About this book
Charles Frohman: Manager and Man by Daniel Frohman opens a vivid portrait of a man whose vision and drive transformed the modern stage. Part biography, part theatrical chronicle, this literary study traces Charles Frohman's evolution from a child among the theater to the powerhouse producer who shaped Broadway and conquered the London stage.
Daniel Frohman draws on personal memory, contemporary letters, and eyewitness anecdotes to map Frohman's career: early road hardships, minstrel management, the rise as a booking agent and Broadway producer, and the controversial birth of the theatrical Syndicate. Along the way readers meet the era’s stars—Maude Adams, John Drew, Ethel Barrymore—and witness James M. Barrie’s appreciation, illuminating the creative and commercial forces that defined turn-of-the-century theater. Themes of star-making, managerial craft, artistic ambition, and the business of performance are explored against a richly detailed historical backdrop.
Ideal for theater lovers, students of performing arts history, and fans of literary biography, this audiobook offers lively anecdotes, intimate letters, and authoritative context that bring early 20th-century stagecraft to life. Listen for a compelling insider’s account of how one manager helped build the modern theater.
