I was in there last year and took several pictures of the organ. If I knew how to attach them to this comment, I would. The organ is unusual in having a Symphonic Registrator, a second stop rail with mood stops (blind combinations labeled according to the action on the screen, such as love, chase, and children). As house organist at the theatre for years, I can testify as to how helpful that is in accompanying a silent movie. For dramas I used the mood stops almost exclusively. For comedies it is not as effective. The organ is no longer playable due to Perflex, but is still there on the floor to the left of the stage. The owner of the theatre would be thrilled to have it working again.
I was in the theatre with the new owner last month. It is in better condition than ever. The organ is still there, on the floor to the left of the stage, intact though unplayable. The owner would love to have it restored, but the cost is prohibitive. I was house organist there for 10 years, spent many happy hours at the console. I played before the shows two nights a week and accompanied silent pictures. Whenever there was a stage show, the organ was the opening act, usually with a silent comedy.
That organ, now in the Jane Pickens Theatre in Newport, is the only one remaining in a theatre with a Symphonic Registrator (40 combinations labelled by the mood they are intended to accompany in a silent movie, such as Love, Mysterious, Children, etc. It works wonderfully when accompanying a picture.
That organ is now unplayable, but the new theatre owner is interested in having it restored.
Does anybody know the history of the theatre’s organ? The console of the organ in the Stoneham, Mass., Town Hall, is marked on the inside for Proctor’s 58th St. It was delivered with the town hall organ by Wurlitzer in 1930. The console has the kind of leather in it that Wurlitzer stopped using in 1926, so it must have been built at least 2 years before Proctor’s was built. Was Proctor’s organ actually delivered; and, if so, with what console?
The contract has been signed for the installation of the largest theatre organ in New England, a 4 manual 35 rank Wurlitzer. The organ is now in a shop in New Bedford. The final concert there will take place in mid-June prior to its disassembly for the move.
The contract has been signed for the installation of the largest theatre organ in New England, a 4 manual 35 rank Wurlitzer. The organ is now in a shop in New Bedford. The final concert there will take place in mid-June prior to its disassembly for the move.
The contract was signed last week for the installation of the largest theatre organ in New England, a 4-manual, 35-rank Wurlitzer. Installation should begin in late summer.
What happened to the organ from this theatre? For a while in the late ‘70s the console was backstage in the Columbus Theatre in Providence, then it disappeared.
The theatre whose organ the Windsor organ was merged with was the Empire in Brooklyn. The combined organ was first installed in WNAC radio in Boston before being moved to Stoneham.
The organ the Empire’s organ was combined with was repossessed by Wurlitzer from the Windsor Theatre in Brooklyn and installed in the WNAC radio studio in Boston in 1930, where it stayed until being moved to Stoneham Town Hall in 1942.
I heard the organ from this theatre many times when it was in a pizza parlor in Seattle, Washington. Have not heard what happened to it after the parlor closed.
Wurlitzer installed a small organ in 1927, later reposessed it and merged it with another organ. Since 1942 it has been in the town hall in Stoneham, Mass., where I am Town Organist.
The theatre had an organ installed in 1927, then reposessed by Wurlitzer. They merged it with another organ. It has been in the town hall in Stoneham, Mass., since 1942. As Town Organist I play it before each town meeting.
The organ in the theatre was originally in the Capitol Theatre in New London, Ct. I was house organist there from 1981 until 1990. The organ was played before the shows two nights a week, for occasional silent movies, and as a part of every stage show during that period. Unfortunately the organ now needs major maintenance.
The Columbus has the last original theatre organ installation in Providence. The Style D Wurlitzer (2 keyboards, 6 ranks of pipes) is not big enough to satisfactorily fill the theatre with sound.
I was in there last year and took several pictures of the organ. If I knew how to attach them to this comment, I would. The organ is unusual in having a Symphonic Registrator, a second stop rail with mood stops (blind combinations labeled according to the action on the screen, such as love, chase, and children). As house organist at the theatre for years, I can testify as to how helpful that is in accompanying a silent movie. For dramas I used the mood stops almost exclusively. For comedies it is not as effective. The organ is no longer playable due to Perflex, but is still there on the floor to the left of the stage. The owner of the theatre would be thrilled to have it working again.
The theatre reopened in 2010 as the Souris Show Hall, with movies and live performances.
I was in the theatre with the new owner last month. It is in better condition than ever. The organ is still there, on the floor to the left of the stage, intact though unplayable. The owner would love to have it restored, but the cost is prohibitive. I was house organist there for 10 years, spent many happy hours at the console. I played before the shows two nights a week and accompanied silent pictures. Whenever there was a stage show, the organ was the opening act, usually with a silent comedy.
What happened to it?
That organ, now in the Jane Pickens Theatre in Newport, is the only one remaining in a theatre with a Symphonic Registrator (40 combinations labelled by the mood they are intended to accompany in a silent movie, such as Love, Mysterious, Children, etc. It works wonderfully when accompanying a picture.
That organ is now unplayable, but the new theatre owner is interested in having it restored.
Does anybody know the history of the theatre’s organ? The console of the organ in the Stoneham, Mass., Town Hall, is marked on the inside for Proctor’s 58th St. It was delivered with the town hall organ by Wurlitzer in 1930. The console has the kind of leather in it that Wurlitzer stopped using in 1926, so it must have been built at least 2 years before Proctor’s was built. Was Proctor’s organ actually delivered; and, if so, with what console?
The contract has been signed for the installation of the largest theatre organ in New England, a 4 manual 35 rank Wurlitzer. The organ is now in a shop in New Bedford. The final concert there will take place in mid-June prior to its disassembly for the move.
The contract has been signed for the installation of the largest theatre organ in New England, a 4 manual 35 rank Wurlitzer. The organ is now in a shop in New Bedford. The final concert there will take place in mid-June prior to its disassembly for the move.
The organ in the theatre is currently unplayable, but the management has expressed some interest in doing something about that.
The contract was signed last week for the installation of the largest theatre organ in New England, a 4-manual, 35-rank Wurlitzer. Installation should begin in late summer.
The console of the theatre’s organ, a Style D Wurlitzer (2 manuals, 6 ranks of pipes) is in the basement of the theatre.
That is correct, per theatreorgans.com, a complete listing of Wurlitzer organs.
What happened to the organ from this theatre? For a while in the late ‘70s the console was backstage in the Columbus Theatre in Providence, then it disappeared.
The theatre whose organ the Windsor organ was merged with was the Empire in Brooklyn. The combined organ was first installed in WNAC radio in Boston before being moved to Stoneham.
The organ the Empire’s organ was combined with was repossessed by Wurlitzer from the Windsor Theatre in Brooklyn and installed in the WNAC radio studio in Boston in 1930, where it stayed until being moved to Stoneham Town Hall in 1942.
The theatre was originally owned by Joseph Kennedy, father of the president. Since it reopened it has been doing very well, drawing large audiences.
I heard the organ from this theatre many times when it was in a pizza parlor in Seattle, Washington. Have not heard what happened to it after the parlor closed.
The organ from the theatre is now in Babson College’s Knight Auditorium.
Wurlitzer installed a small organ in 1927, later reposessed it and merged it with another organ. Since 1942 it has been in the town hall in Stoneham, Mass., where I am Town Organist.
The theatre had an organ installed in 1927, then reposessed by Wurlitzer. They merged it with another organ. It has been in the town hall in Stoneham, Mass., since 1942. As Town Organist I play it before each town meeting.
The organ in the theatre was originally in the Capitol Theatre in New London, Ct. I was house organist there from 1981 until 1990. The organ was played before the shows two nights a week, for occasional silent movies, and as a part of every stage show during that period. Unfortunately the organ now needs major maintenance.
The family sold the theatre to a woman in Massachusetts. The film policy has not changed so far.
The organ from this theatre is now in the Jane Pickens Theatre in Newport, RI, where I was House Organist for 10 years.
The Columbus has the last original theatre organ installation in Providence. The Style D Wurlitzer (2 keyboards, 6 ranks of pipes) is not big enough to satisfactorily fill the theatre with sound.