United States, Alabama, Jefferson County, Bessemer, 33.40178, -86.95444United States, Alabama, Jefferson County, Ensley, 33.50937, -86.88593United States, Georgia, Bibb County, Macon, 32.84069, -83.6324Jaffe, Ben1927-07-25Letter from Ben Jaffe, probably the owner of the Palace Theatre in Ensley, Alabama, to Stein Enterprises, owner of the Douglass Theatre, dated July 25, 1927, advertising that the Palace Theatre in Ensley, Alabama is for sale. Jaffe inquires, since Ben Stein has recently taken over the Douglass Theatre, whether or not Stein Enterprises would be interested in adding more "colored" houses to their circuit. He describes the Palace Theatre and mentions that they play the T.O.B.A. circuit in conjunction with Bessemer, Alabama. Jaffe advises that the Ensley house is for sale and that the Bessemer house could probably be bought as well. He quotes the rent for the Ensley house and offers to make a "wonderful" proposition, assuring that Stein would make money. Jaffe asks for a quick reply and invites Stein to visit the Palace Theatre. See dbr087 of the Douglass Theatre Web site for Stein's reply.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.image/jpegtext/htmldbr086Blues, Black vaudeville, and the silver screen, 1912-1930s (Digital Library of Georgia) GAGALhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Theatre Owners Booking AssociationAcquisition of property--Alabama--BirminghamMotion picture theaters--Alabama--BirminghamTheaters--Alabama--BirminghamVaudeville--Alabama--BirminghamTheaters--Purchasing--Alabama--BirminghamTheaters--Equipment and suppliesSale of small businesses--Alabama--BirminghamDouglass Theatre (Macon, Ga.)Stein, BenPalace Theatre (Ensley, Birmingham, Ala.)Letter: Ensley, Alabama to Stein Enterprises, Macon, Georgia, 1927 July 25Text