Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-21
s. z. POLL BUYS BROADWAY THEATER.
Deal Put Through on Saturday and New Owner Will Take Possession June First.

saturday morning there was meet ing or the board of directors of the DEto3adWay theater corporation, at which it was decided to sell the prop erty of the corporation to S z: Poli oL New Haven, the owner of many Heaters throughout New England. The proposition had been fav vorab b1y considered at meeting on Thursday ana on Friday MT. PoH and L. M. Sa- gal Of New Haven, his representative, were here and looked over the prop erty, the latter remaining over until saturday morning. when the deal was completed. To ratify the sale a meet ing Of the shareholders will be called soon. The preliminary papers have passed. Less than S50,000 was the price agreed upon for the property. To protect MT. Jackson, who has the lease of the property until June first, the new owner will not take possession until that time.
 MT. Poli will make a number of changes in the building. including re- decorating and refur1ishing but how extensive the changes will be cannot be told at the present time.
 There is general expression of sat- isfaction that MT. Poli has purchased the property, as he is known as an with a string of fine houses where first class productions are given. It is believed that he will give the best to be had in standard productions,
 " CT houses, he may run in a week of high class vaudeville now and then.
 MT. Pon conducts 15 other theaters, as follows: Worcester, Springfield, Hartford Meriden, Bridgeport, Water bury (3), New Haven (3), Scranton, and Wilkes Barre, Pa.
 Broadway theater was built in 1890 at a. cost of about $100, 900, being erect ed by popular subscription. It was modelled after the Broadway theater in New York and has expensive interior and exterior decorations. The opening took place Dec. 6, 1890, with the pres entation of AInorita with Pauline Hall at tine head. The seating capacity is 1,25O
 One of the prime movers for the the ater was the late, J. Der. Blackstone, to whose ideas much of the beauty of the building is due. It is declared by best appointed houses in New England.
 The first manager of the theater was H. C. NOXon, who retired June 16, 1S91 and was succeeded by Charles E. 1892 Edgar l.. Dennis took up the man. agement of the theater and later Dodge & Harrison had control It was in 1897 that Ira w. Jackson became man ager and he has since been the lessee.
 A few years after the theater was started there was some financial trou- ble and a reorganization resulted in the Broadway Theater corporation. Ine OIncerS or IHe ldtIer aC the last election were: President, w A. Bris- COG; secretary, John c. Averill: treas urer, c. P. Cogswell; board of direc- tors, Arthur H. Brewer, C. H. Osgood, c. B. Lee, J. c. Averill c. P Cogs- well and w. A. Briscoe. The late c. H. Preston was also a director. There are now twenty -one shareholders.
 While MT. Jackson made his home in New London and was here nearly every day the theater had good line of at fractinns hut since moving to Rrid oe- port and because of ill health the the ater business has been allowed to drop and for most of the season vaudeville has occupied the theater.