KLAUBER, ADOLPH

(1879-1933)

Born in Louisville, he intertwined stage and newspaper careers. Early in his career, he worked for the New YorkCommercial Advertiserand theTribune, and acted withCharlesFrohman's Empire Theatre stock company. He performed withViola AllenandHenry MillerinLiberty Hall(1893) and played one of the Italian twins inPudd'nhead Wilson(1895). From 1906 to 1918, he was theNew York Timesdrama critic. He left that position to become a producer of such plays asNighty Night(1919),Scrambled Wives,The Emperor Jones, andDiff'rent(all 1920),Like a King(1921), andThe Charlatan(1922). He was also associated as a silent partner with productions starring his wife Jane Cowl:Lilac Time(1917),Smilin'Through(1919),Romeo and Juliet(1923),Pelleas andMelisande(1923),Antony and Cleopatra(1924),The Depths(1925), and others.