Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World (Apr-Jun 1930)

April 5, 1930 EXHIBITORS HERALD-WORLD 41 When the news broke Saturday in Chicago papers that William Cosgrave had resigned as president oj the Irish Free State, Gene Coeur of Pathe Sound Neivsreel hotfooted it over to the hotel where Eamon de Valera was staying, and recorded De Valera’s hopes of stepping into Cosgrove’s shoes. Pittagula in Italy Adopts Photophone; Plans 1 0 Sound Films Pittagula at Turin, Italy, is installing RCA Photophone equipment in its studios and also is buying several Photophone sound recording trucks, for use on location. Societa Anonima Pittagula will make ten sound pictures at its studios in Rome and Turin the coming year. Music and Speech Inserted in Three Adventure Pictures “The Break-Up,” a talker of Alaskan adventure, will be the first released of three new features for which synchronized music and speech and insert sequences have been completed by Talking Picture Epics at the Caravel Studios at Long Island City. Captain Jack Robertson, maker of the pictures, does the speaking and his dog friend, Skooter, is with him. Next comes “Wild Men of Kalihari,” with Dr. Ernest Cadle, who led the Denver African Expedition and the Cadle Cameron Expedition into the land of the bushmen. The third picture, “Lost Gods,” features Count Khun De Prorok, associate director of archaeological excavation at Carthage and Utica and author of several articles on the findings. German Star Coming to U. S. to Make P F L Films (Special to the Herald-World) NEW YORK, April 1. — Marlene Dietrich, German screen and stage star, is coming to America to play in Paramount pictures. The noted star was signed by Paramount and is the discovery of Josef von Sternberg, Paramount director. She is scheduled to arrive in New York, April 7. Warner Club Festivities To Be Shot NEW YORK — Pictures will be taken of the outstanding events of the WaVner Club’s Second Annual Banquet and Ball, April 5. RCA Photoplione Used at National Polo Tournament Amplified sound is being used with the RCA Photophone system during the national indoor polo championships at Squadron A Armory in New York. This follows similar installations at the Riding Club and the Boulder Brook Riding Club near Mamaroneck in Westchester County. Spanish Version Planned For Cruze’ s “Big Fight ’ A Spanish version is to be made of “The Big Fight,” which now is being completed under the personal supervision of James Cruze. Ralph Ince will direct the Spanish film while Andres de Segurola, opera singer, screen player and author, will adapt the story. Campbell Markets New Medium-Priced Disc Type Apparatus The Campbell Engineering Company of Kansas City, Mo., now is marketing an improved medium-priced synchronous disc equipment for motion picture theatres. E. W. Campbell, president of the company, is an expert electrician and is well versed in sound projection. Seth Barnes, member of Local 414, Wichita, Kan., who has made a thorough study of sound reproduction and installations, is associated with the company and is supervising installation of the apparatus in theatres. He was associated with the Midwest Film Company, distributors of Biophone equipment, in similar capacity. DOLLARS DON'T LIE Is Your Gate Slipping? is Are you just holding your own — or worse attendance slipping week by week? If it’s either one, look to your talker reproduction. Probably people don’t like it — or maybe you haven’t installed one yet. The houses with good sound are getting the trade. Think it over. Look to your turntable. INSTALL SYNCRODISK SYNCHRONIZED TURNTABLES Then let it be known that you’ve got real equipment — equipment that is always absolute^ right,’’ dependable. Reproduction as true as the original itself. And again you’ll hear the dollars saying, “Yes, it sure is good.” Syncrodisk Is the Standard by Which All Others Are Judged Export Dept. : 15 Leight St., New York City Cable Address : ARLAB, New York WEBER MACHINE CORPORATION 59 Rutter St. Rochester, N. Y. Two Synerodi.sks, Two PickUps and Fader. Complete for only *500