International projectionist (Jan 1963-June 1965)

Projectionist for 57 Years, Jack Winick Keeps Working Jacob S. Winick wears two hats, and on him they look good. Jack, as his friends know him, has 57 years behind him as a projectionist. Winick is also a great organization man. as we'll see later in this profile. He is proud to be a native New Yorker, and fondly reminisces about his education in the New York City public schools. Jack was born on the City's East Side. His first job, in 1905, was as printer's devil; but a year later he became assistant to Charles Burton at the Vitagraph "studio" on Nassau Street. There they filmed silent movies under the sunlight with such stars as Flora Finch, John Bunny and Maurice Costello. In this first-hand environment Jack learned to be a projectionist. He was an apt pupil, because one year later he installed projectors at a N. Y. hotel and at Luna Park in Coney Island, for the picture called "The Bull Fight." When Jack Winick recalls his past, he calls up great names connected with the motion picture industry: pioneers like Adolph Zukr, D. W. Griffith and early screen actors, including Henry Walthall and Lillian Gish. Carriage Trade Came In 1912, when Zuker was preparing to launch "Queen Elizabeth" starring Sarah Bernhardt, Jack Winick projected that film in New York theatres. Incidentally, "Queen Elizabeth" was sold to exhibitors for $50 a day, an unheard of price in those times. It demanded prices above the regular admission to movie houses, and started the carriage trade's movie-going. The Lyceum Theatre, the first legitimate house used to exhibit movies, was used for the trade and press preview on July 12, 1912. Winick was projectionist for the first $2 movie in New York. He was in the projection booth for the Italian super-spectacle titled "Cabiria." In 1915, Jack went with the D. W. Griffith Company as projectionist for "The Birth of a Nation," the start of road shows. He was with the Griffith company for their other legendary road shows: "Intolerance," "Orphans of the Storm" and "Way Down East." Griffith was the first producer who had sound effects for movies. Back stage drums and other sound devices were cued to make the pictures more realistic. In 1926, Winick was associated with Western Electric as an installation man; a year later he made the installation in the Winter Garden for the Al Jolson picture, "The Jazz Singer." It was the first time an actor had delivered a spoken dialogue from the screen. A couple of years be fore that, "Don Juan," starring John Barrymore, played an engagement at the Warner Theatre on Broadway. "Don Juan" was the first film to have recorded on discs the background music for the feature. On the same program were Warner Bros, sound shorts. Active Clubber Threaded through Jack's 57 years as a projectionist is much hard work as an organizer and active member of union, civic, fraternal and social clubs. He signed the Charter for Local 306, and was a business agent in its early days. Jack has an imposing record of past presidencies of civic, fraternal and social clubs. Among them are the Projectionists Square Club (Masonic), the Theatrical Square Club, National Masonic Club and the 25-30 Club. He is Past District Deputy Grand Master of 12th Odd Fellows. He was an officer of the New York Association of Motion Picture Projectionists and the Central Trades Labor Council. In recognition of Jack's activities in the Projectionists' CURTAIN CONTROLS, TRACKS and SPECIAL OPERATING DEVICES VALLEN, Inc. AKRON 4, OHIO Square Club, the organization has awarded him a life membership, and he was presented with its "Gold Card" in 1962. Jack hasn't the time to sit back and meditate on the enviable professional recognition he enjoys; he's on the job as projectionist at the Grand Central newsreel theater. IP Klapholz New Prexy For 25-30 Group NEW YORK— Morris I. Klapholz was named president of the TwentyFive-Thirty Club at its recent election meeting. Others elected to office were: Robert Sanders, vice president; Morris J. Rotker, recording and corresponding secretary; Jacob Krimon, financial secretary and treasurer; Nathan Stauss, sergeant-at-arms. Other offices filled were: three year trustee, Tony Rugino; two year trustee, Harry Bergoffen. iP Lindemeyer Gets Tech Post at Metro-Kalvar NEW YORK — Robert B. Lindemeyer, a former armed services tele vision and photographic officer, has been named director of Technical Services for Metro-Kalvar, Inc. The announcement was made by Metro-Kalvar Vice President Noel R Bacon. A 1958 graduate of Iowa State University, Lindemeyer served in the U. S. Navy, where he was assigned to the Naval Photographic Center in Washington, D. C. He later became Television Production Director at the Air Force System Command, also in Washington. iP Hornstein Equips Two New York Theatres New York — The Festival Theatre and the Trans-Lux East Theatre were equipped by Joe Hornstein, Inc. The Festival Theatre at 57th St. has Century projectors and Century transistorized sound equipment; Magnarc lamphouses and silicon rectifiers; Bausch & Lomb lenses; Neumade and Goldberg film handling equipment, and a Tecknikote XR-171 Pearlescent screen. Retractable chairs, Wilton carpet and special stage draperies and special aluminum frames were supplied by George Hornstein. The Trans-Lux East, on 58th St. has Century projectors and Century transistorized sound equipment; Magnarc lamphouses and silicon rectifiers; B&L lenses, Neumade and Goldberg film handling and a Tech nikote Pearlescent screen. International Projectionist iP April, 1964