Exhibitors Herald World (Jan-Mar 1929)

January 19, 1929 EXHIBITORS HERALD-WORLD 35 A new horn for sound and talking pictures developed by Racon Electric Company. This is but one of the new sound developments offered by Racon. Sound Theatres IOWA OTTUMWA — Vitaphone and Movietone is to be featured at the Square Theatre, under the management of Stephen Braun. KENTUCKY NEWPORT — The Photophone is being featured at the Hippodrome Theatre, operated by the Frankel Enterprises, under the management of Charles D. Mervis. MISSOURI KANSAS CITY — The Royal Theatre recently reopened with Vitaphone and Movietone. NEW YORK ALBANY — The Mark Ritz Theatre is featuring sound pictures. AMSTERDAM — The Strand Theatre has been remodeled and Vitaphone equipment installed. GLENS FALLS— The Bradley Theatre, under the management of Lew Fischer, is to feature sound pictures. HORN ELL The Majestic Theatre is now equipped with both Vitaphone and Movietone. NORTH CAROLINA NORTH WILKESBORO— The Rose Theatre has reopened with sound pictures. OHIO CLEVELAND — Photophone and Movietone have been installed in the newly decorated and renovated Keith's Hippodrome. FULTON — Vitaphone has been installed in the Grand Theatre. LIMA — The Ohio Theatre, a Schine's Enterprise house, under the management of C. F. Laurence, is to be equipped with Vitaphone and Movietone. PIQUA — The new Ohio Theatre is to be equipped for Vitaphone and Movietone. PORTSMOUTH— The Rialto Theatre has installed Vitaphone. OKLAHOMA ARDMORE— The Palace Theatre is to feature Vitaphone and Movietone. BARTLESVILLE — The Lyric Theatre is to be jcruipped to handle Vitaphone and Movietone. MIAMI — The Glory B Theatre is to be equipped with Vitaphone and Movietone. ^ SHAWNEE— The Ritz Theatre, operated by the Griffith interests, has reopened and will feature Vitaphone. PENNSYLVANIA HAZLETON — Vitaphone equipment has been totalled in the Capitol Theatre, a Comerford house. ST. MARYS — The new St. Marys Theatre has been arired for sound pictures. SOUTH DAKOTA BRITTON— The Strand Theatre has been improved >nd wired for sound pictures. SIOUX FALLS— The State Theatre is featuring Movietone. TEXAS DALLAS — The Pantages Theatre has been remodeled and name changed to the Ritz. Will fea:ure sound pictures. UTAH SALT LAKE CITY— The Pantages Theatre is featuring sound pictures. SALT LAKE CITY— The Victory Theatre is showing Vitaphone productions. VIRGINIA PORTSMOUTH— The Gates Theatre is now quipped with Vitaphone. DUPLEX-O-PHONE HP HE feature of having six turn tables adds to the scope of the instrument. The four center turn tables are worked automatically — no operator being necessary, which feature alone is worth the price of the instrument. The instrument is also equipped with the two single turn tables, for cueing the picture. On the DUPLEX-O-PHONE, you can play six different records within a second's notice, fading out one and bringing in the next tune instantaneously. MASTER CONTROL By this dertce. you eu oontrol the rolume from the softest to the loudest tone. The DUPLEX-OPHONB Is also arranged to handle from one to four Dynamlo Speakers, and each can be controlled Individually from the other. Thli Is a rery Important feature. By this control, the sound can be modulated to suit the show house. The Instrument It equipped with a powerful amplifying unit, built to handle four Speaaers. NelsonWiggen Piano Co. 1731-45 Belmont Ave., Chicago — for theatre Lighting Control Wouldn't You Rather Have — a Proven System? It isn't only the first cost of the lighting control that you lose if it isn't right but lost business, poor shows and the final cost of putting in the right — the proven — system. Wouldn't you rather be safe than sorry? Write for the new FA Major System Book just off the press. Shrank <2€dam ELECTRIC COMPANY ST. LOUIS OFFICES IN THIRTY CITIES 1