The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-08-19
PACINI PLANS
ALL IN TANGLE
Big Plans Of Producer Are
Brought in Question by
His Untimely Death.
WAS SELF MADE MAN
Uniform Courtesy and Splendid
Business Ability Made Him
Prime Favorite with All.

brought the death OF Charles -Paclnl on
Sunday night, people of Kenosha to-
day looked into the future and won
dered what was to become of the
plans he had made for big amusement
enterprises in the city. They had fol-
lowed with interest the most success
/ full career of one of the real self
made" men of Kenosha and they won
dered if the cherished plans he had
for development of many amusement
enterprises would be carried out.
No one could tell anything about
his business projects.
His close business associates and
his personal attorney today were in
a quandary as to just what could
be done with the business in which
he was interested.
Self Made But Secretive.
Charles Pacini was one of the best
possible examples of what a new
country could do for the immigrant.
Born in Lucca, Italy, June 80, 1885,
he was son of Mr.. and Mrs. Cher
ubina Pacini He was just little boy
when the family moved to Chicago in
1892. He went to school in Chicago
for little while and in 1899 he came
to Kenosha with the other members
of the family. One time he was in
charge of fruit wagon which operated
on the streets. He was successful
in this venture and while not school
ed in business he was one of the
first men to recognize the future of
the moving picture.
He opened his first theatre in Keno
sha on Park avenue fourteen years ago
1t was known as the Electric" and it
seated only little over hundred and
fifty people. Charley Pacini stood at
the door and with the uniform court
esq, which was his greatest asset, he
showed the people that he was in
terested in the amusement Of the
people of Kenosha.
Gets Many Theatres.
A little later he moved over onto
Main street and opened the Palace.
It had larger seating capacity and it
became popular and when he outgrew
this building he opened the Majestic"
on the site of the present Majestic. 1t
was success from the opening day and
has been considered one of the best
theatre properties in Wisconsin.
In the years which followed he
branched out and had theatre interests
in Racine and Harvard which have
since been sold because Of his desire
to concentrate his business interests in
Kenosha. He build the Butterfly Thea
ire on Milwaukee avenue which has
proved one of the most popular places
in the city. He was just building a
new theatre on Rowland avenue and it
was to be known as "The New Strand"
Plans for the opening of this new
theatre were being worked out when the
assassin bullet cut off his life.
Kept Close to the People.
The success of Charley Pacini was
due to the fact that he always kept
close to the people and kept faith with
them. At all times his word was as
good as bond and he carried great
business ventures through because the
people believed in him. Probably no
man in Wisconsin had been more for
ward looking. In recent months he had
signed contracts with great film COM
panies with view of providing amuse-
ment for Kenosha people for years
ahead. On some of these contracts he
had made deposits of thousands of
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rebuilding of the New Majestic Thea
ire and had plans ready for the build
ing of theatre on the haywood Hotel
site on which he had fifty year lease.
He owned the splendid building lot at
the corner of Main and South streets
and had large number of interests
in the way of stock in film exchanges
in Chicago and other cities.
Did Business in Person.
81 am afraid that the business inter
ests of Charles Pacini will present the
worst tangle ever offered to any pro-
bate court for solution" said Attor
ney Calvin Stewart. "He had so many
interests and some of them we're very
large interests, that only he knew of
them. He never made a will or ever
thought of dying. He was too busy
living and doing things to think of a
future of this kind. | know that he
had made scores of contracts with big
companies on which he had made large
deposits, but I do not know of his
financial affairs and I do not believe
that any one else does. He had such
confidence with the men with whom
he did business that the future was
not called into question. The large
contracts which he has made for leases
and for the development Of property
in the city called for their being car
ried out by his heirs and assigns. It
will take a considerable time to find
out just what is the shape of these
many projects. As most successful
business man he was accredited with
having made a very large amount
of money, but have nothing which
would indicate what his estate would
amount to-"
Never Forgetful of Home Folks.
Charley Pacini was never forgetful
of the home folks. His tender solicit
tude for his father and for his mother
previous to her death and for his two
sisters were the bright lights in his
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