And he takes a special pride in Erin Helm, his granddaughter. She lived in Pebble Beach and would come to my restaurant. So now, about 35 years later, she was eating at Angelo's and telling me about this beautiful theater she had just built in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She hadn't been to my restaurant for four or five years. So I said, 'Before you have your coffee, just come across the street.
Financially things are always tight for the theater.
Gina and Angelo usually are the ones who decide on the productions they will present. Primarily they do musicals because these bring in the largest audiences. Three years ago the theater received non-profit status and has since then been applying for grants. Bruce Ariss died in September of 1994. A special evening was held to honor Bruce Ariss and raise money for the theater.