Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-07-22 | Page 4 | Rich Theatre Owner Expires

RiCH THEATRE I OWNER EXPIRES P G Williams Started as Stage Struck Kid Bid at 6 a Week N y T July 21 21 I Percy G Williams who stared starel life lite In Baltimore as a stage struck kid with a 6 II a a week job as the the- theatrical theatrical the theatrical utility man died at his Ilia estate es- es estate es estate tate Pine Acres today tody Intern ally sHy ally known as IlS a vaudeville theatre owner and producer Born In Baltimore 66 65 years ago I Mr Williams got his first job from Crom i Colonel Sinn who was manager of the old Front street theatre there Later Loter when Sinn came to Row ew York to take over oer the Par Park the thO- theatre the theatre atre Brooklyn Williams cairo caIre with him him working as a 1 member of ot hi his stock company nt at 12 a w week wiek ek SELLS SILLS TO KEITH Accumulating a small stake stalle VII Williams IIams finally sent ent several shows on the tho road only to go broce bro o and be driven to the patent medicine business to recoup Finally ho po built the theatre here and in a n few tew more years had established a string ot of ota ofa ofa a dozen vaudeville houses lie He sold tb them in 1912 to the Keith Inter inter- interests Int Interests r- r ests for tor a price reported to have been I STARS ST Mr VII Williams IIams drew heally on the tho old world for tor talent bringing to this country among other others Ve ta Victoria Vesta Tilley and Albert Chevalier who recently Ile He also brought Mrs Lily Langtry nd HeI tours Mrs J B sr Pott-sr Pott r to America for tor I I Mr Williams Is survived by hy his lIs widow and on one son Harold G Williams GWilliams