Frohman
CHARLES, an American theatrical manager. Born in Sandusky, Ohio, in 1860, while yet a boy he was an advance agent of a minstrel show. a Early in 1880, he entered the business of theatrical manager for several stock companies and, in 1893, became director few years later he became the leading of the Empire Theater in New York. A figure in the syndicate known as the Theatrical Trust. Among the stars brought out by Frohman are Maude Adams and John Drew. In 1905-1906 he managed E. H. Sothern and Julia Mar lowe in their Shakespearean productions.
The exchange of plays betwen England and America was fostered by Frohman, who was likewise interested in several London theaters. He met his death when the steamship "Lusitania" was sunk by a German submarine in May, 1915.