"I have decided to revive a very good play, and I have booked an American tour for it." Then he told the young man that this play was his first success.
Charles Frohman's ignorance of money matters was proverbial. One day just as he was about to take the train for Washington a friend stopped him and said:
"I've got a great investment for you."
"No," said Frohman, "I never invest in anything except theaters."
"But this is the real thing. The only possible fact that can spoil it is war, and we are widely remote from war."
In order to get rid of the man Frohman consented to a modest investment. When he got to Washington the first thing that greeted him was the announcement that we were on the verge of war with Mexico.
William Harris once gently remonstrated with Frohman for such lavish expenditure of money.
"It's simply awful, Charley, the way you spend money," he said.
Frohman smiled and said:
"It would be awful if I lost a finger or a foot, but spending money on the things that you want to do and enjoy doing is never money wasted."