Exhibitors Herald World (Oct-Dec 1930)

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92 Better Theatres Section October 25, 1930 HEWES-GOTHAM COMPANY, 520 W. 47th Street, New York, N. Y. Lester, Ltd., 18 W. Lake Street, Chicago, 111. Louis E. Samms Studios, 177 N. State Street, Chicago, m. A Railings, Bronze and Iron Refer to BRONZE AND IRON WORK, ORNAMENTAL A Rails, Rope Refer to AISLE ROPE A Rain Insurance Refer to INSURANCE, RAIN A Reconstruction Service Refer to BUILDING SERVICE A Records for Music and Sound Reproducing Devices 'T'O the exhibitor who has installed a music and sound reproducing device, or is contemplating the installation of such an instrument, a comprehensive library of records is of first consideration. Such a library should contain a wealth of material so that any picture, whether comedy or dramatic, may be cued. Amplion Radio Corporation, 133 W. 21st Street, New York City. Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company, 623 S. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, 111. Columbia Phonograph Company, 1819 Broadway, New York City. Exhibitors Record Service, 1508 Danvenport Street, Omaha. Neb. Okey Phonograph Corporation, 25 W. 45th Street, New York City. Pathe Phonograph & Radio Corporation, 20 Grand Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. The Phototone Equipment Corporation of America, North Vernon, Ind. Radio Industries of Canada, Ltd., 120 Fort Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Stanley Recording Company of America, 1841 Broadway, New York City. Starr Piano Company (Gennett Record Division), Richmond, Ind. Victor Talking Machine Company, Camden, N. J. A Record Cabinets "OECORD cabinets house records when not in use and also are employed for arranging the records conveniently for playing. Some cabinets hold the records in cueing sequence so that no time is lost in finding the record specified on the cue sheet. CHICAGO CINEMA EQUIPMENT COMPANY, 1736 N. Springfield Avenue, Chicago, 111. Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company, 623 S. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, 111. A Recording Ty/fOTION picture sound recording is divided into two general types — recording on discs, and recording on film. In modern electrical recording the sound is picked up by a sensational electrical microphone. The microphone sets up a weak current which pulsates with the vibrations of the sound being recorded. This current is amplified, filtered and again amplified to the strength necessary to operate the mechanism necessary to make the impressions on the wax records. By this system any number of different sounds can be picked up and the volume of each regulated to the desired volume. In sound-on-film recording, the sound waves translated into electrical energy by the microphone, are further translated into light waves, which affect the emulsion of the film in the usual photographic manner, creating light and dark areas along one side of the film. These areas (depending in their form upon whether the light-valve or oscillograph method of light translation has been used) represent the original sound waves in their light correlatives. Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company, 623 S. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, 111. Columbia Phonograph Company, 1819 Broadway, New York City. Marsh Laboratories, Inc., 64 E. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 111. Recording Laboratories of America, 216 E. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 111. Stanley Recording Company of America, 1841 Broadway, New York City. Victor Talking Machine Company, Camden, N. J. A Rectifiers AN electrical rectifier is a device for ^* adapting 110 volt or 220 volt alternating current to direct current for use with motion picture projection low intensity reflecting arc and hand fed arc lamps. It produces up to 30 amperes of steady D. C. supply. Rectifiers have a price range from $125 up. AUTOMATIC DEVICES COMPANY, Allentown, Pa. Chicago-Jefferson Fuse & Electric Company, 1500 S. Laflin Avenue, Chicago, 111. Forest Electric Corporation, 272 New Street, Newark, N. J. L. J. Gardiner Company, 935 W. Goodale Boulevard, Columbus, O. General Electric Company, Schenectady, N. Y. J. H. Hallberg, 29 W. 57th Street. New York City. Liberty Electric Corporation, Stamford, Conn. Morelite Company, Inc., 600 W. 57th Street, New York City. Northwestern Electric Company, 408 S. Hoyne Street, Chicago, 111. W. G. Preddey, 187 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, Cal. STRONG ELECTRIC CORPORATION, 2501 Lagrange Street, Toledo, O. A Reels 'T'HERE are various types of these made, from the 10 inch as used by film exchanges to the accurately constructed type used on the projector machines. Some have machine embossed sides, wire welded sides, and still another type has die cast sides. Most of the types offered for use on the projectors have large diameter film hubs, which greatly aid in relieving the strain on the projector as well as giving more even take-up tension. The prices range from $0.75 to $6.50 each. E. E. Fulton Company, 1018 S. Wabash, Chicago, III. Globe Machine & Stamping Company, 1250 W. 76th Street, Cleveland, O. Goldberg Brothers, 1646 Lawrence Street, Denver, Colo. Neumade Products Corporation, 249 W. 47th Street, New York City. Universal Electric Welding Company, 90 Webster Avenue, Long Island City, N. Y. A Reel End Alarms and Film Indicators A MECHANICAL device placed on the upper magazine of a picture machine to warn the operator that the end of the reel of film is near, takes the name of Reel End Alarm. They are so constructed that they can be set to ring a warning at any distance from the end. At all times the amount of film on the upper reel is shown. Cinema Specialty Company, Inc., Gary, Ind. E. W. Hulett Manufacturing Company. 1772 Wilson Avenue, Chicago, 111. W. G. Preddey, 187 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, Cal. A Reflectors T^EFLECTORS are made for Mazda Projectors, Reflecting Arc Lamps, and for Spotlights. Various sizes are made with different spherical curves, as well as parabolic curves. Prices range from $3.75 to $20. BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL COMPANY, Rochester, N. Y. Brenkert Light Projection Company, 7348 St. Aubln Avenue, Detroit, Mich. Curtis Lighting Company, Inc., 1119 W. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 111. HUB ELECTRIC COMPANY, 2219 W. Grand Atb noe, Chicago, 111. KLIEGL BROTHERS, 321 W. 50th Street, New York City. Wheeler Reflector Company, 275 Congress Street, Boston, Mass. A Reflector Arc Lamps Refer to LAMPS, REFLECTOR ARC A Reproducing Devices for Sound and Music Refer to MUSIC AND SOUND REPRODUCING DEVICES A Resonant Orchestra Base T^HE resonant orchestra platform is a comparatively new development. It consists of box like layers made of the finest type of wood of which fine violins are made. These are placed together to form a pit base for the musicians, their instruments resting on the resonant box. It is stated that a resonator platform of this type not only greatly increases the volume of the orchestra but adds materially to the beauty of the music itself. Orchestra pits of this type have been installed in many of the leading metropolitan theatres. GALLAGHER ORCHESTRA EQUIPMENT COMPANY, 616 W. Elm Street, Chicago, 111. A Rewinders Refer to FILM REWINDERS A Rheostats AN important item of projection equip^ ment is the Rheostat. A rheostat may be described as a resistor provided with means for varying resistance (opposition). The resistance may be varied by having a contact lever or slidei moved over a number of stationary buttons or segments between which sections of the rheostat are connected, by compressing a number of carbon or graphite disc or parts, by using a number of levers or knife-switches for cutting in and out resistance. E. E. Fulton Company, 1018 S. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, 111. THE HERTNER ELECTRIC COMPANY, 12698 Elmwood Avenue, Cleveland, O. HOFFMANN— SOONS, 387 First Avenue, New York City. KLIEGL BROTHERS, 321 W. 50th Street, New York City. The J. E. McAuley Manufacturing Company, 552-554 W. Adams Street, Chicago, 111. Ward Leonard Electric Company, Mt. Vernon, N. Y. A Rigging, Stage Refer to HARDWARE, STAGE A Safes, Box Office rpHIS is a safe anchored inside the box office into which the cashier may drop silver coins and bills as received from patrons beyond what is needed for purposes of making change. This type of safe has been developed as a result of the many "stick-ups" of theatre box offices in which the robber has obtained receipts running into several thousand dollars. It is widely used in several other trades, the idea, in brief, being that with this type of safe in the box office a theatre is likely to lose only the amount which it is keeping exposed for making change.