The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-29
New Wells Theatre May Go
Up on Old Y. w. c.
A. Site
LARGE IMPROVEMENTS
AT MURPHY'S RUMORED
Old Part of Hotel May be
Made a Twelve Story
Structure
Soon

VIII the proposed new Lyric thea
tre be erected on the site of the Y.
W, G. a. property on Franklin street
between Seventh and Eighth instead
Of at the southeast corner OF Grace
and Eighth streets, directly across
Grace street from ST. Peters Catho-
lie church?
Ever since the church people sues
eeeded in getting an ordinance
through council practically prohibits
ing the theater syndicate from erect
ing n playhouse opposite st. Peter'A
there has been talk OF other sites for
this theatre. one report having it
that the nearing might take over
llotheimer's new Empire theatre
now nearing completion on WEI
Broad street
NOV e0fgfes TS,e yeporf that the
Lyric Will be located on the Y. w.
. A. site, this rumar being strengths
ened by the fact that the recent pur~
chaser of. ttstsf. property was Jarneas
Pollard who was chief engineer a.
the theatre project at Eighth ana
Grace streets for the Wells syndfcate.
Mr. Pollard was not in when the
reporter called him up yesterday as
ternoon but his brother, Henry h
Pollard, Jr, said that there was noth-s
ing to the theatre report. so far a.
the Y. w. G. A. site was concerned.
Futher thai that. Mr. Pollard did NOT
think the matter worthy of much
discussion.
II has been suggested that IL thu
site is picked for the theatre it might.
have an entrance way on Eixhth
street through two stores now occu~
pied by T., a, Catiin and CompaDY
and f.. Douglas Taylor. and owned
by Raphael Levy with whom the
Pollard firm has been closely asso.
etated in business deals.
Y w. c. A. Wants Property Back.
James Pollard paid $4,000 FOR
this property acquiring 1t from the
Bryan estate which bought 1t soma
weeks ago for S33. 500 from Raphael
l.eSy. VINO gave So. 500 forfth pres
perty, Mr.. Levy bought the property
from Preston w. Cobb, whose plan
last fall when he acquired it was u
remodel the building into a restau.
rant and stag hotef However, he
rellnguished these plans later. Mr.
COBB bought the property from the ~
w. c. a. for $4,000 and 1t va
learned this association recently OFF,
fered $50, 900 TO get the propertR
back The property has frontage
of 50 feet on Franklin street and
a depth of 1914 feet
Another report has it that the thai
alter win be erected on the site az
the old Y. Nj. c. A., at Sixth an1s
Main streets. where II has been pro-
posed TO build the Progress Hotoa
IN realty circles this report II b.
Ing given considerable credence, the
report also being to the effect thah
the new hotel may be erected ON The
proposed site OF the theater at Eighta
and Grace streets.
May lnafssoSe Hotel. .sssg ~
Still another report In going the
rounds that Colonel John Murphy "
seriously considering plans to ed1
seven additional stories to the old
section of his hotel at Eighth anIf
Broad street. making this part Ut thu
structure a twelve-story building. ~
the hotel yesterday afternoon II Wa
stated that Colonel Murphy was ouG,
OF town and would not be back Eoles
day or two. Meanwhile no one 49,
authorized to either deny or AMIR
the report 5ss
Bearing out forecast made H.
these columns several months ago, Eg
and !. ii. Kaufman have fina1t
perfected plans to remodel their = s%
Establishment at Fourth and BsNSG#
streets building q five-story seraC< q
and taking In the Eite thu bmail aeoIQ h
imm ediatelyi adjoining the coY1N
OF iron. steel. brick and conctet4, aNaT
will cost upward Of 3se,A0o. &C.,
\ censtnasa On 0se1aA 1n0N1