The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23
FROHMbN DIED
A POOR Man
SAYS A FRIEND
ALT Hayman Pays a Glowing
Tribute to the Lusi-
tania Victim.
NEW YORK,

NEW. 4OtNAp NAY >S.--RO u LII ~ :
seven years intimate friend and bus
mess associates of Charles Frohman,
Aft Hayman, general manager Of Mr..
Frohman's theatrical enterprises, for
the first time talked for publication
about his chief, who persisted on board
/ the Lusitania.
It was a remarkable statement,
coming from Mr. Haynan, who knew
Mr.. Frohnan as intimately as any
| living man It paid glowing trIb-
ute to the theatrical manager, whose
death has caused widespread sorrow.
eIr. Hayman's appreciation OF Mr..
Frohman follows:
81 first met c. F. in Philadelphia
thirty-seven years ago. He was treas
urer OF Haverly's minstre1s. was
the advance agent for Mr. and Mrs.
W. J. Florence. The Co1onnade hotel,
at Fifteenth and Chestnut streets, at
that time was the swell hotel OF Phil
one day we stopped in front OF the
hotel and C. F. said: Some day hope
| to have money enough to stop at the
Colonnade' He never forgot this. and
whenever We went to Philadelphia to-
gether he would always insist on, our
walking up to the hotel, look at 1t and
recall the conversation
Authors, actors. and actresses
have lost the greatest friend they
ever had He did more for them than
any other manager. He was the first
to allow his children as he loved to
call them, unlimited amounts for
stage gowns, and permitted them to
have them. made wherever they
pleased.
-He was the first to inauEurate big
sliding scale royalties for authors. and
had the same terms for all, claiming
Il an author could write play that
could earn big money he was en-
titled to his share OF the receipts. and
the more the play earned the more
the author was entitled to.
Nothing Commercial about Him.
&c. F. knew absolutely nothing
about the value of money and cared
nothing for it 40 baser SANDER was
ever written about a man than the
articles by numerous writers VINO al
WAYS love to write about the com
mercialism IN the theater (and who
never take the trouble to investigated
accusing c. F. OF commerclal1sn-
lie never would make contract
with any OF his stars If I would
remonstrate. he would say to me:
40. wont do it / want them to
be in a position so that Il they ever
become dissatisfied they know they
are free to leave me-.
.Be has paid millions OF dollars
to authors without the scratch OF a
pen, and never had dispute or a
law suit with them or with anybody
over a business transaction
Dies Comparatively Poor.
&c. F. died Comparatively poor
man. He never wanted money. When
upbraSded on this point he would say:
-If when die I can do so with the
| love and respect OF all nHy stars, all
my authors, all my associates, al my
EMPLOYEES and my creditors, then
viii not have lived in vain
att is doubtful If any man In the
| theatrical business ever lived who
cave away as much money 70 char
| nv as c. F. When he had an appl1-
cation of any kind from profession
al who said he or she was In want,
he would insist on sending something
and he would never let any one know
moi even me, who the recipient would
i be.
| Two Of the worst penmen I think
I've ever Known are c. +. and James
NJ. Barrie. They always corresponded
/! in long hand c. F. would send Tor
me and ask me Il could make out
what Barrie was writing him, and
BARRIE used to write to me to ask u
/ I coulcnr get c. F. to use type
writer. as no human being could read
his writing.