Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-04
With FRIENDS.
Bret Harte's Daughter
Finds Home In N. y.
Benefit For Her TO Be Given
on St, Valentines Day.
She Rehearses in Detail the Story
Of Her kisfcriunes.

New Tn'E, Fyb. 3.-tt noon Mrs.
Jcssemy -! Harlo steele cid, 81
dau2hte.' NM ir i'nttn thc auth0r. be-
came til. oGars5, cf ..i.-.: .1!oanor Rob-
son, th> actress. ana is t remain for
the time being It the Nartha Washing
ton motel, where apartments have been
engaged for her on the fourth floor.
once within the precincts Of the mo-
tropolis she became an object Of gen
efal sympathy on the part Of social
friends, for the first three years Of her
married lie We're spent here. bu- The
ke"nest interest was manifested BIZ ad-
lni!crS o. her dead fathers literary
works
Chef among the latter is Miss Rob
son, now playing at The Liberty thea
ter in ''s5alomy Jane" from the pen Of
slrs. Steele's father.
That is how it happened that she pro
posed the benefit and how it came
about that Mrs. Steele became hc,. cs-
itcGlal guest at the close Of Il confer
encC which her manager George c. "
Ter. had with Mrs. Steele.
Mr.. Tyler assured Mrs. steele that
steps would Immediately be taken TO-
ward arranging for the benefit, which
IS to be held at the Liberty theater.
FEB. II. The California Society is one
of the most enthusiastic organizations
bt MIND the venture and big rcceipts are
anticipated.
Mrs. Steele arrived from Boston at
IL O'Clock Friday night and endeavor-
ed to get 2n audience with Miss Rob-
son. 1t WAS too late, and it was ar
ranged for her to meet Mr. Tyler. Miss
l,obaun'S manager at II this morning.
Manager Tyler followed Mrs. Steeles
story with deep interest She rchcarseL
her experiences in Portland and told in
G"tail the part that Leander Richardson
played in the affair from the time he
put III an appearance at Portland.
My plight in Maine is an old story
now l suppose" said Mrs. steele ITO
be brief. my husband failed to provide
me with means and though l strove
hard l was unable to meet my ex-
renses. Then l heard Of his arrest in
Chicago in connection with that irri-
CATION deal, ana the shock was so
great they took me TO the hospital
ward of the almshouse 50 that | could
he under the eye Of a physician. I had
no means to engage a doctor, YOU
Soc"
Miss Robson stated Manager
Tyler. merely told me to look into
your case. as she wished to assist you
in every way possible, if you really
deserved it. But she wished first to
learn the true condition Of things.
Leandcr Richardson volunteered to go
t. Portland to look You up. But he
was not authorized to pay any of your
| bills, nor was he instructed to take
you back with him.
II would like to have you meet Miss
Robson personally today. but she will
be too busy. Two performances on
Saturday, YOU know. viii arrange to
have you meet her probably tomorrow
or Monday.
meanwhile you ara to retain your
quarters at the Washington hotel or
any other you select"
Louisa Franklin Genet Of 307 West
Fifty Eighth street. a man Of about
GO, an old friend Of the late Bret
lIartn. offered Mrs. Steele d place in
his home with lis family until she
found something better. and Mrs.
Steele expressed a wish to accept the
invitation and will call OIL Mr.. Genet.