The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-19
NEW THEATRE is
FORMALLY OPENED

farmer who owned IL or by tile neigh
bors. bu. moved house only when she
hrnrd the farmer tell mis- sops that
| they would themselves cut their
wheat
The directors of the Anderson De-
vClopment Company, owners Of this
opera house. are to be heartily con-
graduated on what they have accom-
| plished,' continued the speaker. lie
spoke of the cOmmendabIe work done
by Judge Fowler, chairman OF The
board; OF the labor performed by the
/ chamber of commerce through It's ef-
hcient and Industrious secretary. Port
or A. Whaley; stated that Rufus F0Dt
had all but quit his business while :he
theatre proposition was being put
| through: declared that Leo Geisberg
thad cut the price OF shoes In orde: to
lclp the proposition along: that May
or Godfrey had held up long enough
| in his preaching Of paving to give the
u great many people had come to the
assistance OF the cause by subscribing
sums ranging all the way from few
dollars to up in the hundreds.
On behalf OF the owners and the
management of the theatre. Gen. Bon
ham bade those who filled the large
auditorium most cordial welcome.
Turning to c. II. Bleich. secretary and
treasurer of the Bleich Amusement
| Company. lessees of the theatre, and
manager OF the playhouse, the speaker
(; bade him most cordial welcome TO
(: Anderson. assuring him that the peO-
| rie OF Anderson were delighted to
/ have him and expressing the hope that
il he ever left here he would be glad
that he had come here.
Talk by Mayor Godfrey.
II suppose February 18 will go down
in the history of Anderson as one of
the most notable days in the life NJ the
city" said Mayo Godfrey upon being
introduced by T. ..-irman. "Wc are
all proud of the ,fforts of the build.
ers OF this elegant theatre, and am
convinced that we have one of The
most beautiful and modern in this Sec
tion oil the country. In this conDec-
/ ton ! Will have word to say with
reference to paving. / have received
from Senator Sherard a telegram stat
n;; that Governor Manning had sign-
nd the bill providing for the calling
m election In Anderson on the queS-
tiCn OF issuing 100000 bonds for
street paving. We will hold the cleo
tion on March L." e r.5
This announcement from Mayor
Godfrey was greeted with vocifcrous
arpiausc. ;.-.i....- q 81 ~, /,
Plans 90 Amuse People. "a 5as
5"Our plans to amuse the people"
was the eitheme of a brief talk by C..H.
Bleich. who was introduced to- the
audience by tho chairman. Mr.. Bleich
stated that he desired to congratulate
the people of anderson on their elo-
CANT new aniiHeniesit .iin:las. :si.t: that
Ehe did not believe there was city, in
| the country OF ,Anderson's size that
had anything 10 compare with It. He
stated that ,he had leased the theatre
for. I've years, and that during that
time ht hoped TO be able to AFFORD the
people of this section wholesome aud
high class amusement.
The speaker made some announce
ments with reference to the opening
performance tonight. He also an
uounced that high class motion pic
tures would be shown at the theatre
every day but Sunday and those days
WHEN there was matinee and eveii-
In. performance at the theatre. I'VE
have contracted for the General Film
Service. which is the best there H. as,
wells the highest priced" he stared.
Mr.. Bleich announced that two or
three good shows had been secured
for this season, and explained that the,
regular theatre season closing about
April / was why more attractions
We're not booked for this winter and
sLring. ,i ~ f.,i. t . ....,.l
Words by Editor Smoak. ).
lsdltor and Manager w. w. Smoaxio
The Intelligeneer, was next introduced
To the audience, He stated that jIst
teforet he returned Ito South CaroiInu
To make his home the people of Able
vile tried 10 get him to locate there
and lconduet newspaper. and held
ont as, one of the Inducements for
settling there the fact Z. that
Abbeyiile had an opera house
and Anderson didn't. but am very
glad came to Anderson he stated.
"for ] have the pleasure or being at
.s i;:.s: sre::s:. 90 theatre which is %
above Ab5eyiile's class"
Mr. Smoak stated that he had been
wanting to Invite the people of Ander-.
ten to visit The Intelligencerss plant.
aud that recently he had decided 10
S,se them the opportunity of killing
twu birds with, oDtS stone by Visiting
tho homo of this newspaper, ut the
slIpo tinIv tiiey atteua5ai inc d55iI5t-- fii M =
tory exercises OF the new theatre, lie
extended those present CORDIAL invf-
tation to stop by The Intelligencer Of
fee after the motion picture perform
eice at ! the theatre had ended and
learn something OF the method used
in ettting ont q, modern daily newspa-