Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-08
PROMINENT AMERICANS
TOOK PASSAGE ON SHIPS
Charles Frohman. Theatrical Man
ager, and Charles Klein, Play
wright, Among Passengers.
NO REPORTS AS TO THEIR FATE
A. Il. Hopkins, President Of Newport
News Shipbuilding and Drydock
Company, Also on Board-Other
WclI.known Men on Vessel.
Especial to The .Times-pispatch.l


NEW YORK. May MANY persons
prominent in the country at large were
on board the Lusitania, going abroad
either on business or pleasure.
Charles Frohman, theatrical man
ager and producer. sailed with Justus
Miles Forman. who wrote the war
play called The Hyphen," which was
recently produced by Mr.. Frohman.
Mr. Frohman was on his annual pros
pectinG trip. and was said TO he inter
ested in several plays now being pro-
| duced in London.
lie was horn in Sandusky, O.. June
Il. 1860 He is a brother of Daniel
| Frohman referred TO as the least pho
| tographed man in the theatrical pro-
fession. Shortly after his arrival here
al the aged of thirteen. he obtained
emrloyment as an Office hoy on the
Dailv graphic. III the evening he sold
tickets at Hooleys Theater, in Brook
lvn His managerial start was made
AT The age of seventeen. when he went
West with "a show called our BOYS.
in November. lSsS, he saw Shenan ,
. doah" played in Boston. and purchased
the rights outside of Boston and was
wonderful successful. shortly after
: ward he organized :he Charles IRON
man Stock Company.
At the present time he is the pro-
| prietor and manager of the Empire
Criterion. Lyceum. Garrick. savoy and
Enickerhocker Thcaters, in New orK
! and the Duke of York's comedy. Globe
n and Adelphi Theaters in London. He
is also part owner of the Vaudeville
Thcatcr in London
t Justus Miles Forman is well-knowr
S magazine writer and society man. ~
: wen, abroad TO gather material To-
5. another play and act as war cor
n RESPONDENT for several newspapers III
s is "A graduate of Yale and lives "A
the Yale Club.
r charles Klein, one of the best know
American playwriGhts was returning
d after n ten days business trip to hi
ID home in London. Although warne
of the danger he found that his TIL
re was imperative.
: Frohman in 1890 he wrote severa
y, nlavs which were successful. ANON
his successful palys are Inc Musi
Master" The Auctioneer, the Lilo
and the Mouse" He mas "ie d"
two sons who reside in London.
T. 7, HOPKINS, OF NEWPORT
VIEWS. AMONG TIE PASSENGER
lie 4, Hopkins. president of the New
ne mort News Shipbuilding and Dry Doc
as Company, Virginia was SAID 10 nay
e. rome to Europe, regarding the pre-
of nosed sale Of ships to one OF the Deli
os gerent nations Mrs. Hopkins. at n
home here, refused to talk OF the n;
at turc of his trip abroad. lntornh"'''
| also refused At she ioN"'
II" The firm is the largest pullders
battleships in the world. Among q
re, recent ships built for the Unit
ed states government are the Superdrea
Eft nourhts Pennsylvania, which w
nd launched recently; the Mississlp
cir which will be launched shortly. I
in Dreadnoughts Texas and Delhwa
on and the cruisers Virginia, North Car
nd lima and Montana.
49,, Mrs. r. D. Shymer, wealthy chem
and society woman. was going to 10
"" don to reorganiZe several large che
ical companies She had been to I'm
land early In the year and was
turning to complete her business
Nh rangements, expecting to stay
g weeks.
% David Alfred Thomas. known as
Welsh coal king. and well-kno
NC. figure in British trade and polit
.di- was also passenger. He was a me
lie her of Parliament for twenty-t
en- years, and represented large min
constituency. He was friend OF