Percy G. Williams

Percy G. Williams
Born(1857-05-04)May 4, 1857
Baltimore, Maryland, US
DiedJuly 21, 1923(1923-07-21) (aged 66)
East Islip, New York, US
OccupationVaudeville theater manager
Known forGreater New York Circuit

Percy Garnett Williams (May 4, 1857 – July 21, 1923) was an American actor who became a travelling medicine salesman, real estate investor, amusement park operator and vaudeville theater owner and manager. He ran the Greater New York Circuit of first-class venues. Williams was known for giving generous pay and good working conditions to performers. At his death, he endowed his Long Island house as a retirement home for aged and destitute actors.

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