Boxoffice (Jan-Mar 1945)

a piece about a quarter of an inch, then by twisting and bending the wire you can reflect a perfect picture on the wall of the booth. My assistant, Proj. Frank Eckles, has given me a fine idea. While relieving me, the take-up belt broke and he trimmed the belt, got a shingle nail, heated it over a struck arc and pushed the red hot nail through the belt. He then inserted the link and the job was done. Very neat too. Believe me, it’s harder to pull the link through that way and it stays put longer.” * * * Very good, Ray. Your comments and short cuts will surely be appreciated by a lot of the boys. * * Proj. Billy Moore of the Tivoli Theatre in Ardmore, Oklahoma, has an unusual idea which greatly arouses our curiosity. He’d like to promote something and wants to prove it by having his colleagues (that’s you guys) write in. Says Billy: ‘‘Everyone seems to have his say and send in some swell ‘Kinks’ for the Quiz Pot and most all projectionists save the Kinks — just like I do. There’s just one thing. I’ve missed several copies of The Modern Theatre and I know there are others just like me who have missed theirs, because maybe the manager didn’t get but one copy himself and wanted to keep it. Well, the projectionist is left out. “If there was a book published by the Quiz Pot, with a name like this, ‘Kinks for the Projectionist,’ it could be almost any size, and have all the Kinks that have been published in it. Or — have the book loose-leafed so we could add the Kinks as they were published. Now it wouldn’t be so much trouble to publish the Kinks in The Modern Theatre just the size of the book so that we could clip them and add to it. “Yes, I know we must conserve paper for the war. We also must conserve the equipment we have, and the Quiz Pot helps us to do it. The Quiz Pot is for the projectionist and to help the projectionist, so if we had a book with all the Kinks other projectionists have sent in — and then if ever we had trouble with something — we could have a book to go to and see what other projectionists did. “I would be willing to pay for any type of book that would help me, and the other projectionists here in Ardmore would too. I’m sure other projectionists everywhere else would too. If you don’t think so, print this letter — and if the projectionists think it’s a good idea they could drop a post card to the Quiz Pot and let you know. Also how they would like the book to be — and a good name for it. “So come on — let’s have something like this for the help and sake of our equipment.” This boy Billy is really accentuating the positive. He wants to know how the rest of his gang feels about his educational suggestion — so do we. This sure should inspire you to write us on — What Would You Do About It? Why dont you guys send for your own television hooks ? YOU may not want to be disturbed, either, when you receive your copy of the RCA Theatre Television Handbook. Send your coupon and get this essential information on theatre television. The handbook was designed for projectionists, but also contains news of television developments of interest to exhibitors and theatre managers — such as television reception and largescreen projection. There are chapters dealing with the commercial possibilities of television, handling of programs, audience response. RCA’s television experience is backed by a quarter century in the field of electronics and includes television installations at the New York World’s Fair in 1939, and demonstration large-screen television projection at the New Yorker Theatre in 1941. This new book is offered by the RCA Service Company as an aid to projectionists and exhibitors in preparing for theatre television. Send for your free copy, today! Address: RCA Service Company, Inc., Box 70-175H, Camden, New Jersey. RCA SERVICE COMPANY, INC. A Radio Corporation of America Subsidiary FREE! NEW BOOK ON THEATRE TELEVISION Don’t wait — get your copy of this informative book on Theatre Television right away. No obligation. RCA SERVICE CO., Inc., Box 70-17SH, Camden, N. J. | Name | Theatre 1 Are you: Manager? Projectionist? I Address City State 70-6436-175 I I I I I I I I I I I J THE BOX-OFFICE LIFELINE Backed by 55 years' electrical experience and 3 5 years' theatre experience. Designed specifically for use with direct current projection arcs, the most easily controlled, reliable, efficient, constant ... and uniform high intensity light source. Built in all ratings and combinations. Write for literature. : fj. E. ROBIN, INC. • 330 W. 42nd Street • New York Cit yj BOXOFFICE :: February 3, 1945 27