Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-10-30

the Canadian Paramount Corpora ion.
of v hich Famous PLAYERS owns 2 half
interest"
InterIocking shown.
Famous ayers interest in Loews
Ohio theaters is stated TO he approx.
mately IA per cent. with these the
aters playing Paramount pictures
pra ctically 100 per cent
Government counsel bring out that
since the institution of the investiga-
ton Famous Players has bought and
owns all the capital stock OF the Black
New England Theaters. Inc. one OF
the respondents in the action. and that
the name Of that corpora ton has been
chan 10 New England Theaters.
Inc; also that Alfred S. Black has
severed his connection with the corpo-
ration and is out of the business
Stmia rly, il is stated Famous
Players has acquired Southern Enter
prises, Inc, also respondent. and
that Stephen A. Lynch, its managerial
head. has retired.
The purchase of the Black theaters
md the interest in the Stanley Co. of
Phila delphia, as we'll as later pur-
chase Of an interest in the Saenger
Amusement Co. of New Orleans, is
said to have taken care Of a large
amount of the situation.
Also in Canada, the Natha nson cir
cult Of II or IA thea terS is sa id TO ia We
been purcha sed and the Famous Play
ers Canadian Corporation to have
f1oated 81 900 900 stock issue TO build
or lease theaters in Canada
Announcement was made last Sat
urday that merger virtually had been
completed between Famous Players
and the Shea interests in Buffa 10,
which have five theaters. 1t also was
a nnOunced that deal was pending for
Famous Players leasing the Hi Art
! Theater in Lockport, y Y, owned by
John Lanigan of Buffalo.
Famous is stated by the Trade Com
mission counsel TO have entered the
Stanley combina ton in Phia delphia in
1919 on Zukor's behalf it is stated his
/ interest was in the making of a 81 :
900. 900 loan TO the Stanley Compa ny.
( The next year in a list compiled
there were 28 theaters in Phila delphia
and - outside that city affiliated will
| the Stanley Co, and II is said that in
| 1928 the company owned or had an
! interest in 70 theaters and affiliations
with 80 more houses. making total
Of 125 which il controlled.
! Huge Purchases Charged
! Purchases of Famous Players feat
ure pictures by the Stanley Co. in
1892 are said TO have amounted to
! 81 $50 ol6.39. Famous, Metro nd First
National are said to have sold two
thirds of the pictures the Stanley Co.
showed
! In 1919. when an additional stock
sale of Famous Players was made
! through Kuhn. Loeb & Co. of New
! York a booklet was issued called The
Story Of the Famous Players-Ls SKY
! Corporation 1t is an exhibit before
! the commission.
| In this booklet 1t is said:
In addition TO its % bra nch Of
! fees in the United States it Famous
/ Players maintains six branches in
! Canada and Offices in London. Sydney.
| Wellington Mexico City. Paris. Copen-
I hagen, Barcelona. Buenos Aires. Rio
de Janeiro. Santiago. Havana. Toxic.
! Shanghai and Manila. Besides all
| this. the corporation has general con
| tracts with various concerns for wit h
some exceptions, exclusive distribu-
! ton in France, Belgium. Switzerla nd
Argentina, Paraguay. Uruguay. Spain.
Portugal, Cuba, West Indies. Central
America, Venezuela, Canada and Mex
leo.
10000 Theaters in Link.
Ten thousa nd theaters in the Unit
ed States show Famous Players La sky
pictures most Of the time, and many
theaters show them all the time.
"Seventy-five per cent of the 1880
| motion picture theaters in the United
! States. as listed by the Internal Rev
| enue Department, show Paramount
Aircraft pictures at least part of
| the time.
$50 great has been the expansion of
| the export business OF the Famous
| Players Lasky Corporation that there
! is not a civilized nation on the globe
| in which Paramount pictures
| are not shown and shown regularly.
Statistics show that fully four
| hfths of the American films shipped TO
| England. as well as to continental
| Europe South America and the
Orient. were Paranount-Ar pro-
| auctions.
To-day fifteen millions are daily
seeing the sunny side Of life through
Paramount Aircraft photoplays.'
That was six years ago. Figures in
the industry have increased material
| ly since then.
Copyright. 1929