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Show 1 A Peaceful Ha!f Hour What pcoplo cannot understand about Charles Frohman, tho world's groatost theatrical manager, who has just sailed from London for Amorica, is how ho manages to get through his work. Uo has generally as many as 3000 actors and actresses on his salary list, reads fomething like thirty plays a week, and controls theaters as far apart as San Francisco, Now York and Loudon. Ho never socuib to bo in a hurry, is always genial, whilo his personal appcarauco is that of a man who is living a very comfortable lifo on an independent income. in-come. Nevertheless, Mr. Frohman haa been "hustling" sinco ho left school at 34 years of age, when ho wont to work in an offico during tho day iu New York, nnd at night; crossed tho river to a theater in Brooklyn, where ho held a minor appointment. Such good use, however, did young Frobinan make of his opportunities that three years later ho was ablo to tako chargo" of a Chicago Chi-cago corned' company, which enabled him, beforo ho was 20, to amass a nico littlo fortuno of $50,000. nis many successes sinco then furnish a wonderful wonder-ful illustration of tho genius of 'this man in matters theatrical. Nearly ovory actor and actress of the first rank who has visited Amorica during tho last ten ycar3 has dono so under his management, man-agement, and ho has also introduced many plaj'ors of distinction lo England. Eng-land. When Mr. Frohman goes to Loudon, Lou-don, ho generally makes tho Hicks tho-ator tho-ator (of which ho is lecc and manager) man-ager) his headquarters. Leading up to his offico at the theator is a small elevator, ele-vator, to bo oporated by tho passenger. There aro threo buttons, marked "Up." "Down," and "Emergency." Mr. Frohman, "to sec what would happen;" recently touched all three at onco. Tho elevator flow half-way up and stuck there. When Mr. Frohman was "dug" out ho emerged smiling and paid, "That's the most peaceful half hour I've had sinco I've been in London." |