page_title: Lol Solman
hierarchical_section_title: Lol Solman
caption_attribution_description: Royal Alexandra Theatre. The theatre was built in 1907 and continues to operate to the present. It was named after Queen Alexandra who was the wife of King Edward VII; she is also the great grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
context_page_description: Lawrence "Lol" Solman was a prominent businessman in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  Born in Toronto, Solman was educated in public schools. After attending the Mechanic's Institute, he began business in a mail-order operation in Detroit; operated a restaurant at Hanlan's Point; married Emily Hanlan in 1893, sister of noted rower Ned Hanlan and helped him advance in his business career; established Toronto Ferry Company, which held a monopoly on traffic to the Toronto Islands; owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs baseball club; co-founder of the Tecumseh Lacrosse Club; managing director of the Royal Alexandra Theatre, Sunnyside Amusement Park, Hanlan's Hotel, the Hanlan's Point Amusement Park and Arena Gardens in Toronto; vice-president of Loews Canadian theatres.
  Solman is buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, while his wife, Emily Durnan Hanlan Solman, is buried at the Hanlan plot at Toronto Necropolis cemetery.
context_section_description: Lawrence "Lol" Solman (1863 – March 24, 1931) was a prominent businessman in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  Born in Toronto, Solman was educated in public schools. After attending the Mechanic's Institute, he began business in a mail-order operation in Detroit; operated a restaurant at Hanlan's Point; married Emily Hanlan in 1893, sister of noted rower Ned Hanlan and helped him advance in his business career; established Toronto Ferry Company, which held a monopoly on traffic to the Toronto Islands; owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs baseball club; co-founder of the Tecumseh Lacrosse Club; managing director of the Royal Alexandra Theatre, Sunnyside Amusement Park, Hanlan's Hotel, the Hanlan's Point Amusement Park and Arena Gardens in Toronto; vice-president of Loews Canadian theatres.
  Solman is buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, while his wife, Emily Durnan Hanlan Solman, is buried at the Hanlan plot at Toronto Necropolis cemetery.
caption: Lawrence "Lol" Solman was a partner -along with Stephen S. Haas, Robert Alexander Smith, & Cawthra Mulock- in Toronto's Royal Alexandra Theatre, now a National Historic Site. Lol was the theatre's manager/impresario.
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