Records of James A. Holden, 1895-1908.

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Records of James A. Holden, 1895-1908.

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The records consist of correspondence of James A. Holden, much of it concerning the booking of various stage shows, including vaudeville acts, other musical productions, comedies, romances, historical dramas, farces, melodramas, minstrel shows, concerts, and "moving pictures." The main booking agent used by Holden was Julius Cahn of Cahn and Grant: New England Chain of Theatres. Some shows were booked through Klaw and Erlanger. Other booking agents were occasionally used and some shows were booked directly without agents. Holden's letters sometimes describe theater profits and financial agreements with agents. Addison B. Colvin, President of Empire Real Estate and Theatre Company, is mentioned occasionally in the correspondence.

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Colvin, Addison Beecher, 1858-1939.

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Addison Beecher Colvin (1858-1939) was a Glens Falls, New York newspaper publisher, banker, industrialist, businessman, civic leader, and politician active in the Republican Party, serving as New York State Treasurer from 1894 to 1898. In 1879 Colvin established the Glens Falls Times, the first daily newspaper in Glens Falls. He was involved in numerous other business ventures in printing, real estate, banking, street railways and railroads, and telegraph and electric utilities. He organized the...

Empire Real Estate and Theatre Company (Glens Falls, N.Y.)

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The Empire Theatre, owned by the Empire Real Estate and Theatre Company, opened on South Street, Glens Falls, N.Y. on October 5, 1899. Designed by the architect J. B McElphattrick, the three-story building housed an auditorium, a banquet room, kitchen, card rooms, parlors, toilette rooms, and a ballroom. Addison B. Colvin was the first president and the general manager, serving through 1913. James A. Holden (1861-1918) was one of the original stockholders and served at various times...

Klaw and Erlanger.

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Holden, James A. (James Austin), 1861-1918.

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Cahn, Julius

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Cahn owned theaters and opera houses in the northeastern U.S. From the description of Correspondence, 1906-1921. (Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies Library). WorldCat record id: 19932054 ...