The Sound Track Book of the Theatre de Various - 1949

The Sound Track, 1949. Hardcover. Very Good. Full title: The Sound Track Book of the Theatre, A Selection of the Best Articles from The Sound Track (magazine) on Projection and Sound, Theatre Management and Maintenance, Recent Theatre Developments. Bound in burgundy pebbled cloth with gilt lettering to front and spine panels. A massive, near definitive WWII-era theater how-to necessitated by the outbreak of the war and the transfer of equipment manufacturing production to military tools of war, which in turn demanded that old theater equipment be maintained and/or repaired. Every imaginable theater topic included from technical to operational. See attached photos for TOC. Densely illustrated with nearly 1,000 photos and schematics of equipment, theater interiors and much, much more. Essentially, an exceptionally detailed history of mid-century theater operation. Of special note is a 19-page chapter on the early design and development of drive-in theaters. L. E. Pope was involved in building and operating one of the first drive-in theaters, the St. Joseph, Missouri Belt Drive-In, which opened July 11, 1947. His copy. His name stamped in gilt to front panel. Distributed originally on a limited basis to theater owners only. Full index. Scarce. 445 pp. 9 1/4" x 6 1/4". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. A beautifully presentable copy of an important film theater collectible. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.