The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-24
FROHMAN COMPANY
TO END EXISTENCE
Ar Hayman Likely to Assume
Management Of the Several
Noted Stars.
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP

AliIfr " wv iaitk'E aittT lie ucdtU |
on the I.usitania last May was called. |
within a few months will bring its ex-
,siencc to an end. ii was formed a little
less than a year & Its purpose was
10 carry out the business plans Of
Charles Frohman, who had many en-
,erpriscs then in existence and had
made arrangements for others which
could he completed by his associates in |
bus, ness.
At Hayman, who was for SO many |
years tho close business associate of
Mr. Frohman. was ono OF the leading
sririts IN the company. lie had. indeed. |
the active mana cement. while Daniel
Frohman was the president Of the or
eauization. klaw q Erlangcr and some |
~ tho other managers affiliated with |
Charles Frohman during his lifetime |
were also incorporators In the ~organlza- !
ton
l. was under the direction Of this
company. in which Az Hayman was
the most active member. that the AFFAIRS
~ Charles frohman were conducted
last season, The knickcrbocker Thea
ire. which is under lease TO klaw e.
tflansor; the Liberty Theatre. the
Empire Theatre and other important
pIayn'useS under the management
of the syndicate were affected BY
me operation OF the company. The
stars who were under the management
o. this corporation were Maude Adams.
William Gillette. Otis Skinner. John
nreN' tfh"l Barry more. Ann Murdoch.
Marc Tempest. Julia Sanderson. Don.
aid Brian and Joseph Cawthorn.
what disposition will he made of the 90
PLAYERS has not yet been made public.
y 5 VOL understood. however. that All
Hayrau Will be found in the nos, ~
manager Of more than one of he i'm.
portant actors who were formerly under
the Frohman cement.
AUGUSTUS Thomas was made artistic
director OF Charles Frohman rncor-
porated. The Chief" in which John
Nrew appeared. was one OF his produc-
IONS ana he is the author of Rio
rL'nne' Wnlch is now at the Empire
Ineatfe' Ny. Thomas will cease his
connection with Charles Frohman In
corporated 60 soon as the prescn, se,.
con is AZ an end.
KUN hrapcr. who has had such sIc-
eets as a ~monologist, has taken tho
suseestion of Marie Trmpcs, and will
become an actress. Miss Tempest, re-
"'"'" MlSs Draper at a soiree
~ the home of Mr.. and Mrs n Raw
Dennis, Miss Draper reci,cd tho ..1hra.
generations at the Court Of Domestic
helations,' The Glass in Soul cuIture'.
and An English House PARTY" Miss
tempest was delighted with the hu,nor
snd dramatic power OF Miss Drsper's
monoiogues and advised her strongly To
"sse use OF her talents on the stage.
MSs tempest put her advice Into
TfTf nTADftRAI fnRt,, an
eerts engaged her to take the ieadIn.
roe IN n new comedy. She sept o..
Mss Draper and offered her a mar, IN
mo new comedy. II is called M.
Lad' Name" and il by cyril uar.
eoufl. whose play "a Pair OF six SOL
mes mas been one OF the notable suc.
ceSses or the season.
VIII nave the opportunity" Miss
draper said. ito see II I like the stage
ard If am equal to II. And in az
.ase inc experiment is bound to be Of ne.
" me IN my m~onologues.'
Hunloodys Luggage in which James
towers will soon return 10 Tho
-dee' IS TO be produced by the Shuberts
Jeanne Eagels will have the mos, i'm.
portant role with Mr.. Powers.
MAUD Fulton, who used TO he a da,..
ns partner Of William Rock. has writ.
zen a three act play called The Brat ;.
..'n oliNer Morosco has Just pro-
r.,ea WIN success in Los Angeles. Miss
ru'on played the leading role.
L,' recent Comment here that New
,ork was of all the cities in the world
=. '.,l'st IN which n musical play
\ ..'', n1p success has been proved by
\ u ,"'e OF several pieces Of this kind
"hNh met with some appearance NJ
prosperity in this city during the present
"tson' other cities have received them
'odIF or rejected them altogether. Ye,
musical play with any little merit Is
Ho'" ~ hold It's own hereof course nv
reans or the cut rate tickets-for weeks
hut HAT cold and unsympathetic region
Known as the road" has many Of the
qualities Of Missouri. II must he shown
shd II u rails TO find what II cxpects
Wr NeW York verdict counts for nothing
William A. Brady discovered long
ego mat the cut rate ticket had one dis
HaNahtage, II is impossible to get anv
.>uihate or the value Of a production
,,or other cities after It has been given
mere At cut rates. Plays that ave
lasted a season here because It was pos
shIe 20 nj tho house at cheap rates
coon came To An end I'm other cities. so
W" establishment Of the cut rate ticket
N every other city will be necessary II
nan price successes in New York are
" continue the same elsewhere.
Tho sale Of tickets for Percy, Mac
ga @ q Shakespearian Maspue "Cal!ban."
20 be performed in the city College
N'ad'um next month. hegins to-day at
VI" headquarters Of the Shakespeare
,eI"hrstion Committee, 10 East Forty
third street.
Among tho interesting theatrica,
events of to-day which bear more or
Joss upon the celebration OF the Shake-
'h'df.Hn '"rroutenary will be the Inner
~ Mr. and Ms. H.. ~. So'hern, given
h' M" civic Forum at the Hotel Aston
,o-nIeH', ard the fancy dress vail given
nv ih" Professional Woman's League at
'o Hotel Gilmore.
bTu'" NNl,ao has hncn engaged by
''"ro George 10 supplant Robert War
We" .u the title role Of Captain Brass-
n'i'H Conversion" when she and her
company move to Chicago at the end
" VII. woeb There will he a spcciaI
na're" of the play at the Playhouse
to- afternoon
II 'h0 Russian Ballet now at the
metropolitan Opera House stays in thin
country for another season Mile. Rita
I7.ni". "A Russian dancer who has just
'"'-l'd a successful season In London
..a. Join Tho company, She will sal
'f Now York this week on the steam
'.p Finland.
Experimenting petitions which have
neon sent 70 Gov Whitman asking hin