The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-21
NEW POLL THEATER OPENED
SPLENDID BILL OF FARE FOR
 INITIAL WEEK.

Governor Roberts, Mayor studIey and
 Many of the States Most Prominent
 Citizens at the Banquet-Mr. S. z.
 POIi's Response to Call for Speech-t
 Incidents of the New Houses's Com
 mencement.
 The opening of the new Poli theaterE last evening was one or the events in@ the theatrical circles The large and5 representative audience that gatheredE last evening not only to inspect the neWI house but to witness the bill were Welll pleased over the affair. It was a n1ostl suspicious occasion, not only for s. Z:l PoI but for the vaudeville sdevotees Of this city. They had at last seen thel long promised theater and had reallyI enjoyed it's initial performance.
 The entire house was filled from pit to dome ana the show was a success. Mr. and Mrs. Drew Nwith their clever comedy playlet, "The Yellow Dragon, had a prominent part, and they scored an emphatic hit. The Colby family came a close second and the Girl inI the Clouds with thesuagnifce scenic 1 effects was third. The ~olio ycontainedl many bright stars, including the Qulg- ley brothers, Marvellous Frank and lit tie Bob; World and Kingston in theirI comedy 5slxit, and Roschez and his pom 1 ies and dogs completed an excellent ar ray. .,r rn.
 The guests occupied boxes on the first floor. MT. and Mrs. Poli and daughter Adeline Poli occupied box c. They re- ceiyed some handsome floral tributesI during the evening. r' ,,
 The lobby was decorated by Doughty 1 the florist, and the numerous floral pieces sent by various people were placed there The, local employees sent 1 Manager Poli a goose with six golden eggs representing the various houses Of the circuit, New Haven being the goose that laid the golden eggs, William Morris Manager Polls New York rep | resentative, sending a large tree with six branches, each representing a Poll theater. Others were from MT. and Mrs. I. E. Kelley, the Hartford, Springfield, Worcester, Bridgeport and Waterbury I houses; Hartford sent an electric light
 display.
 Friendly Sons of St. Patrick and I Lodge of Elks sent floral pieces, as well
 as MT. and Mrs Henry F'resenius.
 A banquet was enjoyed after the
 show to which the invited guests in-
 c1uded the following: Governor Henry
 Roberts, ex-Goyernor Abiram Chamber
 lain of Meriden, Hon. I. A. Sullivan Of l a rhiGO19
 Hartford, Hon. P. McGovern of Hart
 ford, J. H. Long of Hartford, Louis F.
 Kilby of Manager Polls Hartford thea
 ter, A. Dumont of Hartford, Hon. W. c.
 Thomas of Waterbury, Hon. J. P. FL lton of Waterbury, J. Moriarity, Thomas
 H. Hayes, Prof. J. E. Madigan, Hon. G. L. LiIley, Jean Jacques. all of Water
 bury. Bridgeport-F. c. Mullins.
 Springfield. Mass.-George Whitney
 P. A. Breglio.
 Worcester, Mass-George c. Halcott B. Heimerling, J. P. Goghlan. ) Boston, Mass.-E. W. Maynard, archi- . tect of the new theater; Joseph M. by son. I'd
 ' Detroit, Mich-G. Cheefa, IF. G, Poli , From this city the guests included 3 Hon. John P. Studley, Hon. R. S. Wood 2 ruff, Hon. N. D. Sperry, Colonel c. w Pickett, L. R. Hammond, Hon, J. B Ullman, George B. Bunnell, Thomas E l Byrnes, James Wrinn, Henry D Cowles, William G. Pratt, Hon. James El. >McGann, Rev. J. D. Coyle, Rev, D
 Levy, General Manager John J. Splain |, Resident Manager of Polls Theater f H. Docking. Press Agent F. J. Win :, disch, Booking Agent P, Alonzo, ,Thoma n H. Sullivan, L. M. Segal, F. H. Whit v taker, Daniel Co1well, Dr. w. M. Verdi }. Henry Fresenius, James Lawton, Ed n ward J. Sheafian, Colonel I, M. Ullman & Louis Ullman, Fl. Hynan, c.
 Reichert, Colonel T. H. Macdonald, E A. Street, A. V. Beecher, and a host o
 others.
 New York city-F. Velenti, P. Nor 6 William Morris, F. F. Proctor. P During the course of the evenin }, Manager Poli was called upon for : speech and responded as follows:
 1T feel more thankful than I can fin
 words to express for your presence thi T evening on an occasion of such grea Al importance to me- I find myself to Bs night with the most impressive under t taking of my entire life successfully ac < complished. and with the prospect 2 good for my wish finding popular ap N proval.
 % Tt is the realization of promis
 made some years ago to build a theate # that would be an ornament and a cred K to New Haven and a monument to tn N generous favor with which my effort N to provide amusement have been re
 ceived by the public. have everythin E to be thankful for in the treatment E have received from the people of tn Es city, and trust that they will find E1 my new theater the best expression Emy thanks that it is in my power