Texas Guinan: Daniel Frohman

Silent film actress TEXAS GUINAN met Daniel Frohman when she was in her mid-30s and remembered the encounter as a "great day" in her life.
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• • At the testimonial dinner to Daniel Frohman, on Sunday night, Texas Guinan was among those who were there to pay tribute to Mr. Frohman, who was celebrating his fiftieth year in theatricals.
• • "There are two great days in my life," Miss Guinan said emotionally, "the day I met Daniel Frohman. And the day . . ."
• • lnterrupted a heckler, "And the day that you saddled Paul Revere's horse before rumble seats were invented . . .!" came a very loud shout.
• • Source:  Item rpt in The Scranton Republican (Scranton, Pennsylvania); published on 3 December 1930.
• • Daniel Frohman [22 August 1851 — 26 December 1940] was an American theatrical producer and manager, and an early film producer.
• • Texas made numerous silent films with his company,  Frohman Amusement Corp. in 1919 such as "The She Wolf" co-starring  George Chesebro.

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• • The legal battles fought by Mae West and Jim Timony are dramatized in the play "Courting Mae West: Sex, Censorship, and Secrets," set during the Prohibition Era. Texas Guinan is in some scenes, too. Watch a scene on YouTube.
• • Website for all things Mae West — http://MaeWest.blogspot.com 

• • Exciting Texas Guinan news is on the horizon. More anon.
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• • Photo: Texas Guinan • • in 1919 • •
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