By the late 1920’s Pantages was worth the equivalent of approximately $300 million in current dollars.  That kind of money can change a person’s living circumstances.  But what about a person’s character?  Pantages was a baffling combination of native good sense and imprudence.  In his case imprudence that verged upon foolishness.  He had a goat-like appetite for an endless stream of oh-so-available stage-struck young women.  And he chose quite a number.

By the late 1920’s Pantages was worth the equivalent of approximately $300 million in current dollars. That kind of money can change a person’s living circumstances. But what about a person’s character? Pantages was a baffling combination of native good sense and imprudence. In his case imprudence that verged upon foolishness. He had a goat-like appetite for an endless stream of oh-so-available stage-struck young women. And he chose quite a number.

By the late 1920’s Pantages was worth the equivalent of approximately $300 million in current dollars.&nbsp; That kind of money can change a person’s living circumstances.&nbsp; But what about a person’s character?&nbsp; Pantages was a baffling combination of native good sense and imprudence.&nbsp; In his case imprudence that verged upon foolishness.&nbsp; He had a goat-like appetite for an endless stream of oh-so-available stage-struck young women.&nbsp; And he chose quite a number.

Pantages - Chapter 6 - Trial of the Century

A mystery that ends with a deathbed confession.  The true roller coaster story of Greek immigrant Alexander Pantages seems like a fairy-tale.  An entrepreneur who created a large and popular Vaudeville circuit in Puget Sound, based on the premise that people would spend money for a small amount of happiness.

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A mystery that ends with a deathbed confession. The true roller coaster story of Greek immigrant Alexander Pantages seems like a fairy-tale. An entrepreneur who created a large and popular Vaudeville circuit in Puget Sound, based on the premise that people would spend money for a small amount of happiness.

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