The sun., 1916-11-18

Not OFTEN 10 there such q varied com.
bination Of personality and achievement
In elaborated authorship as exists In
the . Of Isaac r. Marcosson and
Daniel Frohman. who wrote 'Charies
Frohman, Manager and Man" Mr..
Marcosson. On the hand. II ono OF
the most versasile OF magazine writer's.
whoss performances ang from break
Ing the long Ailencs Of Wall Streets
criminal rich to being h economic his
torian Of Eurupes great war. On the
other hand II Mr.. Frohman. VINO long
has occupied q distinguished place in
the American theatre and who. like his
brother. has been an eminent maker OF
stage starr.
The reason for this collaboration is
exceedingly interesting. Mir. Marcosson
and Mr.. Frohman hAve been close
began when Mr.. Marcosson was financial
editor and New York editorial represent
alive Of the Saturday Evening Post, he
persuaded Mr.. Frphman TO write his
autobiography for the Post. n when
II was published In book form tho au-
thor dedicated Il TO his editorial mentor.
When Charles Frohman went TO hts
tragic death on the LusitAnin, II was In
evitabis that he should have . biog-
rapher. Nothing WAS more remote from
Mr.. Marcosson's mind than 10 assume
this task. when the editor OF a well
known monthly magazine singled him
out for the work. he at Rrst refused.
When Il was urged upon him that his
career a. historian of the wall Street
sphinxes had equipped him TO write
about anybody. he reluctantly consented
and only on tho condition that Daniel
Frohman would become his associate In
the enterprise. Let Mr.. Marcosson now
tell the story Of how this book WAS writ
ten:
Nothing that I ever tried TO do has
given mo a greater personal pleasure
thah this life OF Charles FrVhman. mol
could there be . greater tribute 10 Tho
personality Of the man who Is It's hero
Even Daniel Frohman. his brother. die
not realize NJ the outset what an as
tonishing career the great American
star maker had rounded but thought
NJ frst that Il could ba told IN eight oil
nine magazine tnstalments and that y
would make only . fair sized book
When We got into the story the rarni
hcations ana amasins points Of human
contact expanded Il into = full siz'
mans Job.
'sThs arrangement for this work va
very simple. Mr., Frohman's long All
intimate connection with the theAtr
gave him Immediate contact with all thu
human sources OF supply In this country
Day By day he assembled The Frphmai
stars and the Frohman playwright
around his hospi,able luncheon table u
the Lyceum Theatre and the facts wcr'
disclosed in \ very delightful fashion
The writing Of the book. OF course. r.,
on me. although throughout this worl
Mr.. Frohman's counsel n cooperation
were of the utmost value.
THE gathering Of tho English ma
teriai. however. was by far tho most in
teresting phase Of tho work, ! went t
England in tho summer NJ 1915 an
spent nearly six weeks amid friend
and hAunts Of Chs Frohman. Tn
Charles Frohman hat England kncS
was . Tar different person from tn
Charles Frohman that America oni,
heard about through his manysided &C
t~ivities. Over hero ne was shy. elusive
secluded. Over there he was the frank
accessible human being who delighted i
tho very smell Of London. The men VIII
knew him were not only proud OF thei
friendship with him. but were very prou'
ana Glad TO talk about It.
"Of course. the most eompensnt'ni
feature OF tho English Frohman expedi
ton vas the contact with sir Jane
Barrie. Hs was Frohman's most init
mate friend. and like Frohman. a sh
ana aioof personality. hut he wns yer
glad to talk about his friend. As
matter OF fact. n reason why Frohma
n Barrie Got on 80 well WINS hat tho
wero the two shycst men IN tho worlt
Sir James told me that they would y
out walking or riding for hours withou
exchanging n word AND yet having
very wonderful time.
AFTER Barrie. SO far as human In