It is intended to rebuild the Capitol Cinema, Didsbury, Manchester, which was destroyed by fire last week. It is believed, writes THE BIOSCOPE Manchester correspondent, that all the original work will be repeated, with improvements.

" Amateur Da ddy " Offered by : Fox. Directed by : John Blystone, Based on a novel by Mildred Cram. Length 6,469 feet. Release Date : Not fixed. Certificate A. Photography by : James Wong Howe, Recording : I l'e,tern Electric Sound on film.

" Talking Pictures " (second edition), by Bernard Brown, B.Sc.(Eng.). Published by Sir Isaac Pitman a . nd-ons, 125. 6d. net. Highly practical work on the principle and practice of technical apparatus used in production and projection of " talkies." Rendered in simple language a

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Test films showing the effect of over and under printing, of dubbing, of the optical slit being tilted out of true relation to the direction of travel of the film, of the optical slit being incorrectly adjusted laterally, of defects in the mechanical filter drive to the constant

Guild of British Projectionists, and of the admittedly higher general standard of Projection which has resulted therefrom, we cordially extend an invitation to all Electrical Engineers and Electricians to discuss with us illumination problems of mutual interest. SPECIAL experime

E are in want of a nice " show on the South Coast, for a special and highly esteemed client who has made a comfortable fortune out of his cinemas in the Midlands, and who wishes to retire to live in the South of England. An immediate deal " is assured the right thing ; so if you

K ” ALIAS THE DOCTOR " This is Richard Barthelmess' latest starring vehicle for First National, his leading fatly being Marian Marsh. '' Alias the Doctor" is to be unspooled for London trade viewers to-morrow (Thursday) at the Cambridge Theatre, at 3. 4 .4 ' • ... .. ...