Boxoffice (Apr-Jun 1962)

Record Details:

Something wrong or inaccurate about this page? Let us Know!

Thanks for helping us continually improve the quality of the Lantern search engine for all of our users! We have millions of scanned pages, so user reports are incredibly helpful for us to identify places where we can improve and update the metadata.

Please describe the issue below, and click "Submit" to send your comments to our team! If you'd prefer, you can also send us an email to mhdl@commarts.wisc.edu with your comments.




We use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) during our scanning and processing workflow to make the content of each page searchable. You can view the automatically generated text below as well as copy and paste individual pieces of text to quote in your own work.

Text recognition is never 100% accurate. Many parts of the scanned page may not be reflected in the OCR text output, including: images, page layout, certain fonts or handwriting.

National Speaker Reconing Co. To Enter Distribution Field National Speaker Reconing Co., Denver, Colo., believed by Frank Horn, owner, to be the largest exclusive speaker repair service in the United States, is planning to also enter the distributing field in the near future, distributing all types of speakers, speaker accessones, baffles, switches, speaker systems, etc. Horn has been in the electronic business since 1946 and has diplomas from three Home of National Speaker Reconing Co., Denver. electronic schools. He was in the radio and television servicing business for music and TV shops for about ten years. About five years ago he entered the drive-in theatre speaker I’econing business which has continued to prosper. Although the business was moved into larger quarters about two years ago, a new expansion may be required as even these quarters are now none too large. “Since the day we first started our business we have continued to strive for the best in parts, workmanship and service. The cloth cone used in our reconed drive-in theatre speakers has spelled success for us,” Horn said. “All parts used are waterproof and moistureproof, and every speaker is guaranteed for one full year from the date of reconing against defective parts and workmanship. “We try to give 24-hour service on speakers, which at times is quite difficult, but we keep as close to this policy as possible.” Daytime Use of Drive-Ins The greatest problem of drive-ins, according to Judy Poynter of Film Booking Service, is what to do with them in the daytime. Film Booking Service is going allout to research this problem and do something about it. Although no plans are definitely set, in the blueprint stage are ideas which will include using the drive-in for meeting places for churches, clubs, birthday parties for kids fon the playgrounds) and parties for small groups, both social and civic. Poynter says that most speaker loss is accidental — a customer accidentally tears a speaker loose, then is too emban-assed to report it and usually drops the speaker right outside the drive-in grounds. Reader's Service Bureau coupon. Page 35 “Remarkable Reliability” At New York’s famed Radio City Music Hall, chief projectionist Ben Olevsky put it this way. “The reliability of the Simplex X-L projector is remarkable. Our projectors were installed by National Theatre Supply in 1950 and have been maintained by our staff since then. In 11 years of operation they have never been removed for overhaul!” Similar opinions and experiences are reported all the time by projection "pros” like Ben at most top theatres throughout the country. The facts are that no other mechanism on the market is designed and built to the engineering perfection achieved in the X-L. Incorporating every new advance in projection, the X-L is your assurance that you’ll have a dependable, up-to-date projector for many years to come. PROJECTION and SOUNO SYSTEMS SUBSIDIARY OF GENERAL PRECISION EQUIPMENT CORPORATION NATIONAL THEATRE SUPPLY COMPANY Branches Coast to Coast 50 PROSPECT A V E N U E • TA R RYTOW N. N Y. .MEDFORD 1-0200 BOXOFFICE May 7, 1962 33