The Exhibitor (1956)

SCREEN You can't make the pic better ... but you can make it click better “the screen of optical precision’ See your theatre supply dealer; write today for factual booklet, containing sample swatch. L. E. CARPENTER & COMPANY VICRA-LITE SCREEN DIVISION .Empire State Building, New York In Canada: General Theater Supply Co., Ltd., Toronto How? Squeeze more of the entertainment value — for more of your patrons — out of every product you show. Give the sideseat patrons a break — don’t let your “half-there” screen rob them of half the emotion. Fill more seats. Find out fast about the '76-eat'ie DECORATION designed and executed for beauty and interest., to fit your budget • DRAPERIES • STAGE CURTAINS • CURTAIN TRACKS AND CONTROLS • WALL COVERINGS • PAINTING AND DECORATING • MURALS • CONTOUR CURTAINS BEAUTIFY YOUR THEATRE NOW. whether you require a simple drapery or a complete decorating job— consult NOVELTY STUDIOS or have your architect contact us. We will cheerfully submit layouts, samples and estimates— without any obligation. NOVELTY SCENIC STUDIOS, INC 426-432 East 91st St., New York 28, N. Y. Phone TR 6-0800 ASK FOR REPRESENTATIVE Our 37th year of unsurpassed workmanship and superior service Tube Replacement Unit From Kneisley Toledo, O— The Kneisley Electric Com¬ pany announced the development of the Sel-Tube, a selenium rectifying agent designed to replace the conventional 15 ampere rectifier tube used in 40, 50, and 60 ampere rectifiers. These units are arranged in such a manner that they fit into the space form¬ erly occupied by the tubes, all electrical connections being accomplished in the socket shell itself. No external wiring is required, it was said. A forced air ventilating system is arranged to set on top of the rectifier housing after the Sel-Tubes are installed which cools both the Sel-Tubes and the transformers. Sel-Tubes offer the advan¬ tage of the standard selenium stack in the way of improved efficiency. The elimina¬ tion of all filament loads and the reduc¬ tion of tube voltage drops, it was claimed, make it possible to uprate the rectifier for greater output, or reduce the input power to the rectifier for power savings if sufficient output power is already avail¬ able. Tube failures caused by excessive filament and plate voltages, occurring when a rectifier is being “pushed” for top output, result in “snarled,” “sagged,” or “snapped off” filaments and tube fail¬ ures. Since the filaments and filament windings are eliminated in their entirety tube replacements are no longer necesjsary. The method of mounting the Sel-Tubes, through elimination of additional cabinets and housings required for the conven¬ tional selenium stack, effects economies for the conversion of smaller tube type rectifiers to selenium. New Raytone Screen Bows Syossett, L. I. — The first “Wonderlite” screen, manufactured by the Raytone Screen Corporation, has been installed in new Syossett, which opened two weeks ago. The “Wonderlite” is said to be the re¬ sult of a year of experimentation and uses a formula which gives a modified high gain with the light distribution characteristics of a matte white screen. The new screen, according to Raytone, gives a brightness gain of 120 per cent when compared to a matte white diffusive screen of .85 per cent brightness gain. It is believed that it is the first time that high gain qualities of metallic screen have been combined with the perform¬ ance characteristics of a matte white screen. PT-12 PHYSICAL THEATRE DEPARTMENT of MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR December 5, 1956