Exhibitors Herald World (Oct-Dec 1930)

Record Details:

Title:
Exhibitors Herald World
Date:
Oct-Dec 1930
Publisher:
[Chicago, Quigley publishing company]
Volume:
Exhibitors herald world
Leaf #:
000783
Language:
English
Subjects:
motion pictures, Motion pictures -- Periodicals
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System and Early Cinema
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Founded in 1915 by a Chicago printing company as a regional trade paper for Midwest exhibitors. In 1916, editor Martin Quigley bought out the owners, and over the next 15 years, he grew EXHIBITORS HERALD into one of the most important national, weekly trade papers in the film business. Quigley acquired MOTOGRAPHY in 1917 and MOVING PICTURE WORLD in 1927. In 1930, he acquired MOTION PICTURE NEWS and the new 'consolidated' publication became MOTION PICTURE HERALD. From the pulpit of his editorial page, Quigley preached the need to improve the motion picture industry and improve the quality of the films. He skillfully served as a mediator in disputes -- between distributors and exhibitors, between the film industry and the Catholic Church (Quigley was one of the architects of the Production Code). Quigley claimed that EXHIBITORS HERALD represented the 'independent exhibitor' and sections like 'What the Picture Did for Me?' certainly provided a forum for theater owners. But plenty of exhibitors viewed Quigley as a servant to the studios and large theater chains. In response, publications such as SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW, INDEPENDENT EXHIBITORS FILM BULLETIN, HARRISON'S REPORTS, and BOX OFFICE were either formed or grew significantly in the years following Quigley's brief moment of consolidation in 1930. -- Eric Hoyt, 2014
Date Added:
November 03, 2022
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November 22, 1930 Exhibitors Herald-World 3£ w o R L D O s o U N D news and comment about products and people in the field of theatre reproducing equipment Conducted by G. J. Reid k N announcement has just been made /\ of a service of acoustical correcJ-jL tion that offers the scientific assistance of acoustics engineers to architects and theatres. The company, Kendell & Dasseville, Inc., 67 W. 44th Street, New York, N. Y., sells no acoustical material of any kind — only an engineering service. The firms in this field that do supply such material, conduct similar services, of course, but naturally the advice of their engineers is given, for the most part, at least, with reference to the product they represent. So far as the Kendell & Dasseville announcement reveals, this concern has no similar interests. It is said by this company that less than 1% of our present day theatres require absorption treatment to reproduce dialog pictures properly. Thus the manner in which the Kendell method goes at correction is rather on the basis of physics, than of electro-mechanics. Further statements are to the effect that this method does not bother with panels (amplifiers) or other booth equipment, as the sound waves, after they have emanated from the coils of the speaker units, are the only things considered. A complete engineering and service staff is maintained to make these acoustical corrections and may be retained as either contractors or consultants. The service is confined to acoustics, no mechanical or electrical surveys being made. Exhibitors may write in, stating the size, type and seating capacity of their particular theatre, make and model of reproducer equipment, type of screen, type of speakers and their number, together with whatever sound deficiencies are apparent, and upon receipt of this information, estimates will be furnished. Houses which have been treated by the Kendell & Basseville method are the Pershing, Metro and Peerless in New York City; the Mardi Gras, Tiffany, Singer, Miller, Flora and Forest Park in Brooklyn; and the Ridge Avenue, Jackson and Grand in Philadelphia. Gets Canadian License • A license to build and sell power amplifiers in Canada has been given the Radio Receptor Company, Inc., by the Canadian General Electric Company, Ltd., after having been under consideration for two years. SHOWMANSHIP/ Give thought to LARGE SCREEN PRESENTATION WaMLIKIEIR SOUND/GREEN X PATENT PENDING A J^umber One in a series of tips to showmen. MELLAPHONE EQUIPMENT OFFERS FULL PATENT PROTECTION TO EXHIBITORS UNDER FULL TONE REPRODUCTION COMPANY PATENTS Advanced scientifically. Quality construction embodying a high degree of skilled workmanship. Sound units are products of the leading manufacturers in the sound field. Finest optical system attainable. Quiet and positive, no chains. Compact, quickly installed. Unsurpassed in tonal quality and flexibility. Write or wire for full information. Territory for dealers. MELLAPHONE CORPORATION ROCHESTER, NEW YORK a* *B»«i»<BMe». Every Theatre Needs These as a Part of Its Equipment RICHARDSON'S MOTION PICTURE HANDBOOKS Vols. 1 and 2. Vol. 3 (on sound only) $6.20 Combination price (the 3 volumes) ... — — 5.10 Building Theatre Patronage. (By Barry & Sargent) We Are Handling Them for the Convenience of the Trade .$10.20 _ 5.10 Herald-World Bookshop, 407 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, 111.