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Wednesday, Nov.
18, 1936 Madison THE WISCONSIN STATE JOURNATJ Wisconsin Page Five
Opening ofNewMadisonRecalls Garrick History
Event Marks 25 Years Supervision
of Playhouse by Theater Executive
ie most
1 think this Is not only
attractive...
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1? •
Wednesday, Nov.
18, 1936 Madison THE WISCONSIN STATE JOURNATJ Wisconsin Page Five
Opening ofNewMadisonRecalls Garrick History
Event Marks 25 Years Supervision
of Playhouse by Theater Executive
ie most
1 think this Is not only
attractive theater we ve
son when Flannery s management
of the Puller and old Orpheum
theaters first ame to his attention.
Soon the Orpheum theater in South
Bend, Indiana, was leased by the
Orpheum Circuit and this larger
responsibility was given over to
Plannery, his direction was also extended later to the New Palace
theater when it was built by this
circuit in that city.
It was in 1925
when the circuit had expanded to
a great extent that a district manager was required in the Chicago
territory and Plannery was chosen
for the position.
Here he remained
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was to begin a period until coming to Madison to operate
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