Norwich bulletin., 1911-06-03

I Either Dy peculiar cOlUClQSDce- agreement combination, trust. or something of that sort. the mana gers of the two moving picture and vaude- vile houses in New London, who have been bucking each other from 1 the start, have curtailed the quantity without increasing the quality of the performances given Both houses are doing good business and at one stage of the game. when bidding for patron age. as many as three vaudeville acts were given with the moving pictures, but the regular standing number of vaudeville acts was two, and that number seemed satisfying to patrons and the houses were none too large l for the patronage. Now there IS but 1 one vaudeville act in each house, and ] it so happened that the reduction took place in both houses at the same time Since the burning of The Lawrence ] these two houses have enjoyed mo- nopoly of the business and there IS l now evident intent to make even more l profitable that monopoly One con- i nected with the management of one Of l these houses has declared that the l dropping of one vaudeville act will be no detriment to the patronage. but 1 will add materially to the profits, and 1 show business for-to make all the ! money they can.
 The report that there was comoina- i ton in the general mana cement of both houses mas been SeD1i-O1fiCldliy denied and the declaration made that they are distinctly under different mana cement and have no business connection with each other. St1H, there is no denial as to agreement in the vaudeville feature of the sncWs The Lawrence is now nearly rebuilt since the fire and is under lease by the same party that was in charge before the fire. and will be soon in condition to resume business. If this were done some of the business would leave the 1 down town houses. and considerable of 1 it if two vaudeville acts were given. l It is hinted that this matter has been l guarded and that The Lawrence will not be reopened as picture ana | vaudeville house, but may be rented l for entertainments of a different class, some that will not materially affect 1 the business of the down town thea 1 ters. It is even said on the streets, l that the managers of the houses now 1 enjoying a monopoly of the business, 1 or someone acting for them, have ac- | tuaIIy taken control of The Lawrence l lease as safeguard to their business, l being of the belief that it would be a ] paving investment to them to pay for 1 the privilege of keeping The Law i renee closed to the moving picture 1 and vaudeville business. And this at 1 a time when the federal government l is finding fault with such little com 1 binations as the Standard Oil and 1 American Tobacco companies and the 1 like
 The New EnaIand Ship and Engine company, on the site of the Eastern i Shiphuilding company, is surely more 1 permanent than it's predecessor and 1 is destined to give employment to even 1 more men. The, Eastern company was 1 organized for the building of two big i steamships and when this was accom- l plished the company went out of ex- 1 istence, and what promised to be a big and permanent boom for New l London proved to be a business boom | erana Not so with the new concern, for il has established an increasing i business and as permanent as any l business possibly can be- Substantial | brick buildings have been erected and | just as soon as completed filled with 1 machinery and workmen. Hardly had | the echo of the hum of machinery ! passed away on the first day when it l was decided that an enlargement ot ] the brand new plant was necessary 1 and now plahs are under way for the I erection of another immense Drick structure which is destined to be one 1 of the largest machine shops under | single roof in the world. i This plant employs nearly all skilled 1 mechanics, pays good wages and will ! be of incalculable benefit to New Lon
 i don and to Groton. Nearly all the 1 1 where and with their families will
 add materially to the population and
 tine big plant to the industrial inn
 portance of the city. This big con
 i cern located on th- hanks of the ]! Thames by reason of the advantage
 l ous location and this was before May
 l orSenator Mahan sought the million
 i dollar appropria tion from the state for
 l the development of New London har-
 l DOT. a matter of statal benefit.
 1 When this New London Ship and
 | Engine company gets into natural
 i swing it will tend to draw other in
 1 dustries in this direction, for even
 l now large bronze foundry has been
 ] erected contiguous to the other plant.
 1 It is believed by many that the New
 l London Ship and Engine company is
 the substantial nucleus for a new in
 | dGstrial New London.
 1 The new sidewalks in State street
 l will be completed this week and with
 1 the vitrified brick street will compare 1 with any principal street of the larger