Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-30
JEAN JACQUES PLANS.

Prospects Good That He WilI Build a
 Theatre In Hartford at am Early
 Date.
 The Hartford papers hinted some time ago that Manager Jean Jacques of this city wanted to secure a playhouse in Hartford. The facts in the case were learned to-day.
 Several months ago Jennings $ Parsons, lessees of the Park City theatre, Bsidge- port, obtained statement from the Travellers Insurance Go of what the com pany would be willing to do iu connection with the building of a theatre. The con- pany offered a long lease of lot on Pros pect street and agreed to loan on a mort gage half the cost of the new theatre, stip- ulating that the theatre should be such a building as the directors of the company would approve. The theatre, with stores in front and offices over these, was to cost $S0,000. It was proposed to raise $5O. .OOO and put on a mortgage for $30.00 Jen- nings & Parsons subscribed to $5. .000 of the stock and the remainder was being subscribed for by Hartford people, some thing like $30, ,000 having been raised in short time.
 About that time says the Courant, Jean Jacques. manager of the Jacques opera house, Waterbury, heard of the stock com pany being organized here, and not know ing then that any other theatrical manager was interested, came to Hartford, sought out some of the people interested and of fered to take large block of stock on con- dition that he obtain lease of the theatre He then learned that Mir Parsons was in. terested and that the gentlemen engaged with him felt that MT Parsons should be given the first show. Mir Jacques said that was all right, and asked that if MI Parsons could not succeed in getting up the company and carrying out his plans, he (Jacques) be allowed to try. Since then MT Jacques has been waiting on MT Par. sons.
 Ii the meantime Mir Parsons became sus picious without cause that he was to be thrown over for MT Jacques, and he threw over the embryo stock company while il was being born. Since then he has been trying to effect combination by which he could build the theatre, the Travellers adhering to the fer originally made. Il was found that the lot was not as deep as supposed and the plans drawn would not do. Mir. Parsons made arrangements with one member of firm of local builders tC put up the theatre and had new plans drawn. leaving off the stores in front. The new building was approved by the direc tors of the Travellers. and MT Parsons got teauy 10 go aneau. when the builder ID formed him that his partner was unwilling that his firm should take the contract un der the terms proposed. MT Parsons has been bustling since. but so far as tho Travellers officials know, he has not sue ceeded in making arrangements to buili the theatre. They will probably insist tha he do something soon. or yield to others who will.
 Mir Jacques has recently been in consul tation with Hartford people and he and hi business partner stand ready to put uI three eights of the money necessary. Int Hartford gentlemen with whom he talked think there will te DO trouble raising thu rest of the money. Mir Jacques and tn, Hartford people agree that majority O the stock should be held in Hartford, bu the fact that the lessee is willing to take large block of stock shows his faith in tn, enterprise.