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Charles Frohman Monument

Sandusky, Ohio 1856 - Atlantic Ocean o/b RMS Lusitania 1915
American theatrical producer, who was a great lover of Marlow.
(Wikipedia)

Leonard Merrifield
1924

Description

Stone sculpture of a nude woman, symbolizing the Spirit of Youth, Spring and the Joy of Life, sitting on a fountain. The quote are Sapho's dying words to her daughter.

Inscription(s)

in ha[..]
memory [of]
CHARLES FROHMAN
born 1860 died 1915

for it is not right that in a house the muses haunt mourning should dwell such things befit us not

The year of his birth is wrong.

Information Sign

The Charles Frohman Memorial

Erected in 1924 by friends and admirers,
this statue is a memorial to American born
Charles Frohman, 1856 - 1915, who
drowned in the sinking of the Lusitania.

A world famous theatre producer of amongst
other works, Peter Pan, Frohman often
visited and had great affection for Marlow
saying that it was "better than any place in
the world"

Frohman particularly enjoyed the view from
the Causeway, where this memorial now
stands, looking over the river Thames. The
statue depicts a nymph which symbolises the
spirit of youth as portrayed in Frohman's
most famous production.

Marlow Town Council is the custodian of this statue.

Artist

Leonard Stanford Merrifield (1880-1943), British sculptor (biography).

Sources & Information

Uxbridge & W. Drayton Gazette, Friday 29 September 1922 (British Newspaper Archive).
The Sketch, - Wednesday 7 May 1924

Location (N 51°34'6" - W 0°46'25") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbse212; Photograph: 23 March 2019
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