The talkies (1930)

Record Details:

Title:
The talkies
Date:
1930
Publisher:
London: Crosby Lockwood and Son
Volume:
The talkies
Leaf #:
000181
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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CHAPTER FOUR THEATRE INSTALLATIONS Readers will, by now, have formed some idea of the legion of problems which beset the producers of Talkies, who are, however, not alone in this respect. The theatre proprietors have their troubles as well. The whole business of picture projection has been modified out of all recognition. The old-time operators had only to see that their machines were giving a clear, steady picture, and that the projectors were maintained in a satisfactory condition. All that is changed now. The operator, closeted in his stuffy and sometimes hopelessly inadequate little box, rarely visible, except perhaps for a glimpse of his perspiring head stuck out of a window, or merely hinted at by the shadow of his hand across the screen, has become very much more than a mere mechanic. He and his assistants have their fingers on the pulse of the loudspeakers, and, high up in the projectionroom, he listens attentively for the signals from his colleagues sitting quietly among the unsuspecting audience. It is they who advise him as to how