Evening Star Newspaper, May 5, 1930, Page 11

ENGINEERS HEAR Great Strldes of Sound Films Are Reviewed in Address by Dr. Irby. Enticing unheard-of box-office re- ceipts, the “talkies” are here to stay.| The great strides made by the movie industry since the introduction of sound pictures yere discussed by Dr. Franklin 8. Irby of New York, associate editor of Electronics, in an address to- THE EVEKING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, MAY 5 1930 Regular Every-Day Low Prices Prices that are consistently lower every day in the year are the ones that will reflect most favorably in your food budget. Today, tomorrow and every day you will find fancy and standard brand merchandise, such as is represented below, offered at Regular Every-Day Low Prices. Check through this advertisement carefully and convince yourself of the savings that are to be enjoyed by purchasing all of your food needs at your neighborhood A & P Food Store. ESTADLI;HED ["wum ECONOMY RULES ™ day in the Wardman Park Hotel at the Spring meeting of the American Soclety of Motion Picture Engineers. “Today with sound pictures,” Dr. Irby declared, “even those millions through- out the world who cannot read will have the books of knowledge opened to their ears. Today the motion picture indus- try stands at the threshold of new adventures. The psychological aspects of the upheaval that has just trans- formed this great industry have not yet been fully realized. We can expect greater realism, greater stabllity, greater accomplishments and greater prosperity for the future.” ‘The speaker explained the difficulties met in promoting American - made ‘Ln]lklel in the four corners of world “With theaters throughout the world wired for sound, there are important 'p;nblemu of language to be considered produce the proper pictures for our the editor said. SHREDDED WHEAT 2 re 19¢ New—Delicious CHICKEN RAVIOLI Delicious nugge! noodle paste, fln-d wlu: s uvury of minced . chicken eomblnwon cheese and del- eMely led sploes. 6 23C Chicken Ravioli not in all stores, but can be had on special order. ’ ORIENTA - COFFEE Regular b. 39 c Alaskan Pink Salmon 2 cans 29¢ PROCTER & GAMBLE P.&G.NaphlhlSoapv.... s ormerere vl SN Bg .6 =*= 25¢ e g .. P Qs 24c Regular Low Price foreign “markets,” “American pictures are now shown in 70 countries, with subtitles translated into 37 foreign languages. Heretofore the silent picture was universal in its appeal. The print, destined for foreign countries, needed only the translation of subtitles in the native language. This, of course, is impossible with sound films and therefore new solutions have been advanced. “All of these systems have certain drawbacks and may be considered only 8s temporary expedients, however. ‘Where the particular forelgn market ‘warrants, the use of foreign players in the double-shooting seems & ‘way out for oaon production to ® limited extent.” “It is estimated that 85 per ocent of motion pictures shown throughout the world at present are produced in the United States. Of the remaining 15 r cent Germany has 8 per cent, Eng- nd and France about 2 per cent eac while the remaining 3 per cent is ac- counted for by all other film-producing countries.” “It is estimated,” he added, “that at least 5,500 nddmonll theaters in the United = States will e}ulpped for sound during 1930. -nm will mean that 75 per cent of all picture houses in this country will have sound apparatus by the end of this year. The total instal- lations in Europe will probably reach |heavily bombed a bandit position on 5,000 by the end of 1930, bringing the | jicote Hill, just south of the Honduran | » total installations throughout the world | o, to 22,000, or about 40 per cent of the theaters built. “It may be of interest to note the rise in attendance at motion picture theaters during the past eight years. The phenomenal rise in the attendance curve is most marked from the time of the introduction of audible films. It is conservatively estimated that the’ total average weekly attendance will reach 125,000,000 by the end of 1931. “The average admission price in the key cities is given as 55 cents, while the average for all theaters is approxi- mately 35 cents. Using an average ad- mission price of only 30 cents and 100,000,000 as the “average weekly Left to right: Dot Miller, Carry Dikeman, E‘Iher lllpplrt. the Sigma Tau committee for a dance Friday nl[hl at the Potomac Boat Club.—Star Staff Photo. BANDITS BOMBED BY MARINE FLYERS Losses Among Nicaraguans Not Known—Reports Are TUnofficial. half-hour program will include Gilbert Hodges of the New York Sun, chairman of the general convention program com- mittee, and Earl Pearson, general man- ager of the federation. SEWING MACHINES Reconditioned, Used, and Demonstrated ELECTRIC PORTABLES 16-0z. Cans By the Associated Press. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, May 5.— Though no official announcement has been made by headquarters, it was learned yesterday that last week air- planes plloted by United States Marines bombed several groups of bandits in the northern sector of Nicaragua. Seven bombing planes, which left the Managua base last Friday, located and rder, in Chinandega Department. Saturday three other airplanes bombed another group of bandits north of the | town of Jinotega. The losses sufféred by the bandits are not known. AD MEN PLAN PARLEY Federation of America to Meet in Washington May 18. Plans for the twenty-sixth annual convention of the Advertising Feder- stion of Americs. which will be held re May 18 to 23, Wi reviewed by attendance, it is estimated that the |the Advertising Club of Washington at total annual paid admissions to Amer- |13:30 o'clock tomorrow at the National ican theaters mvef reached the sum of | Press Club. $1.560,000,000. Of this amount $500,- | C. C, Younggreen of Milwaukee, Wis., 000,000 can be attributed to the intro- president of the federation, will be the duction of sound pictures. principal speaker, while ofhers in the NOTED SPOR.TSMAN DIES “Curley” Brown, Who Built Chi- eago and Tiajuana Tracks, Was 67. GLENDALE, Calif., May 5 (#).—H. D. “Curly” Brown, 67, mlth California z.lormnln died last night ln a Glen- e sanitarium, where he had been confined several months. High blood pressure was g' en as the cause of the death. Brown, whose home was in Shasta County, was well known as an owner and bmder of race horses. Ill health d\n’ingn t two years, however, had rom active participation in Bmwn ‘was widely known as a builder of race tracks. He built the Arlington track at Chicago and the Tiajuana, Mexico, track. He sold the Ariington track less than two years ago for & price said to have been $1,000,000. DIRIGIBLE TRIP DELAYED | LONDON, May 5 (#)—Official an- nouncement was made today that the projected fiight of the British ‘dirigible 100 to Canada will be delayed for a fortnight or three weeks. It was said that repairs to the air- | ship's tail elevator fin, damaged as it was being removed from the hangar April 24, could not be completed as quickly as was at first hoped. TERMS IF DESIRED Machines Cleaned Oiled, Adjusted $1.00 WHITE SEWING MACHINE CO. 711 9th N.W. 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