Richardson's handbook of projection (1930)

1194 HANDBOOK OF PROJECTION FOR Some of these devices are housed in a more or less elaborate desk-like piece of furniture, which may or may not have compartments for the storage of records. Others have the turntables mounted on a flat-top table, and still others in a substantial case, very much like a suitcase in form. These latter are portable. THE ATTENDANT. — Non-synchronous equipment must be in charge of a careful, expert attendant, if the best results are to be had. It is unreasonable to suppose such equipment may be installed, placed in the hands of an inexperienced boy or girl, and good results obtained. He who expects that will suffer disappointment. It may, however, be said that, given a really good nonsynchronous equipment, under the charge of a man or woman of some ability, imagination and energy, it is possible, especially with the cueing services now available to get results in every way decidedly superior to those obtained with the average small orchestra, particularly if the latter be composed of the type of "musician" available to the small town and village exhibitor. GLARE SPOTS ELIMINATED.— Moreover, there is a very decided advantage in the elimination of the glare spots set up by the orchestra music stand lights, or light reflected from the white sheet music. In considering this very important point we must remember that music is more often than not over-lighted, and the stands placed utterly without regard for the injurious effect either upon the eyes of the audience or upon the picture, the latter by reason of light reflected to the screen from the sheet music. It may be accepted as fact that if the non-synchronous