NEW PRODUCTS slralion of successful adaplalion as a resull of imaginalive planning and acceplance of limilalions. There are mallers Wilh which one mighl quibble in lhis book. The discus ion of lighling equipmenl mighl give a few dealers as well as consul lams reason 10 raise an eyebrow and one can easily argue Wilh lhe slatement thaI coumerweighl rigging is slill preferable 10 power rigging. These arc, however, very minor mallers in lhe midsl of so valuable a book. Consullams may find il elememary bUl il is slill useful 10 lhem as a check lis!. More imponamly, given the imenlions of lhe aUlhors, lhis is an invaluable primer for the potemial owner or cliem-whelher the thealre is being planned for dance or for any olher kind of performance. C David W. Weiss niversilY of Virginia ... continued from page 19 Xenon Super-Trouper nt The strong Xenon Super-Trouper-"\ ollow spOilighl IS now avallaole from he manufaciUrer eqUipped WI h an optional hlgher'lI1tensl y 2000 wa t xenon lamp. Previous Xenon SuperTroupers were eqUipped wi h a 1000 wa t or 1600 watt lamp. Super-Troupers fitted WI h a 2000 wa t bulb were developed for the more demanding needs of television and film production. For lhe 2000 wan xenon iamp a dlifereni reflector and mounting component than hose found In existing Super-Trouper units of lower wattage must be used. For this reason. the spotlight must be ordered from the factory as a 2000 watt unlt- Model Type 83053. The 2000 watt bulb provided in Model 83053 SuperTrouper carries a full factory warranty featuring 100% replacement 0 the unl for any bulb fall· ure up to 1000 hours and a prorated replacemen policy from 1000 to 2200 hours of use. For addltlonallnforma Ion. contact: Mike Cow· ger. S rong In ernational. (402) 342-4444. mid-west scenic Invites consultants, architects and clients to inquire regarding our superior quality stage equipment. Conventional and Motorized rigging. Acoustical shells. New Templates mid-west scenic & stage equipment Co. 224 w. bruce st. milwaukee, wi 53204 414-276-2707 Several new templates have been Introduced by Sanders lighting Templates Including '/2" scale. 1: 25 scale. and 1: 50 scale metric lighting templates and a '12" scale male and female figure template. For further information contact: Sanders lIghtll1g Templates. 5830 W. Patterson Ave .. Chicago. IL 60634-2680: (312) 736-9551. USITT/SUIllT11cr 1985 Theatre Design & Tel'hnolog~ 13