Charles Klein (January 7, 1867 – May 7, 1915) was an English-born playwright and actor who emigrated to America in 1883. After moving to New York City in 1883, Klein began acting. He began writing by 1890, soon working for producer Charles Frohman . Among his works was the libretto of John Philip Sousa 's operetta, El Capitan (1896). He wrote melodrama and dramatic plays in the first 15 years of the 20th century.
22-538: Herman Klein (born Hermann Klein ; 23 July 1856 – 10 March 1934) was an English music critic, author and teacher of singing. Klein's famous brothers included Charles and Manuel Klein . His second wife was the writer Kathleen Clarice Louise Cornwell , and one of their children was the writer Denise Robins . For thirteen years, Klein was a vocal teacher at the Guildhall School of Music in London, becoming
44-471: A 17-year-old Australian-born heiress Kathleen Clarice Louise Cornwell , later a popular writer, at the West London Synagogue . Their children included two writers: Adrian Bernard L. Klein (1892–1969), who changed his name to Adrian Cornwell-Clyne and wrote books on photography and cinematography , and Denise Naomi Klein (1897–1985), who under her first married name, Denise Robins , became
66-470: A best-selling romantic novelist and was the first president of the Romantic Novelists' Association (1960–1966). Her daughter, Patricia Robins, is also a popular romance writer under the name Claire Lorrimer . Klein and Kathleen Clarice had another son, Daryl Kleyn (b. 1894). During their marriage, Kathleen Clarice began an affair with a young man, Herbert Arthur Berkeley Dealtry (b. 1878), who
88-520: A dozen books about music and singers, as well as English translations of operas and art songs. In 1924 he began writing for The Gramophone and was in charge of operatic reviews, as well as contributing a monthly article on singing, from then until his death. Among his other activities, Klein listed "Inventor of the Phono-Vocal Method of learning singing with the aid of a gramophone" and "Past Grand Organist of Grand Lodge of Freemasons". He
110-468: A lifelong proponent of the methods of Manuel Garcia and helping to edit Garcia's book on the subject. In 1876 he took up musical journalism, writing for The Sunday Times from 1881–1901, among other publications. He also contributed prolifically to The Musical Times . From 1901 to 1909, Klein lived and taught singing in New York City, where he wrote for The New York Herald . He was one of
132-651: A monthly article on singing, from then until his death. Klein was born in Norwich , Norfolk, East Anglia , England the son of Hermann Klein senior and his wife Adelaide (née Soman). Apparently, the elder Klein emigrated from Riga, Latvia , then part of the Russian Empire , and home to a large community of Baltic German Jews such as the Kleins. Once in Norwich, his father became a professor of foreign languages at
154-488: A powerful business tycoon. One of the corporate figures in the play was made to look like one of John D. Rockefeller 's partner H. H. Rogers . His 1909 play, The Third Degree was adapted for film more than once. Klein died, along with Frohman, during the sinking of the RMS Lusitania in 1915, at the age of 48. Manuel Patricio Rodr%C3%ADguez Garc%C3%ADa Too Many Requests If you report this error to
176-403: A screenwriter and producer (1888–1935), and John V. Klein (born 1908). Klein first wrote for the theater in 1890, when he was commissioned to revise The Schatchen , in which he was then appearing. This was followed by a collaboration with Charles Coote on A Mile a Minute (1890). Nine of his early works were financed by a New York tailor, J. B. Doblin; these included The District Attorney and
198-530: A transformative experience for Klein, who would recall Garcia and his singing principles in many of his writings throughout his life. He helped edit Garcia's book on his singing method, published in English in 1872 (later revised by Klein and published as Hints on Singing in 1894). In 1876 Klein took up musical journalism. He began writing for The Examiner in 1879, and then for The Sunday Times (1881–1901), The Illustrated London News , The Citizen , and
220-550: The Lady's Pictorial . He was for many years a musical correspondent of The Manchester Guardian and The Scotsman and also contributed prolifically to The Musical Times . From 1901 to 1909, He lived in New York City, where he wrote for The New York Herald , taught singing, and was a founder and first chairman of the National Association of Teachers of Singing . He was one of the first critics to take notice of
242-590: The Royal Albert Hall , the Royal Choral Society , Camille Saint-Saëns , Richard Wagner and Nellie Melba . Charles Klein Klein's talented siblings included composer Manuel , actor Alfred , and critic Herman Klein . He drowned during the sinking of the RMS Lusitania in 1915. Klein was born in London, England, to Hermann Klein and his wife Adelaide ( née Soman). Apparently,
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#1732780335194264-508: The gramophone . He was appointed "musical adviser" to Columbia Records in 1906 in New York and was responsible for introducing David Bispham , Anton van Rooy , Lillian Blauvelt and Ruth Vincent and others to the recording studio. Klein eventually came to hold an unfavourable view of American musical life and returned to Britain in May 1909, continuing to teach and write. He wrote over half
286-499: The King Edward VI Grammar School, and his mother taught dance. The younger Klein's five brothers were Max, a violinist, Charles , a dramatist; Manuel , a composer; Alfred , an actor; and Philip. They had a sister, Adelaide. He was the uncle of producer Philip Klein (1888–1935). Although his forename was frequently spelled as "Hermann" until World War I , he "deprecated any foreign pronunciation of it and
308-932: The elder Klein emigrated from Riga , Latvia. Once in Norwich , Hermann became a professor of foreign languages at the King Edward VI Grammar School , and Adelaide taught dance. The younger Klein's five brothers included Max, a violinist; Manuel , a composer; Herman , a music critic and music teacher; Alfred , an actor; and Philip. They had a sister, Adelaide. He was educated at North London College. Klein moved to New York City in 1883 and began his theatrical career by appearing in Little Lord Fauntleroy and other juvenile roles such as The Messenger from Jarvis Section and The Romany Rye . He married actress Lillian Gottlieb in Manhattan on July 10, 1888. They had two sons, Philip Klein,
330-445: The first critics to take notice of the gramophone and was appointed "musical adviser" to Columbia Records in 1906 in New York. He returned to England in 1909. Klein wrote over half a dozen books about music and singers, as well as English translations of operas and art songs. He was a noted authority on Gilbert and Sullivan . In 1924 he began writing for The Gramophone and was in charge of operatic reviews, as well as contributing
352-590: The libretto to John Philip Sousa 's best remembered and most revived operetta, El Capitan , premiered in 1896. He came into prominence as a dramatist in 1897 with the Charles Frohman production of Heartsease , of which he was co-author with Joseph I. C. Clarke , which played long seasons and annual revivals for seven years, starring Henry Miller . For a time he was play censor for Frohman; meanwhile, he wrote another success, The Hon. John Grigsby for Sol Smith Russell . Klein's melodramas were among
374-518: The most successful of the first decade of the twentieth century, primarily because of their focus on themes of contemporary life in the United States. In The Auctioneer (1901) and The Music Master (1904), actor David Warfield had great successes. Klein's best-regarded drama, The Lion and the Mouse (1905), was prompted by a visit to the U.S. Senate. The story concerns a young woman taking on
396-571: Was a Worcestershire Regiment officer. When Klein became aware of it, he filed a petition for divorce, which was granted in December 1901. He was still affiliated with the West London Synagogue in 1901, the year of his divorce and his departure for New York. Klein's third wife was Helene Fox, a Christian Science practitioner of Boston, Massachusetts, whom he married in 1905. Klein died in London, aged 77. For thirteen years, Klein
418-475: Was a member of the Critics' Circle, of which he was president and also chairman of its musical committee. In addition to publishing several books containing his criticism or music commentary, in which he left "vivid pictures of the great singers whose art he studied in the opera house", Klein translated several operas, including Carmen , and poems of over seventy songs by Schubert , Schumann and Brahms . He
440-455: Was a vocal teacher at the Guildhall School of Music in London and also trained many professional singers privately. He wrote songs and short works for piano. In 1874, Klein returned to Norwich temporarily to help his ailing mother. That year Manuel Garcia also moved into the same house as Klein at 1 Bentinck Street in London. Klein became his student for four years and was closely associated with him for another six years. The friendship became
462-399: Was an authority on Gilbert and Sullivan , having, as a young man, known Arthur Sullivan well and worked with him on musical committees. Klein arranged for Sullivan to provide incidental music for Henry Irving 's 1889 production of Macbeth . He later contributed articles on Gilbert and Sullivan to The Gramophone . For The Musical Times , he wrote on subjects including Music Festivals,
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#1732780335194484-467: Was proud of his British citizenship and upbringing". The musical activities of Norwich, particularly its Festival and the Cathedral services, impressed him as a boy. He was educated in Norwich and later in London. Klein was married three times. His first wife was Emily May Brown, a ballerina, with whom he had a daughter, Sibyl Klein, who became an actress; they divorced. On 19 February 1890, he married
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