc on their own stage
The manager might have added that
the German accent IL a permanent draw
back TO success on the English speaking
stage. The German accent IL that OF
humor and burlesque-and pretty cheap
humor at that. So Il h impossible for
a serious actress 20 find acceptance with
this drawback against her,
Anna Braga, wife OF NRhan Franko,
belongs 10 the golden days Of the Irving
Place Theatre, when the company was
made up Of artists fronh the first theatres
IN Germany. After her marriage she
decided 10 try our stage For q year she
studied 10 make her English perfect enough
TO appear In public, but finally decided not
10 run tho risk Of failure.
A French or a Polish accent might posi-
bly, be tolerated still, but ID IL q notabla
fact that there are no eonspiouous actors
on the stage to-day with the strong foreign
accents once regarded as no impedment
10 SUCCESS.
Poles are famous a. linguists, but NOD;
jeska at the outset Of her career Mna All
but inoomprehensible 70 her audienoee.
She learned TO speak English much moFo
distinctly after q long while on the stage,
hut an actress with her MARKED foreign
accent would net be accepted now ~ abe
was earlier In life, however talented abe
might be naturally and however skilled -
anactress. tanausChek used 10 say elf me
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dare tagRor' IN sMaobeth' and nobody
laughed, % great was the admiration OF
the public for her art, But audiences are
morn readily affected by externals now.
II JAnAuschek,' the manager went on
10 say, should appear on the dramatic
horizon to-day, Il would be possible for her
10 appear only IN strongly marked ohaTso-
ter roles IN which en- accent was not q dis
advantage. In classic parts she would
never be accepted.
1T n ali very well 10 contrast the present
condition Of the stage with the Bo-callsd
pRimy' days, 70 the usual disadvAntAge
Of the state Of affairs existing to-day. But
II seems 70 me an advance In taste when the
pubic wants 20 hear its own language
spoken properly on the stage.
Some other causes interfere with the
success Of German actors when they set
out 10 conquer our audiences. The men
nsver learn 70 dress IN the way English
epeaking audiences require Of leading men,
and the women are always lacking IN ele-
canoe and the degree Of gmaItnsss that
Z American addresses coon eOrn