Show BECK'S BECKS L WAS AS A SURPRISE Some Orpheum Stockholders Didn't Know of Deal to Big Theater Man The announcement that Martin l Beck representing tho the Orpheus vaudeville vaude vaude- yule ville circuit has hns purchased purchase a controlling control control- lug inS interest In the tIle company which operates the local theater l camo came somewhat in tho the nature of or a 3 surprise to some somo of the tho sto stockholders ers in In the local company Others however have pooled their theil stock and sa say that Mr r fleck Beck already has 61 51 per percent percent percent cent of the shares g. g They do not see therefore that the other oilier stockholders ers can do anything about It even en If they should care care- to The stock Is where it Jt should be said Manager Jennings of the tho Orpheum Or Or- last nIght The control should rest with with tho the Orpheum circuit That organization organisation Is a n. successful business enterprise an and will make as much macli money mone- for or tho Ule local theater as it could coul It If f the stock were in private hands I do not think there thero is any doubt but that Bock Doc has the controlling I Iho interest In the thc compan company already If It ho hadn't the announcement would not have been made Stock Soci In t the e Orpheus Amusement company which controls the local t. t theater ater ha has been a a. moneymaker In Inthe tho the three years the company has been organized it has paid 60 GO per er cent In dh Its stock s shares ares in which havo have a par value of 10 10 have havo sol sold up as high as 11 11 it Is stated The Tho price ct It which Mr Ir Beck Deck bought the shares i is said to have hao been 10 lO 10 but details debUs of the tho agreements have c not been announced A A 10 per cent dividend dividend divi divi- denci on the tock stock is pa payable 3 le today toda |