The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-08
HE INV AIDES new YORK
MIR. JACOB LIT HAS LEASED THE
BROADWAY FOR A LONG
TERM
ONE OF THE BEST IN THAT CITY
He VIII Probably Produce Here
after Some of the Highest Glass
Attractions, as the Acquisition
Opens a Field Which He Has Not
Heretofore Entered Except Oc-
casionalIy.

Theodore L. Hays, manager of the
Grand opera house, received a telegram
from Jacob Iitt last evening informing
him that Mr.. Lift had leased the Broad
day theater In New York city for term
of years. 1t is Mr.. Lifts intention to
operate the .theater upon the same high
class plan that has hitherto prevailed in
its management.
The remarkable success of Mr.. Lift In
the amusement business the last few
years, and the rapid manner in which he
has forged to the front rank in the man
agerial field has warranted the belief that
1t would not be long before he would
figure as a manager in that great metro
polls, New York. His entrance as mag
nate into that city could not be more
suspicious for he has assumed control
and direction Of one Of the admittedly
best theaters In New York.
The Broadway theater is Of modern
construction, commodious in size, and 1t
represents the height of perfection in
theatrical architecture of today. It
has a large auditorium, and the stage is
also Of immense size, capable of handling
any scenic demands made upon 1t, In fact,
the Broadway is generally considered to
be the best theater in New York. Mr.
Lifts plan of management will undoubt-
edly be to continue the high plane of at
fractions and scale of prices which have
SO successfully prevailed there, and the
Broadway will be the scene undoubtedly
OF some pretentious productions under
Mr.. Lifts own direction. The present
season has beensone of remarkable sue
cess for Mr.. Lift and all of, his various
theatrical enterprises HAYES been most
profitable. He carries with; him in the
inauguration of his New York Venture
degree Of Judgment and clean-cut bust
ness methods that will undoubtedly make
possible a tremendous success for him.
This added success of Mr.. Lift from
time to time lis always a matter of in
tereSt, and a2Tscurce of pleasure to ST.
Paul The popularity Of his house In
St. Paul has naturally extended to him
self, and his monetary interest in the
Grand places him among the city's heavy
property owners Mr.. Lift has invested
$275, 600 in the Grand opera house property,
and At was not long since that he paid
the last Indebtedness of $4,000 on the
property. %ggsfesc
There is no telling how far-reaching is
going to be the acquisition Of the Broad
way theater to Mr.. Lifts string of play
houses. In the West he now has the
Grand in st. Paul, the Bijou In Mime
apolis, the Bijou in Milwaukee and Nc
Vickers in Chicago. He also holds a
controlling interest in the Metropolitan
and Lyceum theaters in Minneapolis.
Now he steps into the big metropolis,
and secures a house where he will prob
ably produce most of his new plays, at
least the more pretentious ones His may
be the source of supply for high-class at
fractions which will help out some Of
the houses which now find the supply at
this time either limited or cut off alto
gether by the theatrical managers COM
bination.