New-York tribune., 1909-02-15
THE FROHMANS PARTED
M4RG4RET ELLINGTON TO
LIVE IN CALIFORNIA.
Theatrical Manager and Actress
Come to -4micable Agreement
UW Seek DiUOrce Later.

Daniel Frohman confirmed yesterday aItSr-
noon the long current report that he and his
wife, Margaret Ellington. would separate The
fact that he and Mrs Frohman had amicably
arranged their affairs was not unknown to inti-
mate friends on both sides Mr.. Frohman has
issued statement in which he says there has
been mo scandal" that mo man or woman
was the cause of the separation. A dispatch
from San Francisco states it is understood there
that Miss Ellington will eventually seek a dt-
vorce.
Mr. Frohman says that Miss Ellington has
been in poor health for long time, and that
she expects to find in California absolute rest
and better health. Mr.. Frohman's occupation
keeps him in the East the year around. The
statement reads:
Mrs Frohman and I agreed to this step
Gently. She desires to take up her residence
permanently in California. where the climate
agrees with her, and where she has always oeen
manenty from the profession, and will remove
with her parents to the Pacific Coast Where
their relatives reside. and WI hVe win ~ tLIeL'
There Is no scandal involved IN TINS uIsaBIeg
ment-no man is the cause Of it In
fact. the arrangement is far more amicable thah
hostile on either part.
The decision was arrived at recently. Mrs
Frohman, though in good physical healtn. Is at
present resting at a health resort in California.
where. after a few weeks quiet. she will be en-
tirely restored She came to New York from
California a few weeks ago. apparently entlreiy
but the Eastern climate did not agree win her-
She finds sOace and health in the air or the
Pacific Slope, and there she has decided 10 I'VE
for the future. We have been married nearly
six years.
In the course Of the long of The Thief
the Lyceum Theatre last season Miss Hing
tainted several times. At one period she
was out of the cast for more than a week
When the season was closed she and Mr.. Froh-
man went to California. At that time Mr..
Frohman said that his wife in need of a
long rest and that he hoped the climate Of
California would restore her. The Frohmans
returned in due time. and Miss Ellington be-
gan her season at the Empire Theatre, again
appearing in THE Thief"
1t was in Boston In October that Miss Hing
ton was again seized with fainting spells. She
quit the cast and few days later it was an
nounced that she had retired permanently from
the stage Mr. Frohman confirmed the
nouncement. She went TO her parents home IN
Brooklyn.
1t at that time the agreement was made.
Miss Ellington went to California but returned
to this city. She was in town several days, in
the course of which she transferred a piece OF
property. held in her name, to Mr.. Frohman.
When seen last night Mr. Frohman said:
There is nothing more to be said. believe
I have covered everything and the facts are
I have dictated"
Mrs FrOhman. known on the stage as Margaret
Ellington, was before her marriage Miss Maude
Light. She made her professional debut in
a small part in The Pride Of Jennico' with
James X. Hackett's company In 1902 she
became member of Daniel Frohman's stock
company at the Lyceum Theatre. She was
married to Mir. Frohman in November, 1903.
Some of the plays in which she has appeared
are The japanese Nightingale The Two Or
phans'' Mrs Lefingwells Boots" The Lion
and the Mouse" His House IN Order and
The Thief"
been In the theatrical business nearly thirty
five years. In 1877 he became associated with
J. H Haverly, the first manager to evolve the
idea of combining the business of a number OF
theatres under one management. Mr.. Frohman
managed the Fifth Avenue Theatre for Mr.
Haverly, but in 1879 he went over to the Madi-
son Square Theatre as manager for the Mallory
brothers. and remained there until 1880, Hazel
Kirke." "Esmeralda" The Rajah' and May
Blossom" being produced there under his man
agement
In 1886 Mr.. Frohman obtained control of the
Ivceum Theatre, on Fourth avenue, and organ
lied a stock company with Georgia Cayvan at
its head THE Wife" the first play presented
by the company, for a year and the theatre
tumpedS into prominence. The property was
sold and Mr.. Frohman then built the new
I,yceum