Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-31
ABOUT TILE BIG MEN IN
THE AMUSEMENT BUSINESS

Few people who go to the Elks' the
alter and see the shows booked here
by Peter McCourt of Denver realize the
scope of the great amusement concern
which handles the attractions, the
theatrical syndicate, which owns or
represents over one hundred million
dollars worth of theatrical property
in the United States. Manager Mat
son of the Elks' thcatcr furnishes the
following very interesting information
about the syndicate and the men who
represent it,
Starting with Boston, the syndicate
holdings In that city are the Colonial
theater. the Park thcater. the Hollis
street thoater, the Boston theater and
the fremont theater These are pre-
sided over by william Harris, the
dean of the theatrical profession,
Charles Frohman and John b. Schoef-
fel-mcn who have devoted their en-
tire lives to catering to the public in a
theatrical way. Their calling has al
ways been the theatrical profession.
Their income has always come from
the box office. or, in palmer words,
from the public-not from theatrical
angels or men interested in exploiting
on the stage newcomers without rea-
son.
From Boston we take a forty-mile
trip to Providence, where the Imperial
theatcr Is managed BY w. A. Ed
wards, who has been a theatrical
manager from the day he started to
work.
The managers of the New England
circuit. who get their attractions
through the syndicate, are all expert
theatrical men who devote all their
time to their calling.
The New York Syndicate Houses.
In New York city. the Empire. the
Garrick, the Criterion, and the Ly-
ceum are either leased or owned by
Charles Frohman, who has been a
theatrical manager for more than a
quarter of a century and has pro-
duced more plays than any other pro-
ducing manager in the world. He is
also interested in the Hudson theater
and in the Lyceum theater-the for
mer owned by Henry r.. Harris and
the latter by himself and his associ-
atcs. The Knickerbocker theater is
leased by Al. Hayman q CO.. and is
the only theater in New York hat is
really operated by the syndicate.
Klaw a Erlanger are the principal
owners of the New Amsterdam, the
New York and the Liberty theaters.
They are also. with Cohan & Harris,
the lessees of the Gaiety theater.
and are interested with Charles Froh-
man M william Harris in Weber's
theater. of which Mr.. Joseph Weber is
the owner. The Grand opera house
in New York is leased by Mr.. John
II. Springer, who has been a theatric-
al manager for over a quarter of a
century. The properties owned in
New Yor by one or more members Of
the syndicate are the Empire. the
New York, the New Amsterdam, the
Hudson. the Criterion. the Lyceum.
Weber's and the Liberty. DR.. David
Belasco. who is affiliated with the
syndicate. owns the %Stuyvesant the
ter outright and has a long lease on
the Belasco theater.
The Houses i'm Brooklyn.
In Brooklyn the Montauk thcater
is owned by Senator william ". Rey-
nolds: the Broadway theatcr is man
aged and leased by MIR. Leo c. Teller, |
and the Grand opera house is leased
to Mr.. ] II. Springer by the owners.
Mcssrs. Hyde a. Rehman. All Of these
gentlemen are members Of the syndi-
cate and ave been theatrical man
ayers for twenty years or more.
In Newark the Newark heater is
managed by the Hyde & Behman
company. Of which Mr.. Richard L.
Hydt. who has been i'm the theatrical
business all his life. is the president.
In Jersey City the syndicate books
the Majestic theater. of which Mr..
Frank f. Henderson is the manager. 1
Mr.. Henderson has never known any
other calling than that Of a theatrical
manager. succeeding his father. who
was formerly the manager Of the
standard theater. New York
In Philadelphia the syndicate (NiX-
on q zimmerman either own OF lease
the Chestnut Street theater. the
Broad street theater, the Forrest the