The Film Renter and Moving Picture News (Mar-Apr 1923)

54 THE FILM RENTER & MOVING PICTURE NEWS. SAVING CURRENT. Wonderful New Arc Lamp that does away with condensers and shows Extraordinary Saving in Light. —<p_ ROM time to time one comes across many improvements in projectors and are lamps, but it is doubtful if a more useful are has been introduced than the Mirror Are, which we had demonstrated to us the other day. The amazing claim was made that this ere lamp made a saving in current of, not less than 75 per cent., at the same time giving a picture just as clear, if not better. To satisfy ourselves, Wwe journeyed to the Electric Palace, Marble Arch, where two of these Superb Mirror Arcs are installed, and found every ‘claim made by Superb; Productions, who are marketing these ares, to be absolutely justified. Not only is the current cut down by at least 70 per cent., but the picture we saw projected was brighter and clearer : than at most theatres. The importance, that this possesses to exhibitors is, as they will at once see, of supreme interest to them. No condensers are used in this lamp, the carbons are much smaller and burn down to three-quarters of an inch. No matter what the throw is, ihe proprietors of this lamp guarantee to give a far superior light with less than half the current, and the letters which are BeprOgUcES on another page from Mr. Charles Howard, of the Carlton Cinematograph Theatre, . Walthamstow, and Mr. William Robinson, of the Electric Palace, Marble Arch, are extraordinary testimonials to the efficacy of this lamp. ) | Certainly nothing has appeured so far that has given such admirable results, and picture houses who have installed these Mirror Lamps have been more than satisfied with their bargain. Superb Productions are represented in the North by Mr. A. W. Gill, 60, Victoria Street, Manchester; Mr. R. Smith, Universal Buildings, Bath Lane, Newcastle ; and Mr. Buck, at the Kinema Exchange, Leeds; and Northern phewiren particularly would do well to get a demonstration of this lamp at the earliest possible moment: Among the halls in the Tancahine and Yorkshire districts where the Mirror lamps can be seen are the following : : Lancashire, The Empire, Mossley; Lancashire Entertainments, Manchester; Cinema, Seedley; Central Hall, Collyhurst; Public Hall, Darwen; ‘Victoria Theatre, Broughton; The County Play House, Wigan; ‘The Picture House, Rawtenstall ; Congleton Cinema, Congleton; Paragon Picture House, Manchester ; Royal Electric Theatre, Manchester; Southport Palace, Southport ; The Empire, Skelmersdale ; Century Picture Palace, Widnes ; Wilmslow Picture Palace, Wilmslow; The Palace, Nelson; Queen’s Picture Palace. Southport; Cheshire Picture Halls, Birkenhead; Prince’s Picture Housc, Blackpool; Hippodrome, Blackpool; Star Cinema, Clayton-le-Moors; The Globe, Manchester; The Adeiphi, Manchester; Grand Electric Theatre, Warrington; Walkden Palace, Walkden : Brinksway Pictures, Stockport; Olympia, Blackurn; Scala Flectrbic Palace, -Man -ehester. Yorkshire. Play House Cinema, Pontefract ; Picture House, Ilkley; Palace Picture House, Knottingley ; Theatre de Luxe, Kirkgate; Picture House, Beeston ; ; New Century Pictures, Leeds (Woodhouse Street) ; Leeds Kinematograph Repairing Co., Leeds; Woodhouse Street Cinema, Leeds. the first Kilner March 31, 1923. BEFORE AMERICA AGAIN, Kilner’s Prompt Presentation of ‘*The Madonna in Chains.” . NUSUAL | ‘interest attaches to Special Production, ‘‘The Madonna in. Chains,’’ as the first-fruits of the special arrangements made by Mr. Kilner during his last visit to America, whereby he is able to offer the very latest exff amples of American studio technique at the same time, and possibly before, they are shown in the land of their creation. . When Mr. Kil~ ner left America a few months back; ‘‘ The Madonna in Chains ’’ was still in the making. The studio scenes had actually been completed, and the whole company were off to the beautiful island of Martinique, where practically all of the exteriors were taken. ~The first show copy was dispatched to England immediately upon its completion, and is now at the Kilner offices, Mr. Kilner reports that his anticipations in regard to the beauty of its production have been more than realised. ‘‘ I doubt,”’ he remarks, ‘‘ whether anything more beautiful: in lighting, photography, and settings has ever been put upon the screen. William P. Burt has given us a series of pictures which are’ perfect masterpieces of light and shade, and enable the striking situations of the story to develop in unusually effective fashion.” It will thus be seen that Mr. Kilner is carrying on the tradition established with ‘‘ The Lost City ’’ and “ Miracles of the Jungle,’’ both of which were trade shown over here before a foot of them had been seen in America. Preparations are already in hand for the early presentation of ‘‘ The Madonna in Chains,’’ though no actual date has, so far, been announced. Both exhibitors and technical experts will await with the keenest expectation the screening of ‘‘ The Madomna in Chains.” Mrs. RopoLrH VALENTINO ast TELECIA : ‘ FOR Seating of Quality & Distinction, Original Lighting Schemes, Projectors of Proved Worth— IN FACT, Everything for the Theatre, . Cali at the Offices and Showrooms of J. SPRINGER, LTD., 105/7 Corporation Street, Manchester. Wires: ‘‘ Kinebex,’’? Manchester. "Phone: City 9023.