oakum
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oakum, tarred
hemp or
manila fibres made from old and condemned ropes which have been unpicked. It was used for
caulking the
seams of the decks and sides of a wooden ship in order to make them watertight. It was rammed down between the seams with a caulking iron and a heavy hammer, and then held in position with hot
pitch poured along the seams.
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RUTH D. FROHMAN.(LOCAL)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 9/16/1996; 394 words
; ...died Sept. 14, 1996. Mrs. Frohman was a longtime resident of Sandusky, Ohio. She was the widow of Charles Eugene Frohman of Sandusky and the daughter...Survivors include her son, Daniel Charles Frohman of Suffolk; and a brother...
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Scrapbook: an accidental encounter with two briefly famous lives (Charles C. Hoyt and Caroline Miskel Hoyt).
Magazine article from: The Atlantic; 11/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Bowery" and "After the Ball." Charles and Caroline lived on Thirtieth...as did the theatrical manager Charles Frohman, who would go down with the Lusitania...John L. Sullivan, and one from Charles G. Dawes, who would win a Nobel...
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Strange Duets: Impresarios and Actresses in the American Theatre, 1865-1914.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Theatre History Studies; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Augustin Daly and Ada Rehan, Charles Frohman and Maude Adams, and David Belasco...s second "strange duet," Frohman and Adams, found ways to liberate...Syndicate, theatrical producer Charles Frohman could not enable an actor's...
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PEANUT FEST CHAIRPERSONS.(SUFFOLK SUN)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 10/6/1996; 700+ words
; ...Agricultural Committee,'' said Frohman, who was recruited as chairman...Feast the night before,'' Frohman said. ``I had to rake the...best seats in the house,'' Frohman said - ``in spite of the...for the family.'' 1982: Charles R. Henderson Jr. was chairman...
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JM BARRIE; THE LITTLE BOY WHO NEVER GREW UP; Peter Pan flew from the imagination of a middle-aged man who wanted to remain a boy forever. So was he really the author's alter ego?
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Herald; 10/24/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...gone mad. Indeed, he'd warned Charles Frohman, the American producer who was...that his partner was a lunatic. Frohman, however, begged to differ...completely uncommercial, but when Frohman read it, he was enchanted, button...
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 "USA Today (Magazine)")
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Bravo, Broadway! This sweeping photographic odyssey reflects the achievements of an American institution from 1893 to the present. (history of New York, New York theater, both dramatic and musical comedy formats) (Cover Story)
Magazine article from: USA Today (Magazine); 11/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...definitive.) Jan. 25, 1893--Charles Frohman opens the Empire Theatre, Broadway...operation of this theater and Frohman's producing activities are major...industry. Sept. 11, 1894--Charles Frohman presents the English comedy...
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 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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THEY MAKE A BEELINE FOR STING THERAPY.(L.A. LIFE)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 11/10/1997; 700+ words
; ...rigorously,'' says Dr. Elliot Frohman, director of the multiple...the prime of life,'' says Frohman. Because the illness limits...from getting through. Some of Frohman's patients use bee venom...contacted New England beekeeper Charles Mraz. Over the years, he...
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BUILDING ON FRIEND ST. SELLS FOR $9.2M
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 12/17/1989; 700+ words
; ...Martin E. Cohen Group Inc. Frohman Associates, management consultants...the business community. Alan Frohman, founder and president of Frohman Associates, will serve as...199,000 to $225,000. Charles River Mortgage Co. Inc. has...
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New pharmacy school coming to S. Jordan.
Newspaper article from: Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, UT); 11/11/2005; 700+ words
; ...Pharmacy, was founded in 1999 by Charles Rosenberg, former dean of...right place," said Stephanie Frohman, the agency's vice president...s life sciences cluster, Frohman said. She started talking...she said. If they had, Frohman and others would have learned...
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ABUSE HOT LINE GENERATES HEAVY RESPONSE IN STATE.(CAPITAL REGION)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 11/26/1996; 700+ words
; ...of the country, said Rep. Charles Schumer of Brooklyn, detailing...of factors,'' said Sherry Frohman, executive director of the...more calls coming in,'' Frohman said. The Capital Region...Schenectady, 96, according to Frohman. In addition, almost all...
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Charles Frohman
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Charles Frohman An American theatrical producer, Charles Frohman (1860-1915) saw the theater make its transition...bright gallery of stars under his personal management. Charles Frohman was born on June 17, 1860 in Sandusky, Ohio, the...
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Frohman, Charles
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
Frohman, Charles (1860–1915...Steele MacKaye invited Charles and his brothers, Gustave and Daniel Frohman , to help manage the Madison...x201D; Biography: Charles Frohman: Manager and Man , Isaac...
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Frohman, Daniel
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
Frohman, Daniel (1851–...Like his younger brother, Charles Frohman , he was born in Sandusky...Manager (1911) and Daniel Frohman Presents (1935), and...x2010;shaven brother Charles, he was a wiry, balding...
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Walcot, Charles M(elton)
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
...excelled in such classic roles as Charles Surface and Bob Acres. He...conspicuously high forehead. His son, Charles Jr. (1840–1921...stage debut under the name of Charles Brown. With his wife, the...played older parts with Daniel Frohman 's Lyceum Theatre company...
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Klein, Charles
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
Klein, Charles (1867–1915), playwright. Coming to America from his...widely praised and highly popular in their time. Klein also served as Charles Frohman 's play reader and the two died when the Lusitania was sunk. His...
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