With that in mind, in a hostile buyout, he acquired the Keith-Albee-Orpheum Theaters Corporation (KAO), which had more than 700 vaudeville theaters across the United States that had begun showing movies.
Dengan itu dalam pikiran, dalam pembelian bermusuhan, ia memperoleh Keith-Albee-Orpheum Teater Korporasi (KAO), yang memiliki lebih dari 700 vaudeville bioskop di seluruh Amerika Serikat yang mulai menampilkan film.