Handbook of projection for theatre managers and motion picture projectionists ([1922])

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Record Details:

Title:
Handbook of projection for theatre managers and motion picture projectionists
Date:
[1922]
Publisher:
New York, Chalmers
Volume:
Handbook of projection for theatre managers and motion picture projectionists
Leaf #:
000908
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Gerstein - University of Toronto
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
14
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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MANAGERS AND PROJECTIONISTS 873 Automatic Curtain Machine UNDER many conditions there can be no question but that a curtain before the screen adds largely to the "tone" of the performance. This is especially true in theatres where the screen is on a stage, or is located in a cove-like structure. VALLEN AUTOMATIC CURTAIN MACHINE.— There is now on the market a device known as the Vallen Automatic Curtain Machine, illustrated in Fig. 364. This machine is very simple. It consists of a motor connected to a cable drum by suitable gearing. The machine once started is automatic in its action, and its controlling switch may be located either Figure 364.