The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-26
Augustus Thomas Tells How
Stage People Mourn
for &C. F."

Two thousand OF his friends paid
silent tribute to the memory OF the late
charles Frohman at his public funeral
service In the Temple Emanuel Fifth
avenue and Forty-third street, yesterday
morning, while nearly twice as many
more blocked the avenue from curb to
curb and stood with barred heads
throughout the ceremony.
The service itself was one OF the most
the theatrical profession. The eulogy
Of the Rev. Joseph Silverman. who rom
Quoted 1t. and the stirring address OF
Augustus Thomas left hundreds in the
as.emblage with tear stained faces.
Promptly at IL o'clock to the strains
OF Handel's Largo" the funeral pro-
cession moved slowly down the centre
aisle. The coffin was covered with purple
broadcloth. banked lightly with wreaths
OF violets and orchids. the gift Of Maude
Adams. Behind walked the honorary
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in ail--re-
cruited from the authors. actors and
managers. personal friends or business
associates of Mr.. Frohman.
In the front rows sat the immediate FAM
ily-Mr. Frohman's four sisters and his
brothers. Daniel and Gustave Frohman.
Back of them were the personal friends
of the deceased ami opposite the honor
AIRY ~pallbearers took their places. They
were Augustus Thomas. Edward Shell
don. George AIDE, Henry Arthur Jones.
Paul NJ. Potter, John W. Alexander.
Richard Harding Davis, Porter Emerson
Browne. William Gillette. r. II. Sothern.
Otis skinner, Henry Miller. william
Faversham, William Collier. Francis
Wilson, John Barrymore. A.. l.. Erlanger.
David Belhsco. Charles Il. Dillingham;.
William Harris. All Hayman. Marc
Klaw. Charles j. Rich, John ID. Will
Jams. Samuel +. Nixon and Harry J.
Powers.
Nine. jacob Leads Choir.
A choir OF twenty-five singers. led
h. Nine. jacob as leading soloist. with
Kurt SCHNEIDER az organ's'. furnished me
music. Simon Schlager was the cantor.
assisting Rabbi Silverman In the SER
vice. Taking as the text Mr.. Frohman's
last reported words. "Nhy fear death"
Rabbi Silverman made this the keynote
Of his sermon He said In part:
"'Why fear death" was .he last
heroic u;terance OF Charles Frohman on
the tragic occasion which filled many
OF his fellow passengers with anguish:
dread and panic. When those wonoerful
words fell upon their ears IT must have
arrested their perturbation n imbued
them with some OF the peace and COM
fort that II has infused into a great part
of mankind. why fear death? The
very sound OF the words takes the sung
out OF death, disarms the grim visaged
militant OF his power TO terror'ze hu-
mani.y We are reminded OF thai great
utterance OF JOB. I know that my Re
deemer liveth and that. freed from the
body. ! shall behold God
"Charles Frohman was not AFRAID 10
die because ne was not afraid to live.
lie lived highly. he dice nobly. He
worked modestly he died acclaimed by
those Who knew HIN best the Napoleon
Of the theatre. lie l!ved SO as TO be able
TO die i'm peace. lie died In a manner
10 teach all men how TO I've n his
taking of is the regret of the whole
world"
Hardly able to control his emotions.
Aueustns Thomas then mounted the
pulpit. lie said
81 is tna wish of those nearest II
Cha les Frohman that one OF his pro-
f~essional associates should try to voice
Of the feeling and the thought
that is in the hearts OF all
I'VE gather at his coffin 10 say those
things which his busy life apd our own
hyness in tho presence VI his WIZ
success tempered and postponed. We
come to speak the approval, the adj
miration, the love which his difhdence
would never let MIN guess. but which, II
known, he would have treasured and
have priced as deeply as the deepest
laval heart, for the playhouse never
knew a more responsive soul.
The ~polgnancy of this parting is that
even now We may not try to do full justice
TO his many manly qualities that com
pelled our love, for the truth INDUCED
would overflow and silence us In tears,
we may only briefly tell the world his
gentle humor. his wholesome p~layfulness
of mind, his sympathy. his courage al
wa ~ his generosity. his abiding friend
shin. his magnanimity, the surprising
magic of his intuition.
"A wise man counselied. LOOK into
YOUR heart and write c. +. looked
into his heart and listened. lie had
that quoted quality OF genius that made
him believe his own thought. made him
know that what was true for him In his
nriyate heart was true for all mankind.
That was the secret OF his power, II
was the golden key TO both his under
standing and expression,
80 P~riaOned Poet"