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lor quarters here and at their farm in
Westchester county. and the closeness
of their intimacy was not broken by Mr.,
Dillingham's marriage.
&C. F.'s room will never know another
occupant in my house or in my heart. "
was all Mr.. Dillingham; could say when
reached by telephone last night.
"No one really knew Charles Frohman
as man. said Henry W. Savage -who
has not known him in London. Some
thing In the English atmosphere seemed
10 take the bride TO his restless energy
and in London he found time To relax and
play as he never did in New York. And
only those who have known him in those
hours of comparative leisure--for he
was a human dynamo. never really at
rest-ever got very close to the heart of
the real c. +.
Such gentle, almost Apologize kind
illness in his ways of doing fine and
generous things! Such hclpfulness in
ways that only n manager beset with
obstacles and preoccupied by difficulties
can appreciated! SNch swift response TO
any call for help and advice as Mr..
Frohman gave will not soon find their
counterpart in the action of one man
ager TO another business rival. And
these things characterized Charles Froh-
man here and abroad. He loved his
neighbor as himself-even more than
himself-for he placed his neighbor's
interests above his own. His kindli-
ness as n man Is something too precious
to be lost sight of in the estimate of his
great qualities as manager. rc-
MEMBER upon my arrival in London
upon business not allied To his Interests
he sent me an urgent early morning
summons to come TO his room at the
Savoy, where we We're nPighbors.
found him seated in the attitude his
friends will remember. cured up in a
large chair and sitting on his foot, his
features wreathed with smiles of the
utmost complacency as he surveyed "a
small brown object upon the breakfast
table.
Il have. got you some Boston baked
beans after your own Yankee heart "
he chucklod. 1T took weeks scurry-
ing over London to find 'em, but they
are the real things!
Aside from the fascination held by
any man who is in complete command
Of his Job and whose job is big one. "
continued Mr.. Savage. "Nlr. Frohman
was a man whose conversation held an
indescribable and irresistible charm. lie
was the wittiest man | ever knew and
a lambent play of humor lit his always
brilliant conversation witiA,eAshes Of
radiance that made him the most de
lightful of companions. So good Il
listener WAS &. T. that the fact of his
being the most witty of duelists in
dialogue was generally lost sight of.
The shyest. the most modest of men,
he was more than peer in battle Of
repartee with such dramatists a. our
own Augustus Thomas, Alfred Sutfo.
Hubert Henry Davies, Haddon Cham
bers, Pinero and Bernard Shaw"
Numherles- were the instances of
G. F.'s ready wit recalled hy group of
friends at the Claridge yesterday, "Iie
was quicker than a fash of lightning,
said Louis Hethersole, Everybody
knows his telegram TO Charles Dilling-
ham on one occasion. Mr.. Dillingham;
had been summoned to New York to
consult his chief 4 delay on his. train
caused him to wire to the. Frohman
Offices 'Washout on line; will report as
soon as possible Speeding along the
wires flashed Mr.. Frohman's prompt