Demorraic Man
Bellefonte, Pa., May 14, 1915.
BEGAN WITH A PENNY SHOW
With This Small Beginning He Lived
to Dominate All Contemporaries.
Work Was His Only Pleasure, and to
This Is Due His Unparalleled Suc-
cess In His Chosen Field.
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It was said of Charles Frohman, lost
when the Lusitania was sunk. that
he had the refusal of every American
play, and it was regarded as a fact
that every foreign play coming to this
country was offered to him before any
other manager had a chance to look at
it. Such a statement perhaps expresses
his dictatorship in theatrical America |
more vividly to the public than to say |
that he was the proprietor and man- |
ager of a dozen theaters in New York,
of about seventy of the first class |
“Shenandoah” first appeared in Bos-
ton, when no manager felt interested
in it after the first appearance.
Charles Frohman saw it, liked it and
telegraphed to Al Hayman to come on
to Boston at once. Together they
made a contract with the author of
the play. Under their management
“Shenandoah” was a great success.
The next play Frohman took up was
also a great success. *All the Com-
forts of Home” was adapted from the
German by Gillette.
That the Charles Frohman theater
at Broadway and Fortieth street, New
York city, might have an auspicious
opening Mr. Frohman went to Europe
to see Sardou. He gave the famous
Frenchman $8.000 to write a play
worthy of the finest stock company
and theater in the United States.
While on the other side he made con-
tracts with Alexander Bisson and oth-
er French writers for their next plays.
In London he obtained *Gloriana” and
“Jane,” both popular favorites. From
“Jane” he made $50,000 in the first
season.
Made Theatrical Stars.
Such was the start of the man whose
throughout the United States and eight | nervous vitality and force swept ev-
in London and managed thirteen tour- erything before him in the theatrical
ing companies in the United Kingdom. | business, unconquerably and inevita-
Besides this hundreds of theaters were |
more or less directly controlled through
the booking operations of the “syndi- |
cate” in the minor cities of America.
Charles Frohman was born in San- |
dusky, O., June 17. 1860, and went to |
New York with his parents at the age
of ten. His home was on the east side.
While attending school he worked in
ithe evenings in a newspaper office. At
the age of seventeen he organized a
minstrel show. He was manager,
treasurer, secretary, ticket seller, tick-
et puncher, ticket taker, prompter and
interlocutor of the company. Admis-
sion to the show was 1 cent, and for
three coppers a spectator might become
an actor. A more serious theatrical
pursuit was selling tickets.
Began With Minstrels.
In 1880 he went to Minnesota to join
the Chicago Dramatic company. Short-
ly after he toured the United States
and Europe as treasurer of Haverly’s
Forty Minstrels, and with this troupe
he marched through many a provincial
town, the band at his back. Business
was good, and he came back manager.
The true beginning of his theatrical
success was when in 1887 he obtained
control of Bronson Howard's play,
“Shenandoah.” His brother, Daniel
Frohman, had been associated with
the Mallory brothers at the Madison
Square theater. Charles Frohman
went in with him and began to or-
ganize road companies under a new
system. The ideas that he developed
have influenced the course of the the-
bly. He stamped his personal traits
and characteristics upon half a hun-
dred separate organizations. John
Drew, Maude Adams and other lead-
ing actors and actress have stated that
much of their success was due to Froh-
man’s suggestions and instructions giv-
en in directing rehearsals.
There was little allowance for rest
in Frohman’s manner of life. Life was
nothing but work to him. Four hours
amply served him for sleep. It was a
marvel to see »’ 2 in his office, turn-
ing his hand from one thing to another.
Up and at it betimes in the morning
his day was carefully appointed into
hours and half hours for the diversified
needs of the business. But he would
do nothing that he could hire any one
else to do. always saving himself for
those things which he alone could do.
Work was Frohman’s only play and
pleasures. The song. *I Am a Friend
of a Friend of Frohman,” had a pe-
culiar significance. That was as near
as any one could get to him. He had
few or no close personal friends. He
was almost never seen on the streets.
He was enrolled in the best clubs of
New York and London and paid them
his dues. but never a visit. His most
pronounced eccentricity was an abhor-
rence of posing for a picture or feeling
that one was being taken of him un-
awares. He was very shy in manner.
He and J. M. Barrie have been de-
clared the shyest men in the world.
They found each other congenial com-
pany.
atrical business since that time.
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than in former years, I believe fewer |
are read. This is especially true of .
reference works and the classics. To |
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since a book was taken out of this |
bookcase?” indicating with a sweep |
of the hand a large and well-stocked |
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book out last week when I cleaned |
house,” answered the hostess who mo-
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Dry Goods, Etc.
BIG REDUCTION
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