Charles Klein

Charles Klein
Charles Klein was a prominent American playwright and author, known for his successful plays in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in London in 1867, Klein immigrated to the United States where he achieved fame for works like "The Music Master" and "The Lion and the Mouse." His plays often focused on social and political issues, resonating with audiences through their compelling narratives. Klein's career was tragically cut short when he perished in the 1915 sinking of the RMS Lusitania.

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Chapter One Anton Von Barwig rapped on the conductor's desk for silence and laid down his baton. The hundred men constituting the Leipsic Philharmonic Orchestra stopped playing as if by magic, and those who looked up from their music saw in their leader's face, for the first time in their three years' experience under his direction, a pained expression of helplessness. "Either I... more...

CHAPTER I There was unwonted bustle in the usually sleepy and dignified New York offices of the Southern and Transcontinental Railroad Company in lower Broadway. The supercilious, well-groomed clerks who, on ordinary days, are far too preoccupied with their own personal affairs to betray the slightest interest in anything not immediately concerning them, now condescended to bestir themselves and,... more...

CHAPTER I There was unwonted bustle in the usually sleepy and dignified New York offices of the Southern and Transcontinental Railroad Company in lower Broadway. The supercilious, well-groomed clerks who, on ordinary days, are far too preoccupied with their own personal affairs to betray the slightest interest in anything not immediately concerning them, now condescended to bestir themselves and,... more...