The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-23
SANGER HAIL
MAY Be: THEATRE
Property Has Been Sold to an
Agent and Hes Theatre
Man.
is IT scHUBERT's DEALT
That's Question That Only Time.
Perhaps Short Time, Can
Answer.
.
S II scHUBERT's DEALT

Every time a piece OF real estate 10
sold III Richmond that is supposed to be
In any way suitable for a new theatre
site. there gets Upon the air rtimor
that the Schubert ana Belnsco combina.
tion, Of New York, has bought it for
the purpose OF erecting thereon a theatre
The Schubert Brothers and Belnsco
are known as theatrical managers and
theatre proprietors who are operating
against the KlaW and Erlanger' syndl-
cate. otherwise known MS the theatrical
trust" The trust controls theatres all
over the country and have strong foot
hold In the South. inasmuch as they own
or control by lease the playhouses in
every Southern city that is worth con.
trolling.
The Schubert Belasco- Fiskn combination
has been trying for several years to get
Into the Southern theatres, and 1t is said
they have obtained a sufflciency OF finnn.4
cial backing TO enable them to come In.
regardless OF consequences financially
speaking. 1t has also been said that
they are 30 sire OF their footing that
they have ALREADY made contracts with V
play writer's and actors that compel them
to- have theatres in operation next seas 4
son In a string OF Southern cities, and
that Richmond, being the gateway to /
the South theatrically as well as COM
merclally speaking, is decidedly on the
string. Indeed, 1t lis not considered any
secret that the contracts OF the Schu-S
berts absolutely necessitates their opening
up here next fall. It Is, a bsnrd to think 4
they will open anything but strictly
first-class house. 1t was at one time B
said they had their anxious eyes on GER
tain Main Street properly up beyond
First Street. and several Broad Street
Grcpn tfoo
by the consent OF Madam Rumor, to the 4
iSchuberts.s and when The Times Dispatch 4
announced the sale OF the Valentine Il
property N al Ninth and Broad. there
were hundreds OF people who Jumped at Il
the conclusion that the sale was to the :;
8Schuberts. Now comes another rumor.
which, while more plausible than any OF &
the, others, is not known to be true. and
that ISL that the schnberts have bought
Sanger Hall. on Seventh Street, and TIA
the old hall As to be torn down and an 4
p-to-date a theatre built on the site. 3
Mayor May Not.
This may be true, and II may not be.
An that ID definitely known Is that
e. A. Ca tlins4 real estate agent. has sold
the property for thirty-odd thousand do-
lars. and that MI. j. 3. Gordon, OF Nor..
folk. Is named in the papers as the pur-
chaser. Mr. Gordon has had some expe- NJ
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as real estate deals. and he has been b
known to become the nominal purchaser
OF property In at least one other city
that was finally decided to the s;chuberts.
It may be that Mr.. Gordon has bought
Sanger Hall for the schuberts, but no. #
body in i ] Richmond knows this to sbelta e
fact. The real estate a gent who engi-
lneered the deal claims to be absolutely
Ignorant OF the purposes and Intentions
OF the only purchaser known to him, ard
the occupnnt3of the Sanger Hall property
scouts the idea that 1t Is to be changed
from Its present uses.
s2t Mr.. William E.sSYadcn. the proprietor
OF the Sanger Hall Cafe.R$is the lessee
OF the entire 5property,fnnd all other oc-3
5cupan IS are 4subrenters under him. Last
night Mr.. Walden said to- a representative
of&The Times Dispat ch:
don't know whether or not the
property has been sold. a: MY lease Of, 8
IS Il does not expire Until 1 800. and ! do
not expect tosvaeate unit III tn at time, .$s5
ri and perhaps not then. "a e
Mr.. Walden added some few. remarks
to the effect that lie was OF the opinion
that 1t would be a very long time before
Sanger Hall would be converted to any
uses other than8t those now konwn to- 1t.
Nevertheless, It Is believed by many
who have been watching events that the
Schuberts are the real purchasers OF
tho Sanger Hall property. and that they
will find some way to get a big theatre
OMIT before next winter is past.
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