The Film Daily (1929)

— ,^fr* DAILY Tuesday, October 22, BROTHER^ DEAL OFF (Continued from Page 1) main reason given for the break down in negotiations, Warner Brothers, it is said, in view of their record breaking earnings and immediate prospects holding the position that their stock justifies a higher rating than suggested in the proposed plan of stock exchange. When asked by the FILM DAILY whether or not the big deal was off Harry Warner said "I have nothing whatsoever to say about it." P-F-L STOCIUPIIT-UP TO BE OP HI SPECIAL MEETING (Continued from Page 1) also recommended by the directors that the authorized capital stock be then increased from 6,000,000 shares to 15,000,000 shares, and that these 9,000,000 shares be used from time to time for future expansion of the company's business and for the purpose of increasing its assets. In view of the fact that the new split stock will not be delivered until after the first of January, 1930, no dividend action was taken upon it. Dividend action of the company for the Dec. payment is usually taken at the Nov. meeting of the board. WOODHULL SAYS NATION'S EXHIBITORS SOUND MAD (Continued from Page 1) lieves. Woodhull returned with contracts for DeForest equipment approximating a quarter million dollars, he states. Woodhull announces that R. H. Ramsay has been named representative for Michigan, with headquarters in Detroit, and Stan E. Richblum will cover Southern Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia, with headquarters in Cincinnati. Pantages, Memphis, Opens as Warner House Oct. 25 Memphis, Tenn. — Pantages Theater, dark since last June, will reopen under the Warner banner with "Say It With Songs" on Oct. 25. The house is still under Pan ownership, but it is to feature Warner pictures and will have no vaudeville programs. United States DALLAS — Allied Film Exchanges, has been formed here by J. K. Adams, president. The company will handle among other releases 53 talking westerns, two talking serials and sound and silent features, it is stated. CHICAGO— Ted Leary, has returned here to become master of ceremonies of the Avalon. Leary first became a favorite when he acted as master of ceremonies of the Stratford here. PASADENA, CAL.— R. T. Newton, manager of three Fox houses here, Colorado, Florence and Strand, has been transferred to the new Fox house at Atlanta which is scheduled to open late in November. George H. Christoffer, manager of the Fox Strand, succeeds Newton. New York Phono-Kinema, Inc., will soon undertake an important program of ex pansion and extension of its manufacturing and distributing facilities of sound equipment and talking movies, according to Louis C. Pedlar, president. Rachmil & Katz have taken over the United, Brooklyn from M. Zappi. Another theater, also in Brooklyn, is being sought by the new owners. Foreign LONDON— H. C. Alford, for the past eight months manager of the Elite at Wembley, has resigned. BERLIN — Annual meeting of the Emelka and Phoebus Film Companies is scheduled to take place here Oct. 25. WEMBLEY— Fire damage at the British Talking Picture studio here was estimated at between $750,000 and $1,000,000. In addition to considerable raw stock much valuable equipment was desfroyed. All recently completed pictures were saved. DIVIDEND ON CANADIAN FAMOUS AS EARNINGS RISE (Continued from Page 1) possible through the success of talking pictures, installations having been made in more than 100 of the company's theaters. It has been currently reported that earnings during 1929 were double those of the previous year, but the corporation has spent $2,000,000 in wiring and altering theaters. Net available for distribution on the common stock is approximately $2,000,000, or about $6 per common share. NEW PROJECTOR, ITALIAN INVENTION, SEEN IN LONDON (Continued from Page 1) clared to be almost noiseless and to make possible the transmission of a greater amount of light. Gentilini is the inventor. World Rights are controlled by the Societe Anonima Italiana Cinema Educativo. British rights have been acquired by A. Wichfeld. Sidney Hayden, British Film Man, Arrives Today Sidney Hayden, managing director of Kinemas, Ltd., and Kinemas Films, Ltd., arrives today on the Majestic from England. He plans to spend about a month in New York in the interest of the enterprises that lie represents. APPROVAL OF WEBER ON MUSICIANS' TERMS (Continued from Page 1) strike may grip the show business when the new agreement expires on Labor Day, 1930. On that day, conies the report, theater owners all over the country plan to launch a concerted drive against musicians' unions in an effort to cut down production costs, which they look upon as prohibitive today, largely because of the high wages being paid to musicians and stage hands. Under the new agreement musicians will receive a weekly increase of $8, with aguarantee of 25 weeks' employment during a consecutive period of 30 weeks. The managers turned down their demands for pay during "dark" weeks. The old wage scale was $64 for theaters presenting plays and $68 for those offering musical shows. The agreement was signed by Samuel Nixon-Nirdlinger, who represented the Erlanger interests; David B. Finestone, representing the Shuberts, and John O. Colaprete, head of the local musicians' union. With the strike over, the Erlanger and Shubert interests were making preparations today for the reopening of local theaters, which have been dark since Labor Day. A number of houses will resume operation next week, while several others are scheduled to reopen Nov. 4. Among the theaters which will reopen on Oct. 28 are the Shuberts' Chestnut Opera House and Walnut Street and Erlanger's Broad. The Shubert, Forrest, and Shubert-Keith open Nov. 4. E CANADIAN EXHIB. CI (Continued from Page 1) pendent exhibitors in the Domi recently gained a Federal cha^r aims to reduce sound film rentals to advance funds for the install* of sound equipment for membei necessary. The society is respon for the investigation which no being conducted by the govern into the activities of various film changes. Independent groups of organization have been formed \m the Maritime Provinces and a branc 1 organized at Halifax, Nova Scotia' Steff es to Head Allied States in Myers' Absence (Continued from Page 1) sel of Allied States Ass'n, W. '/ Steffes, of the Northwest Theatt,_ Owners Ass'n, will be acting pre> dent of Allied. Myers is expected I return to this country Nov. 10. Hanson, T-S Sales Head Expected in N. Y. Toda * (Continued from Page 1) _ today. Hanson was accompanied b W. A. Steffes of Allied States on bt half of the T-S franchise plans an has been attending exhibitor mee< ings in many sections of the countr . y\ MRS. GAB: "Oh, Georgi, Baby just swallowed tha two dollar bill you left o? the dresser" MR. GAB: "Darn it! I a ways said two dollar bil are unlucky. Now u haven't got enough cash (I buy ducats for that grei\ talker comedy tonight." MRS. GAB: "Oh yeah?" MR. GAB: "OH YEAH!"