The evening times., 1895-11-08
MIR. FROHMAN'S BICYCLE CAR.
Proposed for the Benefit of Actors
with whtels"

Mr.. Charles FrohuaD has invented a
bicycle car, which ought 10 make consider
able money for the railroad companies
next year. 1t is like a common baggage
car, excepting the top, which looks like
a whaleback boat. = platform a few feet
below the roof is built. and overhead are
10 sIgq oIpuBu 5ui 10 dscIo uoIiM sdgIls
the bicycle. BY this arrangement from
twenty OF thirty wheels may be carried
in addition to the regular load OF baggage
or scenery. Why Mr.. Frobnian should
become interested in this is quite rema rkable
When his score or more of companies
began TO start out this season few of his
actors asked permission TO put their bicycles
in the baggage car along with the scenery.
Permission was granted the first applicants,
but when they came in by the dozen the
manager was forced to refuse them. Allthe
room in tue car had been taken up.
The day before Miss Olga Nethersole's s
company started out one OF the actors, who
had neglected to sign his contract, came
into Mr.. Frvhman's office and handed over
his legal agreement. The manager was
about 10 affiX his signature, when the
following clause, which had been inserted,
met his eye:
THE party of the first part further
agrees to transport the bicycle belonging
to the party Of the second part free of
expense"
An spoke up Mr.. Frohman, ~ see you
have been collaborating with the lawyers"
Just line"
Better write a new one, adding that
agree to carry for you on tour a trainer, two
pacemakers, and half-mile track"
You mean that my wheel don't CO."
"EXaCtly.'
Then Mr.. Frohman explained that there
was no room in the car for bicycles, and
In discussing the subject the idea of
bicycle car occurred to him, and send
ing for his stage carpenter he mapped out
q plan, and on these lin es a car is
now built.
One OF the reasons that encouraged Mr..
FrohmaB in his work was the fact that at
that time he himself had become a bicycle
crank. In Paris last summer he had the
bicycle few er So bad that his brother
Daniel said toward the end OF the Paris
visit they were Obliged to put blinders
on his brother Charles SO that-he cOuldn I
see the wheels. Now both Daniel and
Charles are enthusiastic wheelmen. They
ride down town to their offices in New
York every morning, and take spin in the
park in the afternoon.
While these men have been the biggest
theatrical managers in America for some
years their lines have been in separate di
rections and they have had no interests
in common. The fact that they were
brothers has never seemed to influence them
in their affairs of business and it is only this
year that they have become partners.
Both wanted to manage the second Ameri-
can tour of Miss Olga Nethersole and each
made bid for her services. In talking
of the matter one day Mr.. Daniel Frohman
remark that he had Just sent Miss Neither
sole letter regarding business arrange
ment and Charles replied that he was
sorry, but he had just telegraphed the lady.
The matter was compromised by Daniel
and Charles signing articles of partnership
and securing Miss Nethersole for number
of years aud this is the only theatrical
venture in which they are interested jointly.