Wells, Jake, 1863-1927
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- found: Souvenir of opening, The New Wells, 1913:sheet (New Wells, Norfolk theater, "Direction Jake Wells")
- found: Virginia Stage Company, Wells Theatre website, July 16, 2009:(Jake Wells, baseball player and manager of the Richmond Colts before becoming a theater mogul; known as "The Father of Vaudeville in the Southeast." by the early 1920s; with his brother Otto, eventually operated 42 theaters in 9 states, in Norfolk, he operated the Granby, Academy, Colonial, Norva, Strand, New Wells and the American Theatre; commited suicide, March 16, 1927)
- found: OCLC, August 15, 2009:hdg. (Wells, Jake, 1863-1927)
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- 2009-08-17: new
- 2009-08-18: revised
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