Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1920-09-25
SEVENTY MORE SHARES
SUBSCRIBED LAST NIGHT

That the Circle Playhouse is "a
thing of beauty and Joy forever; it's
ioveliness increases and IL can never
pass into nothingness," with apollo
gies to Mr. Keats and his "Endy-
mion") was the universal opinion of
the stockholders and their friends,
who we're delightfully."- entertained last
evening at the new theatre on State
Circle. Cornhill and East streets.
1t was the very first time the greater
number of the several hundred pres
ent had peep into the newly-built
playhouse, and the "ahs" and "ohs"
were heard in admiration on all sides.
Certain it is they remarked as in one
voice that "the Circle Playhouse is a
valuable asset to Annapolis, and one
that the old town has every reason To
be proud Of"
Every detail suggests good taste and
refinement There is no splash OF
coloring to mar the pristine whiteness
of the walls and painted woodwork.
everything is in good taste and perfect
harmony.
The exterior is colonial and in keep
ing with historic Annapolis; the in
,erfor is up-to-date in all respects, and
the general opinion voiced last night
by the stockholders and their friends
was that Annapolis and its thousands
Of visitors annually cannot fail to ap-
preciate this place of amusement,
which is worthy of the city by the
Severn, where history has been made.
The pictures went off without
hitch. Both were highly amusing and
entertaining. The first. High and
Dizzy called forth much laughter and
was fitting forerunner TO the final
bill, Scratch My Back"
Mr.. Lee Welcomes Stockholders
Between the two pictures and dur
ing a short intermission there was an
address of welcome by one OF the di-
rectors, Charles f. Lee, who outlined
briefly the history of the Circle Play
house from its inception to the present
state of completion, giving credit TO
al who had been factors and agents~
in making the success that it is, in the
way of an up-to-date place of amuse-
nent. Mr.. Lee especially stressed the
faithfulness and diligence of Morris
Meade, foreman OF the building, whom
he said was always on the job" Mr..
Meade supervised the work for Con-
tractor StehIe, and 10 him MP Lee
said large share of the success was
due
Mr.. Lee gave credit to ]. Albert
Welch, secretary of the Board of Di-
rectors, to whom he said many of the
details of the theatres equipment
were largely due. He said the build
ing cost approximately $751; 900, of
which there had been subscribed in
stock some $4,000; that is before last
nights subscriptions were counted
A Plea For More Stock
j. Abort Welch, secretary of the
Board of Directors of the Circle Play
speech, telling of the hard work done
70 accomplish the end, which was the
handsome theatre on view last night.
He said it is the desire of the direct
ors to keep this, theatre as home prop
osition and not permit 1t to pass into
other hands, but to do this Annapolis
people must cooperate. The company
has given the town modern theatre,
not mere moving picture parlor, he
said, where only movies will be
shown. but a theatre, and he empha-
sized the theatre" where plays may
be put on. He urged those present to
take additional stock and help the the
atre finance the proposition.
Already, Mr.. Welch said they had
had offers of outside people to lease
and even to buy the building and its
handsom equipment, but the company
does not want this thing to get out of
Annpaolis hands, but desires to keep
will mean everything to the local mer-
chants and business men. and not take
the money outside, but keep it in cir
culation here.
Mr.. Welch proved himself success
in the way of appealing for more
stock. as he had in arranging artistic
details, for some 20 shares of addi-
tiona lstock were subscribed last night
or $1,000. One gentleman present
said he woud take five shares If FIVE
others woud match him. outside the
Board of Directors. This was soon ac-
complished. and others took all the
way from one to ten shares additional
stock.