The Film Daily (1938)

15 Friday, November 18, 1938 THE FILM DAILY MENT STUDIOS • FURNISHINGS • CARPETING • SUPPLIES NATION ■ n Practice Committee iEIB on Screen Illumination fmmittee feels is essential to the, Curate evaluation of light sources terms of human eye response. sts with this meter calibrated in tigsten light at 3,000 degrees K ii bwed that the errors, when meas Mng low and high-intensity arc fjurces were less than three per nr. "The meter read from 0 to 30 0 bt-candles. It was felt that this lge was ample for present comircial levels of screen illuminan inasmuch as many theaters do t average more than 4 to 8 footndles although the SMPE recompnded average is about 10 to 20 3t-candles with the shutter run•g J using the meter for measuring screen illumination, it is recom ;nded that nine readings be taken follows: At the center of the reen, at the four corners, and at 2 centers of top, bottom and both les. When making a measurement e meter is held flat against the reen, the cell opening facing the Djector, with the projector shut r running and no film in the gate. These readings not only measure 'e incident light but also indicate e uniformity of distribution of the ht, which is ordinarily expressed the ratio between the readings a side and at the center. A ratio 80 per cent is considered very od and is obtainable by manipu Hng the optical system of the bjector lamp in a manner famil to all projectionists. * Of the meters available for such zasurements, the one tested by the b-committee was the new Weston idel 703. : Actually 7 to 14 foot-lamberts. MODERN FACILITIES FOR i PROJECTION — AUDITIONS INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION STUDIOS 33 W. 60th St., N. Y. C COI. 5-7366-7 lagreOTdSNg^SpiM NDgSJESgEEM EQUIPMENT BUSINESS REPORTED IMPROVING Chicago — Schoenstadt circuit "has reopened modernized Harper Theater in local Hyde Park district, after spending some $30,000 on improvements including new exterior, built by Welso Construction Co.; 1,400 new chairs of Ideal Seating Co.; Allied carpets; and Liberty Electric's lighting fixtures. Joe Goldberg, Inc., supplied house's new equipment. Latter firm reports business outlook improving. Recent installations reported are 900 Ideal seats for the Vogue, East Chicago; 750 de luxe Ideal seats for the Rio; and 800 for the new Road Theater. Vogue has been closed for remodeling and improvements, its operators, Indiana and Illinois circuit, set to spend $50,000 on ventilating, cooling, booth equipment, and a new facade. Goldberg will also supply and supervise installation of this requisite equipment. Jagmin Completes Jobs Detroit — Redecorating for the opening of the fall season has recently been completed in the Chopin Theater of M. J. Chargot; the Rex Theater of Joseph Mitchell; Dix Theater of John M. Krass, and several of the houses of the Wisper & Wetsman Circuit. T. J. Jagmin & Co., Detroit theater decorators, had all of these jobs. Gelman in Erlanger Cincinnati — Jake Gelman, Midwest Theater Supplies, has opened a new theater, the Gayety, at Erlanger, Ky. The house was constructed by the F & Y Construction Co., Columbia, and approximates 500 seats. Midwest furnished complete equipment. Insulate Chi. Warehouse Chicago — The Insulate Co. has opened a Chicago warehouse under the management of E. Batchelder, Jr. 20,000,000 |\Pi A (■ TWENTY million IIP MM f people in the United ■^■"^»" States are hard-of hearing. This includes 10 per cent of all the people in your town. They patronize houses equipped with ACOUSTICON THEATREPHONES. You want these loyal, repeat customers — and this welcome extra income. Ask your local National Theater Supply or R.C.A. representative for free exploitation booklet or write Dept. F. ACOUSTICON THEATREPHONES Dictograph Products Co., Inc. 580 Fifth Ave., New York City Enameled Steel Trim Montreal — Completion of the combination theater, apartment and store building at St. Catherine St. West and Mackey St. marks a new departure in commercial buildings for Montreal. A feature of the exterior outline is the employment of enameled steel for certain part of the trim. The stadiumtype theater will have a seating capacity of 1,200. WE Sound In New Loew Theater In Santuree, P. R. Negotiations have been completed for the installation of Western Electric Mirrophonic equipment in Loew's new Metro Theater, Santuree, Puerto Rico, now in the course of construction. This will be a three-projector installation with a separate emergency power amplifier channel. DMP Reorganizes Detroit — Decorative Metal Products Co., specialists in theater remodeling work, has been reorganized. George Kapps is manager. Company has moved from its former location at 19670 John R. St. to 19326 Conant Ave. COASTSTUDIOSSTRESS SOUND STAGE COMFORT Comfort air conditioning of Hollywood's super-sound stages is on the increase, with 20th-Fox, Paramount, and M-G-M now having a total of some 35 such air conditioned sound stages, it is declared to The Film Daily by L. Logan Lewis, chief engineer of Carrier Corp. at Syracuse. Two vital problems, he declares, have been solved currently by air conditioning of the Hollywood sound stage, — (1) the use of air delivered into the stage for actual transportation of heat out of the stage, and (2) furnishing new air to meet the ventilation requirements of the occupants. On large stages, some 400 persons have been anticipated and provided for, and this number will be exceeded on occasions. Lewis stresses such air conditioning as a modern, all-year necessity in film studios, since it has demonstrated itself as an asset, not merely from the standpoint of comfort, but also as a saver of time and consequently money. 1 1 M • * i ■ ■ I "THE SISTERS" Alexander Smith presents a sister act, too . . . beauty, long wear and moderate price. One reason why you'll find Alexander Smith Carpet in most of the country's successful theatres. ALEXANDER SMITH CARPET