Evening journal., 1913-10-20
MIR. BRADY BUYS
'MOvIES" THAT
TALK and SING
Playhouse ManaOer Become
Interested in Invention at
Suggestion Of John J.
naSkob
DEAL WILL BE
|. CLOSED IN FEW DAYS

BALTIMORE. Md. Oct 2O.--Wil-
liam A. Brady, the theatrical produc-
er, was in Baltimore Saturday night
TO witness the exhibitions OF George
r. Webbs electrical talking and
singing moving pictures After the
performance Mr.. Brady returned to
New York. accompanied by Mr.. Webb.
Last night dispatch from New York
stated that in a few days Mr. Brady
VIII close negotiations with Mr. Webb
TO control the pictures in this coun-
try. II Is said by those who are
close 70 both parties that the deal
involves several hundred thousand
dollars. Until Saturday night Mr.
Brady had never seen the pictures.
He sat with Mr. Webb for two and a
half hours watching them and then
verbally closed the deal.
After Mr.. Brady had witnessed
the performance he told Mr.. Webb
that he expects 10 revolutlonize the
moving picture business In the world
with his invention.
II believe" said Mr.. Brady, that
Mr.. Webb has solved the problem OF
the talking moving picture
During the time in which ! watch
ed them" he continued, there was
not q breakdown between the voice
and the action OF the picture. They
are perfect The pictures will not
be shown again until the deal is clos
ed. and n there Is no hitch IN the
( transactions. | shall bring them to
New York where ! believe they viii
run an entire season. was drawn
! into the deal through John j. Raskob,
of the DUPONT Powder Company, and
7 will act as an exploiting agent The
scheme has many angles that cannot
be told now
I'm perfecting the invention Mr.
Webb has-spent thousands of dollars.
lie has always had confidence In the
pictures. and that Is what prompted
him to produce them for the first time
in his home CITY.
Mr.. Webb through his invention
makes those in the pictures live and
sneak and when they sang TO the ac-
commandment Of an orchestra Il was
hard for the audience 10 realize that
the actors shown In the pictures
were not actually present Mr.. Webb
has also opened mp a field in which
the possibilities are unlimited II Is
impossible for his pictures and the
voice attachment not to work to-
gether.
Has Discovered Secret.
lie has discovered tho secret OF
splitting un sound without any los.
OF It's volume or effectiveness. The
Webb maznaphono has surprised thu
world VI has overcome the mos
! important objection to the speaking
-. lt. FnfI
of the ordinary megaphone 20 repro
duce sounds OF the human voice o
other sounds In sufficient volume u
hll even a small theatre. Mr. Webb
has perfected the art OF synchroniz
ing pictures and sound. and with
such notable improvements IN the
production and duplicstian Of SOUND
as TO make talking pictures and
singing pictures n pleasure 10 those
who see and hear them This has
been brought about throush the mag
naphone and the discovery OF MI
Webb Of the secret Of splitting
sound
For 10 years Mr.. Webb puzzled
over the problem and finally invented
the maenaphcno, an instrument
which increases sound while Il elimi
mates the nhlSn. meidNC QuhlltN O
the ordinary talking machine Hii
invention has made II possible e
transmit music and other sounds
long distance and 20 several places
miles apart At the same time and b,
the use OF one instrument Stll
later on he invented a device b.
which the voice Of singer o
speaker could be made 70 operat
synchrcnously. that IS. 70 use tn
voice and action 70 work i'm unisoi
and this IS the method employed I
produce Webhs electrical talkn
and singing pictures.
Pictures Actually Sing.
There have been other so-calle
\ talking moving pictures invente
but Mr. Webbs are the FIRST that &C
y ually talk and sing in a manner tn
N gives q hieh-class entertainment an
4 not the mere results OF an unhnishl
experiment. The program given la
n week included both grand opera al
M vaudeville.
s The grand opera opens mp a now he