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Bermuda
Rosebank
Opens
The Rosebank, largest theatre ever built in Bermuda, was recently opened. G. B-Kalee Division of Rank Precision Industries fur¬ nished and equipped the theatre for both film and live-stage presentations.
The projection booth is equipped with three Gaiimont Kalee 21 projectors, fitted with Mole -Richardson arc lamps and water cooling gear. The Duosonic sound system includes three loud speakers, located behind the screen, and there are also sound monitor¬ ing facilities in the projection room.
Stage equipment includes a 16-way dim¬ mer board of 36 k.w. rating and associated spot and floor lamps. There are also 40 stands and folding chairs for the orchestra pit.
The 930 Diplomat chairs are upholstered in Dunlopillo, and covered in blue-green leather cloth. Seats are counterweighted for auto¬ matic tipping.
The Perlux screen, which measures 52 feet by llVz feet, is mounted on an electrically controlled three-line Magnascopic screen frame.
Curtaining is comprehensive, to cater for the large stage which measures 50 by 26 feet, and includes pairs of proscenium, in¬ termediate and back curtains, as well as two pairs of wing curtains and five borders. The material is gold velour for the proscenium and wing curtains, and gold satin for the remainder.
Arizona Paramount To Remodel Indian
George M. Aurelius, vice-president and general manager, Arizona Paramount Cor¬ poration, recently announced the start of a refurbishing program for the Indian DriveIn.
Aurelius stated that in excess of a quarter of a million dollars will be spent to enlarge and refurbish the 40-acre theatre. About 50 per cent of the property will be used in the expansion program, with the remainder of property being slated for commercial devel¬ opment, Aurelius explained.
John E. Stephens and Associate, Phoenix,
are the architects, and construction will be done by Homes & Sons, general contractors.
The Indian is one of six theatres operated by the Arizona Paramount Corp., an affiliate of American Broadcasting-Paramount Thea¬ tres, Inc.
One of the Arizona’s first drive-ins, the Indian will have a capacity of 1,400 cars, and the state’s largest screen (75 feet high by 125 feet wide) . The latest and finest tech¬ nical developments in projection and sound equipment will be installed, Aurelius claims, as well as many unique and luxurious com¬ forts for the theatre’s patrons. Landscaping uniqueness, following the Arizona desert motif, as well as a pattern of shrubbery and trees, will be part of the remodeling.
Photo shows George M. Aurelius, vice-president and general manager, Arizona Paramount Theatres, displaying architect's drawing for the remodeling of the Indian D-l, Phoenix.
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