{"id":1242,"date":"2022-05-31T14:38:07","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T18:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alhambrajax.com\/?p=1242"},"modified":"2022-05-31T15:18:15","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T19:18:15","slug":"the-passing-of-a-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alhambrajax.com\/the-passing-of-a-legend\/","title":{"rendered":"The Passing of a Legend"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1242\" class=\"elementor elementor-1242\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9ecdcc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9ecdcc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92a6485\" data-id=\"92a6485\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42d77ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42d77ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>In memoriam of Theodore (Ted) Johnson, founder and creator of the Alhambra Theatre. <\/b><br><br>\nIn the mid-1960s Ted Johnson made the decision to devote his time and resources to providing a professional-level entertainment resource for the good people of Jacksonville, Florida.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-efe7152\" data-id=\"efe7152\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fc9a96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2fc9a96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"244\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alhambrajax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ted-Johnson-Obit.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1243\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-462ad81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"462ad81\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e33b5c0\" data-id=\"e33b5c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c2789b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c2789b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"...he opened the then-named Alhambra Dinner Theater and brought in the cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me of Hollywood Royalty to perform the most modern shows of the era.\"<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1cb766 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1cb766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1441\" height=\"1065\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alhambrajax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Alhambra-50-Years-of-Memories-JohnsonDruryBallis_p28.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1244\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alhambra.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Alhambra-50-Years-of-Memories-JohnsonDruryBallis_p28.jpg 1441w, https:\/\/alhambra.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Alhambra-50-Years-of-Memories-JohnsonDruryBallis_p28-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alhambra.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Alhambra-50-Years-of-Memories-JohnsonDruryBallis_p28-1024x757.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alhambra.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Alhambra-50-Years-of-Memories-JohnsonDruryBallis_p28-768x568.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1441px) 100vw, 1441px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c2ad72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c2ad72\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-514f405\" data-id=\"514f405\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa1ab5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa1ab5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In 1967, he opened the then-named Alhambra Dinner Theater and brought in the cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me of Hollywood Royalty to perform the most modern shows of the era. It was because of his business savvy and dedication that the Alhambra was so successful, and using his blueprint, subsequent owners have continued Ted\u2019s original vision of offering a high-quality live theater experience at accessible prices.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76fdd0b\" data-id=\"76fdd0b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3bd700 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3bd700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"Millions of date nights have been held between these walls, proposals made on our stage, and anniversaries celebrated at our tables.\"<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b61b57 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b61b57\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c12fe4\" data-id=\"7c12fe4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe7154d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fe7154d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alhambrajax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ted-George-LotPhoto-1024x829.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1249\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alhambra.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ted-George-LotPhoto-1024x829.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alhambra.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ted-George-LotPhoto-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alhambra.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ted-George-LotPhoto-768x622.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alhambra.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ted-George-LotPhoto-1536x1243.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alhambra.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Ted-George-LotPhoto-2048x1658.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec39b31\" data-id=\"ec39b31\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-199e2a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"199e2a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alhambrajax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Final-CraigTodPhoto-1024x829.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1247\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alhambra.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Final-CraigTodPhoto-1024x829.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alhambra.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Final-CraigTodPhoto-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alhambra.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Final-CraigTodPhoto-768x622.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alhambra.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Final-CraigTodPhoto-1536x1243.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alhambra.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Final-CraigTodPhoto-2048x1658.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b29215b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b29215b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ede2ed\" data-id=\"4ede2ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Like myself, many employees have been here for decades. Many employees met their future spouses here. Many customers met their film and TV star idols here. Millions and millions of date nights have been held between these walls, proposals made on our stage, and anniversaries celebrated at our tables.  Countless acting careers have been launched here, giving rise to future members of Broadway stages, national tours, and film and TV sets. Names like Betty Grable, Leanza Cornett, Michael Learned, and Jamie Farr have graced this very stage.<br><bR>\n\nWhile we certainly mourn the loss of such a visionary gentleman, we celebrate what he has done for our City. Many people, including the author of this piece, owe more to Mr. Johnson than even he was probably aware of. We, here at Alhambra, thank him. We thank him for his talents. We thank him for his insight. We thank him for his legacy. \n<br><BR>\n<i>\nWritten by Becky Uibel, Box Office Manager<\/i><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the mid-1960s Ted Johnson made the decision to devote his time and resources to providing a professional-level entertainment resource for the good people of Jacksonville, FL.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1245,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[22,21,23,24],"class_list":["post-1242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alhambra-news","tag-alhambra-theatre","tag-founder","tag-history","tag-live-theater"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alhambrajax.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alhambrajax.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alhambrajax.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alhambrajax.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alhambrajax.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1242"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.alhambrajax.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1242\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alhambrajax.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alhambrajax.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alhambrajax.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alhambrajax.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}