Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-25
THEATER RECEIPTS
A|DEOBy "TALK|ES"
Fiuures Show New Invention
Has Proved Business
Getter.
BY JOHN r. SINCLAIR.

Special Dispatch tn The Star and tho North
American Newspaper Alliance.
NEW YORK August 25.~-Before the
era Of motion pictures, receipts Of s25,-
900 week for legitimate drama in any
New York theater were considered large.
For the legitimate theater that figure
still is considered good, but the motion
picture theaters have far outdistanced
the legitimate IN receipts.
Recently Roxy's Theater. in New
York. took in $479,000 in four weeks,
PLAYING one of the new sound pictures
without change This is a record even
for this theater. The receipts Of ROXy'S
however, rarely go below $4,000 a
week
Asked what he thought Of the future
of sound pictures. S. l.. R0thafci, guild
ing genius Of the Roxy Theater and
pioneer in presenting sound films, said
he did not believe the new invention
would displace from the programs OF
the big metropolitan theaters the dl-
VerSified entertainments composed Of
musical renditions and stage features,
The sound picture Will, however, be
a boon to the small theater when 1t Is
finally perfected, he said.
d. IL wal ttCi va " 1AAAN@ 4SA1SAAS 30
takes a more enthusiastic view Of the
talking picture.
1T is not the novelty of the talking
picture that will wear out" he said.
1T is the novelty OF the silent picture
That has worn out.
Mr Warner believes about So per
cent Of the motion picture players viii
survive the change. but that many new
personalities and many new stars VIII
be developed by the "talkies."
Joseph w. Schenck president of the
United States Artists Corporation, takes
the opposite view.
Talking pictures are novelty" he
said. Pictures are on a silent ground.
Sound reproduction, however, is an
asset to pictures. The sound of a
Zeppelin would enhance a drama and
knock on window would build up
a mystery play. But I do not think
people will want talking pictures long. "
The Western Union Telegraph Co.
has begun the erection of the largest
telegraph building in the world for
its headquarters in New York. It will
be "a stories high, and will cover an
entire block When the building is
finished, 1t Is expected that more than
00,000,000 messages will pass annually
through its operating rooms.
The building will house at the be-
ginning about 1000 employees It's res
taurant for employees will accommodate
5000. It's 1900 messenger boys will
find work shops where electrical wiring
printing. plumbing and heating. auto
mobile repairing and sheet metal work
will be taught. If a boy is ambitious
he may take advantage of the new
equipment and of the facilities the
Western Union will give. 1t seeks to
help every ambitious boy in its employ.
Albania, mountainous and rugged,
given over TO agriculture, cattle and
sheep raising, with no railroads, no
banks, no currency of its own, few
schools. embracing territory about the
size of Vermont and with a population
less than that of Detroit. crowns King
today
The President of Albania. Ahmed
Zogu, becomes King Scanderberg III
He has been President for two years
and before that premier Three years
ago when he became premier he abo1-
ished the army of 5000 men. proclaimed
Albania a republic and ratified an oil
development for his nation. This oil
concession has been divided among the
Anglo-Persian Oil Co. the Standard OIL.
the French Oil Co, the italian rail-
ways administration and the italian
company Selenizza.
Albania imports about ST 500, 900
more goods than she exports. but this
adverse" balance is made up by the
remittances sent back by Alhanians
living In the United States. estimated
at s2000.000 year
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