Reel and Slide (Jan-Sep 1919)

REEL and SLIDE 35 (Continued from page 34) tional Exposition at San Francisco and also at the Panama-California Exposition at San Diego in 1915. A very telling example of the adaptability of this machine for educational and institutional use is shown in the interesting list of installations of this type that has been prepared by the Precision Machine Company. This list contains no less than five hundred names of schools, industrial plants, prisons, churches, army and navy posts and hospitals in which the Simplex has been installed. A feature that is exclusive with the Simplex is the very recent highly improved "Extralite" shutter, which is a translucently treated perforated shutter instead of the opaque type which is in common use. Through its use it is possible to run at very low speed, which is important for explanatory school room purpose without creating the objectional "flicker." The use of this shutter also insures a greater amount of screen illumination to the user. It might be interesting to note that in numerous cases in studios the negative prints ( which are extremely delicate and susceptible to injury) are run on the Simplex at exceptionally high speed. These negatives are run through for the purpose of discovering photographic errors and imperfect printing. Precision Company Improvements A fair idea of the popularity of this machine among leaders of the industry may be gathered through the fact that David W. Griffith uses Simplex exclusively on all of his road productions. To one interested in the number of these machines installed in playhouses of the nation, it might be well to start at the Rialto and Rivoli theaters in New York and follow the trail of successful cinema palaces across the country until one lands at the Graumann in Los Angeles or the new Fillmore in San Francisco. Much will be told in these columns< in the future of the very interesting and important improvements (such as a perfect incandescent lamp equipment and numerous other light saving and economical improvements) that are constantly evolved by the Precision Machine Company, which bid fair to make the Simplex machine an ideal commercial projector which can be handled as effectively by the educator of limited projection knowledge as well as the highclass projectionist in the best theaters in the country. A very important departure has been made by the Precision Machine Company in the establishing of a complete_ factory for the manufacture of projection and stereopticon lens, this step being taken in order to meet conditions which were imposed on the motion picture industry during the war. Very interesting literature may be obtained regarding the Simplex machine and its accessories by writing directly to the factory, this literature being written and illustrated in euch a way as to make special appeal to all, whether they are active members of the industry or laymen. The Catholic Art Association, Galesburg, 111., presented "The Victim," on January 20 and 21, in the auditorium of the St. Joseph's academy of that city. "The Victim" is a series of moving pictures. The story is adapted from real life, interwoven with a romantic theme of love and sacrifice. The pictures are full of intense human interest. FILMS-OF-BUSINESS REFER TO THE FOLLOWING NATIONAL ADVERTISERS : H. J. HEINZ COMPANY, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA. THE W. A. IVES MFG. CO., WALLING FORD, CONNECTICUT. S. S. STAFFORD, INC., NEW YORK CITY. FILMS-OF-BUSINESS BUILD INDUSTRIAL PICTURES THAT SHOW THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN INDUSTRY AND HAVE ESTABLISHED A SERVICE FOR THE FOREIGN DISTRIBUTION OF INDUSTRIAL FILMS. CAMILLA DONWORTH, PRESIDENT 220 WEST 42nd STREET, NEW YORK CITY Costly Slides in the long run, are inexpensive slides. A good image on the screen only conies from a cheap slide — by accident. Have your slides made and colored by one who has visited the places you are lecturing on. Atmosphere is everything in a lantern slide. Write today to JOSEPH HAWKES 147 West 42d St., New York City THE NEW PREMIER PATHESCOPE WITH ITS SPECIAL, NARROW WIDTH SLOW BURNING FILM Is the only equipment now bearing the Underwriters' Official Label "Enclosing Booth Not Required." Adopted by Every School Board that INVESTIGATES the Merits of Portable Projectors Many of them adopted the Pathescope after unsatisfactory and expensive efforts to use unapproved projectors. You cannot afford to take the chance of having a serious accident. There are more Pathescopes in schools today than all other portable projectors combined, because they are designed par:icularly for SCHOOL USE and embody seven years' of successful experience gained in the world-wide sale and use of over ten thousand former models in Schools, Churches, Institutions, etc. There are about one hundred "Popular" Model Pathescopes in the Public Schools of New York City, and the Board of Education has recently ordered a number of NEW PREMIER PATHESCOPES, after a careful investigation of the merits of other portable projectors, as being the ideal projector for classroom or auditorium use. The Pathescope Film Library now contains nearly 1,400 reels and is growing rapidly. All on Underwriters' Approved and Label-Inspected SlowBurning Films. The largest assortment of available educational and entertainment films ever offered for universal public use. For the third consecutive year we have been awarded the contract for furnishing Pathescope Educational Film Service to the New York Public Schools, on the recommendation of their Investigating Committee. If you really wish the BEST you will eventually use the Pathescope ; in the meantime Write for Booklets: "Education by Visualization" (5th Edition, 100,000). "Educational Films for the Pathescope." "Endorsements of Educational Efficiency, Etc." The Pathescope Co. of America, Inc. SUITE 1892, AEOLIAN HALL, New York Agencies and Branch Exchanges: Boston, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Chicago, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City