The Film Daily (1931)

DAILY Sunday, February 1, 1931 Theater Equipment By M. P. BOOTH NEW SOUND EQUIPMENT BEING MADE TO MEASURE Philadelphia — A new sound-on-film equipment company known as the Universal Talking Picture Amplification, Inc., of which George F. MacFarland is president, Alwyn D. Lassiter, vice-president, and Maurice S. Gross, secretary and jtreasurer, has entered the field with a unique idea in talking picture installations. Engineers of the company, it is said, will make complete surveys and specially design the sound equipment for each individual theater. There are no standard installations for ajl types of theaters. The type of horns and the type of amplifiers are individually designed for the requirements of each particular case. Recent installations have been made in several Philadelphia and New Jersey theaters and reports state that the specifically designed sound equipment for each theater has proven highly successful. The new system is said to have a patented remote control enabling the theater manager to blend the sound from the floor of the house. ALTERATIONS Great Barrington, Mass. — The Interstate Theaters, which recently acquired the Mahaiwe of this city, are planning complete redecoration of the house and extensive alterations. Owatonna, Minn. — The Tonna, formerly the Palace, is to be redecorated, remodeled and equipped with new seats and Western Electric sound apparatus. Lemmon, S. D. — Complete remodeling and extensive alteratiens are being made at the Marcus here. Variable Speed Drives Variable speed drives for soundequipped theater ventilating fans, equipped with close-up or remote, electric, hydraulic or mechanical control, are being distributed by the Horton Manufacturing Co. of Minneapolis, Minn. Madain, N. C. — The Cook has been closed for remodeling and the Installation of new sound equipment. Hickory, N. C. — Redecorating and the installation of sound equipment is under way at the Grand here. Berwick, La. — Scott & Watkins' theater, the Electric, is being redecorated and wired for talkies. Atlanta — The Paramount house here has been closed for renovation and redecoration. Adds Film Exchange Unit Portland, Ore. — Ground has been broken here for the second unit of the Film Exchange building, which when completed will be occupied by Warner-First National. The building is being erected at a cost of $80,000. Z If it it ASBESTOS we have it BLUE SEAL ASBESTOS CORP. 264 Wyckoff St., near Nevina Brooklyn, New York Triangle 0290 Distributors for Johns-Manville Corp. PROFIT SAVERS FOR YOUR THEATRE M. The new GoldE Carbon Saver will cut your carbon costs 30%. No drilling. No inconvenience. Just insert burned stub and use. For 9 m/m Hi-Intensity only. 2 GoldE Long Life Carbon Jaws can't burn out I They're made of special heat impervious metal. Guaranteed 1,000 hours. Will give years of service. For Hi-Lo Lamps. • ORDER FROM SUPPLY DEALERS « Gold-E Manufacturing Co. 2015 LeMoyne Street, Chicago End Your Back Stage Worries by Installing the Nationwide Endorsed Stage Equipment Automatic Screen Adjuster Stage Rigging and Hardware Counterweight Systems Asbestos Curtains Steel Curtains Soundproof Curtains Hand and Electric Curtain Hoist Draw Curtain Tracks Electric Draw Curtain Control Orchestra Pit Lifts Organ Console Lifts Stage Lifts Movable Stage Band Cars Talkie Horn Towers Contour Curtains Mechanical Stage Effects Revolving Stages • Information on any of these products will be gladly furnished upon request. 544 We>t 30th St "Stage Equipment with a Reputation" PETER CLARK, INC. Stage Equipment Specialists for Over 25 Years New York City HANDY BABY SPOT LIGHT PUT OUT BY DISPLAY CO. A focusing baby spot light, for use where spot lighting of mild intensity is desired, and equipped with grooves for color frames, is being put out by the Display Stage Lighting Co., Inc., of New York. Used either on a stand or for a small hanging spot, this light is equipped with a five-inch lens, medium receptacle on sliding base for focusing, and adjustable mirror reflector, which it is claimed will increase the light 100 per cent. The hood is 15 inches long, constructed of planished iron with aluminum ends and bottom casting, and has carefully planned ventilating areas in bottom back, top and around lens. Compact Flasher A novel compact unit type electric on-and-off flasher for direct or alternating current, is being distributed by the Reynolds Electric Co. of Chicago. It comes in all commercial voltages and cycles and equipped with a standard 1-20 H. P. motor, with alternate flashing effects, two speeds, 60 flashes per minute, and two seconds on and two seconds off. National Awarded Contract Spokane — The National Theater Supply Co. has been awarded the> contract for the complete equipping of the new million-dollar Fox theater here. Moves to Larger Quarters Bruckner-Mitchell, Inc., have moved to larger quarters on the ground floor at 132 West 24th Street. The company specializes in the manufacture and distribution of stage and orchestra equipment. Draperies Decoration* Magnate ope Screens 340W.4l.tSt. IICMur /CEMC VTUDIO/ Setting! Acoustical Treatment: Acoustics Banneri New York Chy Z3U "Thide" Automatic Shutter Control with 3-wire circuit foot Switch Standard equipment in over 15C0 theatres. Fits Motiograph Model B, Simplex and Super-Simplex and Sure-Fit. With or without Rear Shutter Mounts. Rear Shutter Mounts require Model D type. Convert your Model A to Model D type. Brackets and parts on < refer. DOWSER MFG. 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