The Exhibitor (1966)

Tel-A-Sign Sales Up CHICAGO — Tel-A-Sign, Inc. (Amex) had one of its best sales and earning periods for the 9 months ended Nov. 30, 1965, A. A. Steiger, president, reported here. Sales of point-of-purchase lighted plastic signs and displays and the firm’s Scopitone color soundfilm projectors and films were $5,955,850, compared with $5,520,662 in the first three quarters of the previous fiscal year. The NEW TECHNIKOTE JET WHITE SCREEN Remodeled State Opens « u A SPECIAL COATING uniformly scatters incident light regardless of incidence angle and provides an easily cleaned appearing surface with substantially less gloss than conventional flat finishes. WILL STAY WHITER LONGERI WILL GIVE BETTER CLARITY AND COLOR RENDITION! . and SCREEN . . . The anti-static pearlescent screen fhat excels for both 35mm and 70mm. THE FINEST IN DRIVE-IN SCREEN PAINT! “SUPER-WHITE7“HI-DENSITY” . . . the old stand-by! / ... for stipple effect Better than ever. / with lamb's wool roller. “VINYLKOTE Thy, . . . vinyl plastic water €1% f h»r'“d Th« " mix for clean surfaces. Equipment Supply Dealer. TECHNIKOTE corp. 63 Seobring St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 11231 HARRISONBURG, VA.— The State The¬ atre reopened here following a five week ‘wallto-wall’ and ‘floor-to-ceiling’ remodeling. An¬ nouncement of the opening was made by Paul Roth, president of Roth Theatres. “Comfort and quiet luxury are the keynotes at the New State Theatre,” said Roth. “Our goal was to create the finest possible showplace for the rapidly growing HarrisonburgRockingham-area. We feel we have succeeded. The foundations and walls are the same as when the theatre was opened 32 years ago — everything else is new!” The theatre has been decorated in warm tones of red, with accents of black and gold. New seats have been installed, boasting lux¬ urious deep-foam padding and extra-wide spacing between rows. The auditorium ceiling r Unbreakable METAL REFLECTORS • MAXIMUM SCREEN ILLUMINATION • GUARANTEED 5 YEARS • NONPITTING • NON-TARNISHING A Precision made Product. Write tor literature or see your Theatre Supply Dealer. HEYER-SHULTZ, INC. Cedar Grove • New Jersey KNEISLEY Sil -Tubes in your Rectifiers give greater efficiency, better screen lighting, reduce power expense and.. lets the PROJECTIONIST give patrons restful screen entertainment makes viewing a pleasure instead of a strain. that Non-aging KNEISLEY Silicon Stacks will further modernize selenium rectifiers. Available for Ashcraft, Kni-Tron, Lee, McColpin-Christie, Motiograph, Norpat, R.C.A., Robin (Kern) and Strong Rectifiers. Automatic Arc Striking Current Minimizer limits striking current to no more than full load current at the arc . . . prevents damage to expensive reflectors and positive carbon craters. See your supply dealer or write direct. Complete information on these as well as new rectifiers for carbon arcs and Xenon Lamps. THE KNEISLEY ELECTRIC CO., P. O. Box 1506, Toledo, Ohio 43603 Silicon Stack IMMliL Current Minimizer was completely replaced with suspended acous¬ tical blocks. New stage drapes, curtains and lighting have been added to the re-designed stage and proscenium. Foyer-lobby treatment includes a lumines¬ cent acoustical ceiling, alternate wall panels of rich red fabric and natural woods plus highly decorative lighting fixtures and a spe¬ cially designed stairway using leather-covered panels and wrought-iron railings. Custom-loomed deep-pile carpet has been installed throughout. A new refreshment stand was added and a special alcove built to house refreshment vending machines. Both ladies’ and men’s restrooms were completely refur¬ bished with vinyl wall and floor treatments with new fixtures throughout. A ladies lounge was added. The State’s marquee and front glisten with new lighting in attraction panels and display frames. New drapes and decor are featured in the boxoffice. The State is under the supervision of Ned Glaser, district manager for Roth Theatres. Mrs. Nan Welsh is resident-manager. Instructors Attend Kodak Workshop Inaugurating a new educational service, Eastman Kodak Company conducted its first workshop for 25 instructors teaching photog¬ raphy at the high school and college level, at the company’s training center in Rochester, N.Y. The four-day workshop provided the teach¬ ers with up-to-date information on photo¬ graphic and instructional techniques, accord¬ ing to John L. Debes, Kodak advisor of school and youth services for the motion pic¬ ture and education markets division and co¬ ordinator of the program. There is a growing realization in education of the value in young people learning to com¬ municate through visuals as well as through the written and spoken word, Debes said. During the four-day session Kodak audio¬ visual and training personnel conducted class¬ room lectures, discussions, and demonstrations of the latest photographic technology. In ad¬ dition, he said, the participating teachers used darkroom and other photographic facili¬ ties to practice what they have learned. On the final day of the workshop, the teach¬ ers toured Kodak and talked with Kodak personnel experienced in various areas of photography. Debes said that the workshop was intended to help prepare the teachers for rapid changes in the applications of photography and to contribute to the educational role of photog¬ raphy in visual communication. Western Sells Branch Office DENVER, COLORADO— The Western Service & Supply, Inc. office in Salt Lake City, Utah, has been sold to L & S Supply Com¬ pany, Inc. of that city. Customers should hardly notice the change since L & S Supply will be wholly owned and operated by C. H. Lyman, former manager for Western Service & Supply and his partner Herb Schoenhardt. L & S wall continue to handle the same fine lines of projection and sound equipment including Century, Strong, Ashcraft, as well as many other fine lines of equipment Western Service & Supply has sold in the past. L & S as well as Western Service & Supply in Denver are members of TEDA. PE-20 PHYSICAL THEATRE • EXTRA PROFITS DEPARTMENT of MOTION PICTURE EXHIBITOR August 17, 1966