Adolph Klauber

Adolph Klauber (29 April 1879 − 7 December 1933) was an American drama critic and theatrical producer. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky to Edward and Caroline Brahms Klauber. He left Louisville after high school to attend the University of Virginia, after which he moved to New York and took a position with the Empire Theatre Company. In 1900 he began working as a reporter for the New York Commercial Advertiser. From there he moved to the New York Tribune, and thence to the New York Times, where he became drama critic in 1906, a post he held for twelve years. It was during this time that he married the actress and playwright Jane Cowl^[1] He then began working with Archibald and Edgar Selwyn, two of the founders of Goldwyn Pictures, later to become part of MGM, and worked for a while there as a casting director.^[1][2]

Productions

He later became a producer; the list of plays he produced includes:

• 1919: Nighty Night
• 1920: Scrambled Wives; The Emperor Jones; and Diff'rent
• 1921: Like a King
• 1922: The Charlatan

With Jane Cowl he also worked on the following productions:

• 1923: Lilac Time; and Smilin' Through

With the Selwyns he produced:

• 1923: Romeo and Juliet; and Pelléas and Mélisande
• 1924: Antony and Cleopatra
• 1925: The Depths
• 1928: Diversion

Death

He died on 7 December 1933 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Footnotes

1. "Adolph Klauber, producer, dies". New York Times. 8 December 1933. p. 23.
2. Rogers, Will; Gragert, Stephen K.; Johansson, M. Jane (2001). The Papers of Will Rogers: From vaudeville to Broadway : September 1908-August 1915. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 273. ISBN 0-8061-3315-5.