The Exhibitor (1955)

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RETURN TO j MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR I 244-4S N. Clarioti St., Philadelphia 7, Pa. | Todd-AO Sound Installation {Continued from page PT-5) It is of passing interest to note that in¬ stallation specifications called for the use of Altec Lansing speakers to accord proper reproduction of the sound tracks of the Rodgers and Hammsrstein’s film production of “Oklahoma!” recorded via the use of special Westi'ex recording equipment. Under the technical super¬ vision of Altec service engineers, Altec Lansing Voice of the Theatre speakers, five in number, were installed in strategic positions back of the screen which boasts of a linear width of more than 50 feet, and a height of 26 feet. Three Voice of the Theatre speakers occupy placement left, center and right several feet above the stage floor, flanked by similar speakers installed back of the proscenium arch on each side of the stage. An innovation is the use of four Altec A7 stage speakers, recessed, two on either side, in the walls of the Rivoli mezzanine. Used in this instance as part of the huge battery of surround speakers, they are customarily employed as back-screen speakers in motion picture theatres of 1,200 seating capacity or less. Nineteen surround speakers in all were installed in the Rivoli, including 15 Altec 604C duplex horn systems downstairs. As was the case with early premieres of the first CinemaScope production, “The Robe,” the multiple magnetic stereophonic sound tracks for “Oklahoma!” are pres¬ ently not an integral part of the picture film, necessitating the use of separate magnetic reproducers. Despite the generous proportions of the two Rivoli projection booths, considerable ingenuity was demanded of the tech¬ nicians to provide accommodations for the Todd-AO projectors, amplifiers, separate magnetic reproducers, monitors, switching and control panels which accompanied an installation of this particular magnitude. Marking the completion of the Rivoli installations, Kautzky, Hall, Evans and members of the engineering staff paid particular tribute to the close coopera¬ tion afforded their efforts on the part of the Rivoli projection crew throughout the entire ardous project. Headed by Jack Rollman, chief projectionist, and num¬ bering among them Howard Paxton, Abe Brenner, Alex Bargnam, William Garbade, Joe Edelstein, Joe Geller, Dave Gardner, Frank Verno, Jack Kaplan, Marty Krikarian, they worked in com¬ plete harmony with the Altec technicians. Similar cooperation was forthcoming from the Rivoli stage crew, particularly Ed Bauer, chief electrician, and Ed Ryan. Considerably in advance of installation completion, Todd-OA dispatched from the west coast production head quarters Glenn Rominger, sound recording engineer on the staff of Fred Hynes, in charge of recording operations. Rominger, in com¬ pany with Hall, Kautzky and Evans made a series of sound track tests. Employing a variety of special Altec measuring instru¬ ments, proper sound reproduction re¬ sponse levels were established, adjust¬ ments made of stage and surround speaker systems, power supplies checked and ex¬ act synchronization between Todd-AO projectors and separate magnetic repro¬ ducers assured. Fire Precautions A Must In Theatres THE NEED FOR keeping the danger of fire in a motion picture theater to a minimum is hardly one which requires much re¬ view. Any responsible theatreman and his staff is always alert to the danger, and willing to do all in his power to pre¬ vent a fire. However, as the demands of business increase, it is sometimes possible to forget some very important precautions. The following is part of a list of ques¬ tions prepared some years ago by the Maryland State Board of Motion Picture Censors and the State Insurance Com¬ missioner. If you can answer “yes” to all of them, your theatre will very likely never be the victim of an accidental fire. Is a “No Admittance” sign posted at entrance of projection booth? Do you forbid all unauthorized persons from frequenting the booth? Is operator experienced and careful in his duties? Are “No Smoking” signs posted in booth? Are walls free from posters, pictures, placards, etc.? Is booth clean and orderly? Is there a sand pail for hot carbon? Is there a carbon tetrachloride extin¬ guisher in the booth? Are aisles and stairways to fire exits clear? Are exit lights properly maintained? Are “No Smoking” signs posted in auditorium? Are suitable ash trays provided in rest rooms? Is heating plant enclosure free of rub¬ bish, ashes and odd storage? Are ashes deposited in metal containers? Are metal containers provided for paper towels in rest rooms? Are janitors’ used cleaning rags properly disposed of? Are extinguishers in theatre conspicu¬ ously located, and are soda and acid ex¬ tinguishers recharged annually and dated? Stair Safety Treads Wooster, O. — Wooster Products, Inc., recommends that worn stairs be leveled and made non-skid through the applica¬ tion of Stairmaster extruded aluminum safety treads. Not only will the stairs be made slip proof, but the heat-treated aluminum treads will add beauty to the stairs, the company claims. November 9, 1955 PHYSICAL THEATRE DEPARTMENT of MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR PT-19