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Foreign Journals
Actualite de la Scenographie (France/ Belgium)
June 1983: This issue marks the republication of
the journal whose publication had been suspended for about two years due to financial restrictions. "Theatre for Everybody" by I. Ben
Abdullah; "The Role of Acoustics in Theatre Architecture" by \Y. Jackiewicz; "The Problems of
Acoustics in Italianate Theatres" by J. Buysse;
"Attempts at Correlation between Objective and
Subjective" by S. Baruch; "Auditoriums with
Variable Acoustics" by R. Armagnac; "In Favor
of a Sound Designer" by I. Hilbert; "Techniques
for Studying Auditorium Projects" by V. T. Tien
and C. Ig; "A Simple Sound Reflector" tran lated from the Japanese by Y. Odagiri; "Phases
and Rotation Phases" by A. PrevO!; "Acoustics
and Electroacoustics of Auditoriums" by G. van
den Berg; "Construction as a Tool and a Means
for Acoustics" by \Y. Jackiewicz.
Bauten der Kultur (East Germany) 3, 1983:
"Minitheatres- ot Only Smaller, but Different
Too"; "Studio'S' in Bratislava" by V. Cvengrosova and V. Droppa; "Beseda-Studio in
Hradec Kralove" by J. Vancura; "The Madach
Chamber Theatre in Budapest" by I. Meszaros,
L. Strack, and F. Vajda; "Opera de la Bastille"
by J. ather; "The 'Volkspark' in Halle" by R.
Stein; "The Richard Wagner Museum in Graupa"
by S. KUhn.
Buhnentechnische Rundschau (\Yest Germany)
June 1983: "A ew Theatre in Heilbronn" by R.
Biste, K. Gerling, E. Kirsch, A. Ziller; "Polyurethane-An Ideal Ivlaterial for the Theatre";
"Career Training for the Theatre" by Helmut
Gros er; "Korngold's Die (ote Stadt in Berlin"
by I. Geleng; "The Theatre in Hvar" by J.
Brehm; " 'Opera Workshop-Studio' Project" by
F. Bornemann; "Firearms in the Theatre" by:>.!.
Ro enke; "The Use of Dangerous 1\laterial in
the Theatre" bl' H. Schneider.
-October 1983: "I 50th Anniversary of Warsaw's Wielki Theatre" by J. Bojar; "Technological Tones at BTT" by W. Keller; "Saving Art
-Reducing Technology" by B. F. Gerhards; J.
Zimmermann, and H. H. Braun; "Test Time
Limits"; "Scenic Lighting Control Systems as Instruments of Composition and Creation" by W.
Bergfeld; "Fire Prevention Equipment in Building" by R. Zwingmann and K-H. Schubert; "Suggestions for New Terminologies and Concepts"
by A. Ziller.

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Cue (Great Britain) October 1983: "Stage Design" by D. Fingleton; "The Oxford Playhouse"
by S. Chamber and H. Ritchie; "Puppet Theatre
Lighting" by G. Middleton; "Between Cues" by
\Y. Plinge; "Computer-Supported Sound at Munich I ational Theatre"; "Music-Light-Space"
by . Gelfman.
Szenicheskaya Tekhnika i Tekhnilogya (USSR)
I, 1983: "Perspectives for the development of
Theatre Technologie " by S. V. Pukhov; "Basic
Guidelines for Scientific Research at the Giproteatr Institute for the Current Five Year Period"
by V. D. Krasilnikov; "Problems of the Recording Industry in the SSR" by A. A. 1\lazin; "Perfection of laterial Resources Management" by
B. V. Sunik; "Development of Technical Communications in Theatre Shops" by A. I. Avdeev;
"Traveling Theatre for Rural Populations";
"Stage Machinery in 1\lulti-Purpo e Halls: The
Palace of Friendship of Nations of the USSR in
Tashkent" by I. M. Rosenberg; "Selective Commutation in Control Circuits" by V. I. Zilber et
al.; " oise Supression Systems for Tape Recorders" by Y. I. Kozurenko; "A Laser System"
by A. E. Shumilov and Y. I. Zhiganov (a discussion of Cleveland's Karamu Theatre); "LightPainting Devices Designed by American Artist T.
Wilfred Early This Century" by B. M. GaleeI';
"Laying the Table in a Production \Yhen the Action Is Set in the Time of Peter the Great."
--2, 1983: "Looking Forward to the Prague
Quadrennial"; "The IOOth Birthday of Architect
A. A. Vesnin"; "A Traveling Folklore Theatre"
by V. I. Proskuryakov; "A Designer's Experience" by O. A. Scheinzis (the production of Juno
and AI'is); "Production Data at the 1\lossovet
and 1\lalaya Bronnaya Studio Theatres"; "Operation and 1\laintenance of RT-3-220, RT-5-220,
RT-IO-220 Dimmer ., by V. I. Zilber and Y. A.
Sklyarski; "Expanding the Capacitie of Stage
Rel'o"'es" by A. S. Tikhomirol': "New Panorama Dril'e System" bv I. G. Teitelbaum; "Lasers
in the Theatre" by 1\1. B. Schpie el: "Decembrists' Banner ,. by P. 1'. I'ornakol'; "Ammunition of Russian Warriors of the IX-XIV Centuries" by A. P. Ponomarev; "1\10 COl' Public 1\luseums"; "C1othing Collection at the 1\luseum of
Textile Institute in 1\loscow" by R. A. :>.lorozol·a.
--3, 1983: "Tasks and Problems of Reconstruction; Reasons and Problems of Reconstruction" by V. D. Krasilnokiv and V. R. Parunakian;
"Technological Tasks and Technical Equipment"
by V. P. Solokov; "1\lethods for Preparing a Reconstruction Project" by S. V. Gnedovsky and
I. A. Serdukov; "Problems of Theatre Recon-

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struction" by V.1\1. Vinogradol'; "Trends of
Theatre and Club Reconstruction in Leningrad"
by V. V. Ivanov; "Examples of Theatre Reconstruction in the Soviet Union" (including the
Bolshoi, the Leningrad Opera, and others); "Reconstruction Experiences of Foreign Theatre ";
"The Problem of Reconstructing Theatres with
Small and Medium-Sized Stages" by D. Shtis;
"Example of Small Theatre Recon truction";
"Theatre Performance in a I on-Theatrical
Space."
Szinhaztechnikai Forum (Hungary) June 1983:
"The Tenth Anniversary of SF" by P. Tolnay;
"The Reconstruction of the Prague 1 ational
Theatre in Its Final Phase" by L. Hrudka: "The
Reconstruction of the Hungarian State Opera
House"; "The Madach Theatre in Budape t or
the Tragedy of the Hungarian Architect"; "The
Reconstruction of the 1\ladach Intimate Theatre"
by L. Strack; "The Hydraulic Lifting Devices of
the Madach Theatre" by B. Bela; "He Who Calls
the Dimmers into Life" by I. Karpati; "Balls and
Festivals in the Opera House" by P. Tolnay
(hi tory).
Sightline (Great Britain) Autumn 1983: "Bath
Theatre Royal" by J. Sargant; "USITT Corpus
Chri ti 1983" by B. Anderson; "Chatsworth" by
J. Aveline; "Sound Persons" by R. Cowell;
"Digitally Controlled Attenuators at Earls ourt"
by P. \Y. Barnett; "Cardiff, otlingham and
orthampton" by F. Bentham; "A Two Hall
U ers' Report" by R. York; "Plans & Equipment: Cardiff St. Davids Hall, Nottingham
Royal Hall,
orthampton Derngate"; "Five
Weeks and Two Days" by W. Bundy; "Indian
Summer of Electro-1\lechanics" by F. Bentham.

The ne\\ editor of Sigll/line, the journal of th.
As ociation of British Theatre Technicians. is lal
Herbert. He take ol'er the po t from Frederic!
Bentham. lighting expert. inl'entor and doyen 0
technical \\riters on the theatre. who has editce
Sightline for the ten I'cars of ils existence. lal
Herbert is editor and publi her of the fortnightl~
London Theatre Record, reprinting the play rc
I'iews of leading critics from press and radio. Hiprevious experience includes a long career il
book publishing. As general editorial director 0
Pitman Publishing his responsibilities includee
technical theatre books by Bentham himself
Percy orry and and Francis Reid, as well a:
Who's Who in the Theatre, which he has alsc
edited for its last three editions.
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