Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-06-21
THEATRE MOVE
Gains STRONG
ENDORSEMENT
Leading Business Men Pledge
Support in Erecting
Building.
PROJECTS SUCCESS
NOW SEEMS ASSURED
Recognition of Need for High Class
Attractions, and Promises of
Investment, Make Theatre
Certainty.

81 regard first class theatre
just as much, an asset as first
class hotel; / hope the movement for
a theatre here, started by the Cham
Der of Commerce, will succeed"
Thus did A. w. Num-, a member
of the treatre committee which met at
the Chamber of Commerce last night,
express his opinion of the advisable
ty of building theatre here. Mr..
Num- was not alone in his view OF
the value of a theatre for Pine Bluff.
Other members of the committee
spoke briefly, all in agreement that
a theatre for Pine Bypff is CONNER
cial asset as well as a pleasure asset.
E. B. Bloom, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, opened the
meeting, and asthere were present
members who had not attended the
previous meeting, he explained brief
ly, the object of the meeting.
"It is," he said, "for the purpose
of making plans for the building of
a theatre which will appeal to the
higher class of legitimate and vaude-
vile attractions. l would like also
to dwell on the necessity of furnish
ing amusement as would attract WISH
tors from what is termed our trade
territory, but would make them feel
glad of an opportunity to come to
Pine Bluff to transact business"
Mr.. Bloom then asked for express
sions from different members of the
committee.
Leading Citizens Endorse Plan.
Frank Bridges said "Pine Bluff
has grown wonderfully. since the
burning of the Elks theatre, and l be-
lieve a theatre properly managed
would be fairly good investmerE
but regardless of direct profits, the
indirect benefits would justify the
erection and operation of legiti-
mate treatre."
R. Carnahan: "From. my observa-
ton, our people hunger for legiti-
mate amusements, and l believe a
theatre would pay" Mr.. Carnahan
stated that he would be willing to
take or give reasonable bonus.
10 Nichol: 81 believe it would be
profitable directly and indirectly; I
do not doubt but that 80 or 40 bust
ness men could be formed who would
finance the proposition"
S. c. Alexander, Leo NJ Andrews,
and others expressed themselves as
willing to meet any reasonable de-
mands to bring the prospect to sue
cessful conclusion.
Syndicate Man Invited.
Mr.. Bloom then read letter he
had received from the manager of a
large syndicate which has charge of
about 60 theatres in the country, ask
ing for an option on the local thea
tire. The letter and the high stand
ing of the company appealed to the
committee so strongly that Mr..
Bloom was instructed to invite re-
preventative of the company to come
here for conference. A committee
composed of F. G. Bridges, R. Car
nahan, Leo M. Andrews, and Henry
Marx, and Henry Haizlip was ap-
pointed to confer with this repre-
sentative.
The following men, as members of
theatre committee, were present last
night; j. B. Speers. S. C. Alexander,
}. Leitner, George List, Henry Marx.
Leo M. Andrews, Sam Katzenstein.
r, G: Bridges, R. L. Louthan, Henry
Haizlip, Walter Wilkins, w. N. Tru-
lock, R. H. Stearns, R. Carnahan. 10
Nlchol, E. M. Schober, William Ros-
enzweig, E. B. Bloom.