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| | §14. The Star System; Theatrical Trusts; Charles and Daniel Frohman. XVIII. The Drama, 18601918. Vol. 17. ... |
 | | After Daniel Frohman left the Madison Square Theatre and opened his Lyceum (in May, 1885), and after his brother Charles (18601915) had opened the Empire Theatre (in January, 1893), with estimable stock companies, it became evident that two new elements confronted the American theatregoers. |
 | | It is true that Daniel Frohman produced pieces by American playwrights like Belasco, De Mille, Marguerite Merrington (Captain Letterblair, 16 August, 1892), Fitch (An American Duchess, 20 November, 1893; The Moth and the Flame, 11 April, 1898; The Girl and the Judge, 4 December, 1901), Mrs. |
 | | It is also true that Charles Frohman, opening his Empire Theatre with the Belasco-Fyles military drama, The Girl I Left Behind Me (25 January, 1893), figured largely in the development of Gillette, Fitch, and Thomas. |
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