International projectionist (Jan 1963-June 1965)

Record Details:

Title:
International projectionist
Date:
Jan 1963-June 1965
Publisher:
New York : International Projectionist Publishing Co., Inc.
Volume:
International projectionist (Jan 1963-June 1965)
Leaf #:
000133
Language:
English
Collection:
Technical Journals
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
International Projectionist presented the technology of cinema sound and image projection while addressing the issues and concerns of union projectionists. -- David Pierce, 2013
Date Added:
September 21, 2023
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New \ oik — The Baronet and the Coronet Theatres occupy a single building on Third Ave. at 59th St. Both theatres share a facade which rises to a height of 68 ft., but they have different entrances at street level. The cost was $1,500,000 when the Walter ReadeSterling Group remodeled the Baronet and put a tw in theatre above it. Instead of entrance doors the Coronet has an "air curtain" which gives an unobstructed view of the vestibule and lobby. Through the marquee soffit warm air is blown at high velocity, passing continuously, to form an air barrier to prevent the infiltration of cold air in the wintertime. The Coronet's seating capacity is 598, larger than the Baronet which has 118 scats. The Coronet is equipped with Centur) 35mm projectors with \>hcraft Cinex lamps. Century's transistorized sound system, Ashcraft rectifiers and stereophonic surround horns. The facade of the twin theatres. The upper wall is faced in wide alternate stripes of black and white. CAMERA VIEWS OF THE PIGGYBACK CORONET / estibule u ith steps to the Coronet's lobby and gallery. Coronet lobby with its escalator leading to the auditorium, features the Proscenium Gallery where paintings and sculptures are exhibited and sold. The Coronet's auditorium, like its tivin, the Baronet, is a stadium-type theatre. Walls are blue perforated aluminum. The curtain is gold and blue. International Projectionist July, 1963 Rear view of the auditorium, showing the projection room. 13