The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-10
WhlrIwind of New Ones.

big theatre in Richmond and that Jake
Wells and Greanor Neal would be
sorry.
whirIwind of New Ones.
All of which is interesting. That
new theatre cannot be built-if built
at all--in time for the fall season.
Therefore. the Academy OF Music VIII
Invite the Independents. The syndi-
cate, in its travels over the South,
must take long jumps and skip Rich
inond; it may stop here and collect a
part of the gate money II II can de-
liver the goods.
So many new paper theatres have
been erected in Richmond during the
past few weeks that 1t is difficult TO
find a location for this new one. Real
estate men may have no difficulty,
however in Offering the syndicate a
site. Local people can invest In the
venture IL they desire.
The point has been made in this
newspaper all along that the public
does not care who sends the shows. so
long as they arc clean and good. But
the noint raised somewhere that Rich
mond will be in a sad plight without
the trust Is palpably weak since the
last season, for instance. many OF the
syndicate players have deserted.
Few Came Last season.
In fact IT is claimed that the inde-
n.nden.s have larger number OF
stars than the trust Last season
Klaw e. Erlanger supplied Richmond
wifi only one attraction--The Time
the Place and the Girl"-between jan
uarv .. and March /. Norfolk got two
in that period, one being Tho Cir
From Rector's," which was SO pad tha -
Mayor Richardson would not permit ~
to be put on here.
II is known, of course, that some TO-
cal people have been soliciting SUD
scriptions for a new theatre. klaw q
Erlanger might get that house, or
they might build third one. me
local people wanted to build because
they saw an opportunity OF ptont An
the event that the Academy stuck TO
The trust They might still build for
the trust while the independents nave
the Academy.
I According to the popular idea, Rich-
mond does not need new theatre SO
much as it needs more and better at
fractions In the theatre already mere,
The fact discovered within the past
twenty -four hours by the syndicate
that the Academy does not suit thell
purposes is regarded as strange, mas
much as 1t has been using the mouse
for years without complaint.
| Open to Everybody.
Jake Wells. when seen by report
err for The Times-Dispatch yesterday
made a clear and explicit statement
| He said:
There is little use in going inte
any preamble as TO the theatrical SIT
uation, as the press. both at Richmone
and Norfolk. and might say, through
out the entire South, has devoted
many columns and also a number
! splendid editorials to the subject
There Is no doubt left as to tn
sentiment of the press throughout tn
South. concerning the present theatri
cal situation. j, OF course. speak on.
of the South. although ] am Well IN
formed as to the situation in othe
parts of the country. The South is IN
field which most directly interests my
self and associates.
ANY one in the amusement busl
ness depends upon the pubic LOT re
suits and It's maintenance, so ate
everything is said and done II IS IN
Epublic- that Is first to be considered
Please or satisfy them. and the com
mercial result naturally follows 10 N
purveyor. I have no reasons Tor mis-
leading anybody by making any rtalc
ulous statement that we are In tn
theatrical or amusement business 70
sentiment. 1t is purely commercial
proposition, the Same as, seillns az.
goods or any other commodlty. bu
one phase always presents !tsel1. an
that is that the merchant must max
his goods attractive il he wants TIL
public to become interested. There
fore, like any other merchants, we ar
In the theatrical business to satisf,
our customers, and thereby profit &C
cordingly.
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