Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-11
HEAD STILL AFTER
ELKS THEATRE
Management and Control of
Local Playhouse May Yet
Pass Into the Hands of the
Popular Hot Springs Man
WAS IN CITY MONDAY
ohferred Y I'll Flks Tru, >, and pto;.
6stion Vet With Favor Htal VIA
GreenWall Said to Bs. Ui-Htad's
Experience and Standing \ w


and control will likely pass into the
hands OF J. Frank Head of Hot
Springs within the next few DAYS.
The deal, which was recently on
between those who at this time con-
s.. troll the lease held by James A.
| Drake, the present manager and for
three years lessee and manager OF
| the local playhouse, and Phil w.
| GreenWall Of the Greenwall circuit
/ of Texas is said to be off.
Mr.. Head visited this city yes;er-
| day at the request of f. c. How.
ell, e. c. Arnold and William Mich
! oil, trustees of the Elks Home and
| Theater and who have the author
| lty to make and transfer all con-
tracts and leases for that order. It
| is authoritatively stated that Mr..
Head will take over the lease now
| held. by Manager Drake and he will
! secure. in addition to the two years
! lease unexpired in the Drake con-
| tract three Years more Mr.. Head
| returned to Hot Springs last night.
after spending several hours IN con-
ference with the three trustees. No
announcement has been made as to
, their intention, but it is reliably
stated that the trustees generally
| favor the proposition submitted to
| them by Mr.. Head.
The Greenwall deal, which was
| to have been consunmated some
days ago, is reported to be off for
| good, although Mr.. Greenwall is
| said to be still planning to secure
| leases and the control of certain.
| other theaters in this section, in,
Guiding the Capital theater in Lit
| he Rock, and in the event that he
| is successful he may re-enter the
local field as bidder for the Elks
theater. He is said to be planning
a circuit in this state.
~ elhh I4Cdu OCcu dlloI Tie
/ Pine Bluff playhouse for some
years. He was one of the original
bidders when the house passed from
the Philpot and Bloom management
to Drake. He has since made prop
ositions to Drake, which were not
accepted and on several occasions
I he has manifested desire to locate
in Pine Bluff. He has been in
charge of the Auditorium theater
for some years and has given Hot
Springs the finest line of attrac-
tiOOns ever brought to this section.
He has secured some high class at
fractions this season which were
not booked with the Capital the
alter at Little Rock nor the Elks
theater here and his knowledge of
the theatrical business makes him a
most successful and capable man.
ager. He is reported to have as
sured the trustees yesterday if he
secures the local house he would
make some extensive improvements.
Frank Head has been in the the
atrical business for years. He
stands high with the theatrical pea
pie touring and usually gets what
he asks for from the Eastern pro-
ducers. Last summer Mr.. Head
built the Airdome at Hot Springs
and made big success of the sum-
mer amusement place. He has been
highly recommended to the Elks
trustees by C. N. Rix, leading
banker of Hot Springs; former
Mayor George r. Bedding of that
city and many others who are ready
to back him in any proposition he
might offer here. It would be good
news to local theater goers to learn
that Mr.. Head was to come to this
city. 1t would insure the best OF
shows and at the same time his
friends here desire his companion