Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-30
MINERS CELEBRATE
GOLDEN JUBILEE
Theatrical House, in the Fore.
front in Burlesque, Founded
Fifty Years Ago.

Next week THE House of Miner
will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary.
Great preparations are being made
throughout the various houses owned
by the Miners to make this affair a
successful one. Miners is the old
est theatrical concern doing business
in the country.
Back in 1863. the late Henry c.
Miner embarked in the amusement
and theatrical business and his first
| theatre was the old Geomote Palace
| Boston, which was opened that year
The class of shows given were of the
variety order, he being numbered
among the pioneers of the vaudeville
! business.
Seeing the possibilities of burlesque,
Henry c. Miner launched himself and
money into this branch Of the theat-
rical business and until his death in
1900 he was a firm believer in its
future.
It is a well-known fact that Henry
c. Miner did much to bring the bur-
| lesque form of theatricals to the high
standard of today. Since his death
the business of the firm has been car
ried on by his four sons, II. Clay.
Edwin D., George II. and Thomas
W. the latter being the manager Of
the firms local house, the Miners
| On SlIStls
| Among the houses controlled by the
Miner brothers are the Miners Bow
cry, New York, built in 1878: Miner S
Eighth Avenue, New York, built in
1881; Miners Bronx. and Miners EN-
pire in this city. Besides controlling
the above houses the firm has inter-
ests in number of burlesque shows.
! They endeavor to make their shows
of the highest class and every one is
a money-maker.
Many of the present-day stars in
the theatrical world were either man.
aged by or associated with Henry G.
Miner and his sons. Among them
can be seen the names of George M.
Cohan, the celebrated Yankee Doodle
Boy" Elet nora Duse. Buffalo Bill,
Mrs. James Brown Potter. David
Warfleld, May Irwin, Evans and
Hoey, Montgomery and Stone, Nc
Intyre and Heath, Rogers Brothers,
Billy B. Van, Russell Brothers. Bar
ney Bernard, Andrew Mack, Maggie
| Cline, Weber and Fields. the late
Kyrle Bellew and many others.
Pat" Rooney was among those that
Henry c.. Miner aided materially in
attaining fame on the stage, while
two Of the plays that he introduced
1.-THE Silver King and Shore Acres
played for number Of years and
were acclaimed as great moral uplifts
by the press and pulpit throughout
the United States. Many other sue
cessful melodramas were produced by
the celebrated producer, many OF
them still being staged both in the
East and West.
The Newark Theatre Is a Miner
house, Miners estate owning the
property. When the old Shubert The
atre, which was formerly located on
the site of Bamberger's store, proved
to be failure as a melodrama and
musical comedy house, Henry C.
Miner took over the house and pro-
tluced high-class burlesque. His sons
later erected the handsome theatre on
Washington street, which they occupy
at the present time.
The local house, as well as the other
houses controlled by the firm, will be
\ handsomely decorated for the occa-
sion, the decorations and effects being
IN charge of the American Awning
| Company and Pete Malta, stage di-
rector of Miners Empire Theatre, ant
Harry Hadfeld, electrician of Miner
Empire Theatre