Embassy Theatre

125 W. Jefferson Boulevard,
Fort Wayne, IN 46802

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Architects: John Adolph Emil Eberson, Alvin M. Strauss

Functions: Performing Arts, Stage Shows

Styles: Spanish Renaissance

Previous Names: Emboyd Theatre

Phone Numbers: Box Office: 260.424.5665

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May 1, 2010 — You are invited to tour historic theatres in Indiana

The largest of Fort Wayne’s movie palaces, the Emboyd Theatre, opened on May 14, 1928 with Richard Dix in “Easy Come, Easy Go” plus vaudeville on the stage and Wilbur Pickett’s Emboyd Concert Orchestra in the pit. The 4 manual, 16 ranks Grande Page organ was opened by organist Percy Robbins. The Emboyd Theatre had a seating capacity of 2,970. It was renamed the Embassy Theatre on November 12, 1952. After twenty more years of struggling, the theatre could no longer operate on movies alone and closed.

In 1972, the Embassy Theatre Foundation purchased the theatre to save it from demolition and conversion into a parking lot. The theatre was finally renovated in the early-1990’s for stage shows and returned to its original shine. It reopened in 1996 as a performing arts center and venue for Broadway shows. The Grande Page organ was restored in the summer of 1997 and console was restored in 2014.

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Jack Dold on August 8, 2009 at 8:24 pm

A wonderful history of the Embassy has been published and can be ordered online at the Embassy Foundation website: http://www.fwembassytheatre.org/home.htm
This is a comprehensive history of the Embassy. You will not be disappointed!

sculpturesearch on October 7, 2009 at 4:05 pm

My great-grandfather, Paul F. Nachtigall, was the sculptor who created and carved the molds for the bas-relief plasterwork in the Emboyd (Embassy Theatre) and the Paramount Theater in Fort Wayne. I am looking for additional information about him or pictures of the construction…

sculpturesearch on October 7, 2009 at 4:18 pm

Patsy – If you’re still looking for information about the Paramount: I have an old article that says the Fort Wayne News Sentinel published a special section about the Paramount when it opened on October 3, 1930. If they maintain an archive, you may be able to find the article which should have plenty of information about the Paramount. Good luck!