Saenger Theater
6 S. Joachim Street,
Mobile,
AL
36602
6 S. Joachim Street,
Mobile,
AL
36602
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The Saenger Theater was opened in 1927 by the Saenger Amusement Company.
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Ross Melnick
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I don’t believe the Saenger in Mobile has run real movies since about 2002. From what I heard, they were using video projection casting images on the screen slightly better than shadows. When I ran films in the late 1990’s the presentation was wonderful including cartoons and shorts in front of features.
Sometime around 2002 I had gotten an email from the Saneger asking if I could run films again but I had moved to Kansas City. I’m guessing they couldn’t find anyone that knew how to run and maintain the projector.
Does the theatre still have the Robert Morton organ?
Mr. Bill Hooper was in the process of restoring the organ when the University sold the theater to the city. From what I can gather, the city hired a couple of guys to maintain the place that we lets say less than qualified to do so. Bill got frustrated and stopped his work. I had done quite a bit of wiring in the organ chambers and soldering some pipes. At this point there is no telling what happen to the organ. But the last I saw the blower worked, all new air pipe and we were tooting pipes by hand.
This is a recent photo of the Saenger Theater.
Another photo is here and this a close-up view.
Here is a 2009 photo.
There doesn’t seem to be a CT listing for Mobile’s Roxy Theatre. Here’s a photo incorrectly dated June, 1939. The movie didn’t have its world premiere engagements until December of that year: View link
1988 Photo
Here is a larger version of one of the photos on the official site. Date is 1952.
http://tinyurl.com/lbmr6f
Very Nice Photos.