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Harry Davis Amusement Co., 1907 Specimen Stock Certificate

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Harry Davis Amusement Co., 1907 Specimen Stock Certificate
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New Jersey. Odd Shares Capital Stock Specimen Certificate, Black print on large green border and under tint, Company title at top with portrait of woman at bottom, POC's along bottom, VF-XF condition, RBNC. Harry Davis was one of the countryÕs most successful theatrical managers from the 1890s to 1920s. He and his partner John Harris opened the world first movie theatres in Pittsburgh coining the name Nickelodeon. Davis built and managed several large venues in Pittsburgh including the Million Dollar Grand that became the Warner Theatre. He controlled all of the leading theaters in Pittsburgh, except for the Nixon, until 1927. A master showman he produced and booked vaudeville shows, musicals, and plays. Davis formed several nationally recognized acting companies that worked at the dozen theatres that he managed. During his lifetime, when 25,000 to 30,000 people attended the downtown theatres daily, Pittsburgh was one of the most important theatre centers in the country.