International projectionist (Jan-Dec 1954)

864 Theatres in N. Y. Area Theatres situated in the New York City metropolitan territory total 864, including 821 conventional houses and 43 drive-ins, according to a recent count. The metropolitan territory includes JNew York City, Long Island, New York State south of Kingston, and New Jersey north of Trenton. New York City's five boroughs have 436 theatres and two drive-ins. Location of the theatres can be broken down as follows: Manhattan, 160; Brooklyn, 146; Bronx, 68; Queens, 79, and Staten Island, 10. Theatres in Long Island, outside of Queens total 72, plus eight drive-ins, while there are 93 theatres and 14 drive-ins in the southern part of New York State. Northern New Jersey has 220 theatres and 19 drive-ins. Color Tv Link to 94 Cities By the end of the year there will be 40,000 channel miles of transmission facilities equipped to bring color Tv service to 94 cities, American Telephone & Telegraph Co. announced this month. The company is now able to serve 47 cities with color. Among new cities to be placed on color circuit in the next five months are Buffalo, Des Moines, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Knoxville, Little Rock. Miami, Norfolk, Richmond, Seattle, Portland, Ore., Portland, Me., Wheeling, Galveston and Phoenix. C'Scope Slow in Australia CinemaScope installations are moving slowly in Australia, with only four independent theatres having already installed the medium, with six more slated for near future. Hoyt's Circuit has gone all out, but it must be remembered that this circuit is controlled by 20th-Fox in lA OBITUARIES Cornelius A. Hitzert, 71, member of Stagehands Local 6, St. Louis, Mo., was overcome by the heat and died last month when the temperature reached an all-time high of 115 degrees. Hitzert joined the Local back in 1910 and worked in many of the St. Louis theatres, until he was placed on the disabihty list in July 1952. Philip Schare, member of Detroit Local 199 and projectionist for many years at the Film Exchange, died after a long illness. He is survived by his wife, two children, and three brothers. Waldon C. McDonald, 50, member of St. Louis Local 143, was killed in an automobile accident. He was well known in the en+ertainment world having worked as a master of ceremonies in various night clubs. He became a member of Local 143 in 1944 and was popular with the membership. America. Many Hoyt houses will not have stereophonic sound, at least now. M-G-M's 12 Aussie houses have converted for C'Scope. but will use the Perspecta sound system. Aussie exhibitors are a bit wary of too rapid a conversion job not only because of the cost factor but because they are attracted by the possibilities of Par's VistaVision process. Super-Fast Film from Kodak A new type of negative film that will considerably increase the versatility of the motion picture camera has been marketed by the Eastman Kodak Co. Known as Eastman Tri-X Panchromatic Negative Film, it has twice the speed (sensitivity to light) as the standard Super XX film but just about the same or slightly less graininess. Ordinarily, the faster the film the more grainy it is, making extra fast film of limited value. The new Tri-X film, however, will permit sharp photography under very difficult lighting conditions. A Tri-X booklet is available from Eastman Kodak. a SPEAKER for Every Need! EPRAD STAR An economical speaker which outclasses all competitive models, it has a 3'V2-inch cone . . . and a Fiberglos case with „ beautiful molded in colors. j^ Many of EPRAD "Universal's" Q^pRO superb qualities are incor porated in this speaker. $5' EPRAD UNIVERSAL The world's most popular replacement speaker. We, along with many operators, feel that it's the best-sounding, most trouble-free, easiest-to service speaker on the market. It ha? a Die-Cast Aluminum case and a 4-inch cone. Put a sample speaker in your drive-in and fl;«|»/* you'll insist on complete replacement S'^'**' with EPRAD Universals. Per Speaker Per Speaker EPRAD 2-WAY Want to give your patrons economical Stereophonic sound effects? Then here's the speaker for you. This Fiberglos cased, 2-way speaker is approximately the size and weight of a standard speaker. It mounts on either the rear-view mirror, top of the dash, ash tray, or window. $1]50 Per Speaker EPRAD 3-WAY An owner who recently had this unit installed, claims it gave the finest sound ever heard . . . including standard, optical or stereophonic. He plans to install them in oil of his drive-ins. This single Fiberglos case, stereophonic-sound speaker is only slightly larger and heavier than conventional speakers. Sound quality is truly realistic beyond belief because of Sa «7C three, 3V2-inch driver units with 1.47 1 4 ounce magnets. ■ ^ Per Speaker Call Your Favorite Independent Dealer FOR COMPLETE DETAILS, WRITE EPRAD The "VOICE OF THE DRIVE-IN" 1206 CHERRY ST. TOLEDO 4, OHIO INTERNATIONAL PROJECTIONIST • AUGUST 1954 27