- Collection:
- The Blues, Black Vaudeville, and the Silver Screen, 1912-1930s: Selections from the Records of Macon's Douglass Theatre
- Title:
- Letter: Chattanooga, Tennessee to Charles Henry Douglass, Jr., Macon, Georgia, 1925 July 21
- Creator:
- Theatre Owners Booking Association
- Contributor to Resource:
- Reevin, Sam E.
- Date of Original:
- 1925-07-21
- Subject:
- Theatre Owners Booking Association
Contracts for work and labor--Georgia--Macon
Negotiation--Georgia--Macon
African American musicians--Employment--Georgia--Macon
Women blues musicians--United States
Blues musicians--United States
Blues (Music)--Georgia
Blues (Music)--To 1931
African Americans--Music
Theaters--Georgia--Macon
Entertainment events--Georgia--Macon
Commercial agents--Tennessee--Nashville
Meetings--Tennessee--Nashville
Douglass Theatre (Macon, Ga.)
Douglass, Charles Henry, 1870-1940
Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bibb County, Macon, 32.84069, -83.6324
- Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
text/html - Description:
- Partial letter from the Theatre Owners Booking Association (T.O.B.A.), a Tennessee-based booking agency from 1920 to the 1930s for African American vaudeville acts, probably written by manager Sam E. Reevin, to Charles Henry Douglass, Jr., African American entrepreneur and owner of the Douglass Theatre, dated July 21, 1925, regarding several business matters. The writer notes that he encloses a copy of a letter (not included with this document) that he sent to Indianapolis. He relates that nothing of importance was transacted at the last meeting, and that the matters of declaring dividends and purchasing stock were referred to the next annual meeting in January, which he hopes Douglass will be able to attend. The writer conveys that the matters that were transacted will be published in the "colored newspapers." He asks Douglass to let him know whether or not Harry Clark returned his tickets. Finally, the writer reminds Douglass of the twenty-five dollar commission due to blueswoman Bessie Smith and asks Douglass to mail a check for the week of July 27. The letter appears to be incomplete, lacking a signature.
Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2005, as part of Georgia HomePLACE. This project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. - Local Identifier:
- dbr064
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/dtrm/id:dbr064
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_dtrm_dbr064
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_dtrm_dbr064/presentation/manifest.json
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Theater Records Series, Charles Henry Douglass, Jr. Business Records, 1906-1967, Middle Georgia Archives, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Extent:
- [1] p.
Manuscript held by the Middle Georgia Archives, Washington Memorial Library, Charles Henry Douglass, Jr. business records, 1906-1967, box 21, folder 211, document 4. - Holding Institution:
- Washington Memorial Library, Middle Georgia Regional Library
- Rights:
-
Page: [1]
[Note: This document contains typewritten and printed text.]
[printed text:
MILTON STARR,
PRESIDENT SAM E. REEVIN,
TREAS. [TREASURER] & MGR. [MANAGER]
[Note: Red and black lines frame the text, accompanied by a decorative arch around each letter of the acronym. A winged hourglass hangs below the framed text. Text colors are black and red]
T O B A
THEATRE OWNERS BOOKING ASSOCIATION]
SUITE 441-442-443-444
VOLUNTEER STATE LIFE BLDG. [BUILDING] TELEPHONE
MAIN 5530
CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE]
[typewritten text: July 21st, 1925.
Mr. C. H. Douglass,
Douglass Theatre,
Macon, Georgia.
Dear Mr. Douglass:
I am enclosing herewith copy of letter I sent to Indianapolis -- I hope this meets with your approval.
We were all sorry, that you could not be with us at our last meeting. However, there was nothing of importance transacted, and the few matters, like the declaring of Dividends, the purchase of Stock, which was offered by several Stockholders, etc. [et cetera], was referred to the next annual meeting, which will be held in January, and I hope you will find it possible to be present at that time.
The matters that were transacted at the meeting will be published in the Colored News papers [Newspapers] of the current Issue, and I trust meets with your approval.
Please let me know if Harry Clark returned your tickets.
I wish to call to your attention the fact, that Mr. Bailey told me that $25.00 commission would be paid for the Bessie Smith Unit any where [anywhere] it is played -- I hope he told you of this, and will thank you to mail check for $25.00 for the week of July 27th --]