Carlton Theatre - Brooklyn, N.Y. (credit: AJWB Collection)
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Carlton Theatre

292 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11217







Exhibitors Herald Ad (April 17, 1926) for the New Carlton Theatre - Brooklyn, N.Y. (credit: AJWB Collection)  
Exhibitors Herald (April 17, 1926)  
The Carlton Theatre was built on the site of an earlier Carlton Theatre built in 1911 that had seating for 450 plus an airdome theatre added in 1913. Both theatres were both closed on May 10, 1925, after which they were demolished except for the main facade. The "new" Carlton Theatre was opened on February 8, 1926 and was operated by the Brandt Circuit. It had a 1,124-seat airdome theatre on the roof that was decorated in an Italianate style.

The Carlton was named for nearby Carlton Place, yet it stood on Flatbush Avenue at Seventh Avenue, a block north of the Flatbush Pavillion (formerly the Plaza). The theater had a balcony, and in its later days ran kung-fu and blaxploitation movies.

It closed in the early 1980's and became the Brooklyn Tabernacle—the first theater in Brooklyn to be converted into a church—which later moved into the far more spacious former Metropolitan Theater. The Carlton was demolished in 2004.
           
Wurlitzer Organ Company
North Tonawanda, N.Y. – Opus 1224 (1925)
Style "H Special"
2 manuals, 10 ranks, 6 tuned percussions, 14 traps, curved console


Wurlitzer's Opus 1224 for the Carlton Theatre was shipped on December 15, 1925. It was a "Style H Special" in that the Tuba was on 15" rather than the normal 10" wind pressure. This organ was later moved intact to a residence in Florida.
           
Pedal – 32 notes
16
  Tuba Profunda [15" wind]
4
   Octave
16
  Bass
16
   Piano
16
  Bourdon
8
   Piano
8
   Harmonic Tuba
  Bass Drum
8
   Diaphonic Diapason
  Kettle Drum
8
   Tibia Clausa
  Crash Cymbal
8
   Clarinet
  Cymbal
8
   Cello
   
8
   Flute     3 Adjustable Combination Toe Pistons

   

   
Accompaniment (Manual I) –- 61 notes
16
  Contra Viol [TC]
8
   Piano
16
  Vox Humana [TC]
4
   Piano
8
  Harmonic Tuba
  Chrysoglott
8
  Diaphonic Diapason
  Snare Drum
8
  Tibia Clausa
  Tambourine
8
   Clarinet
  Castanets
8
   Kinura
  Chinese Block
8
   Orchestral Oboe
  Tom Tom
8
   Viol
   
8
   Viol Celeste [TC]
  Accompaniment 2nd Touch
8
   Flute
8
   Harmonic Tuba
8
   Vox Humana
8
   Diaphonic Diapason
4
   Piccolo
8
   Clarinet
4
   Viol
  Cathedral Chimes
4
   Viol Celeste
  Xylophone
4
   Flute
  Triangle
4
   Vox Humana
   
2 2/3
  Twelfth
  10 Adjustable Combination Pistons
2
   Piccolo
   

   

   
Solo (Manual II) – 61 notes
16
  Tuba Profunda
2 2/3
  Twelfth
16
  Bass
2
  Fifteenth
16
  Tibia Clausa [TC]
2
   Piccolo
16
  Bourdon
1 3/5
   Tierce
16
   Contra Viol [TC]
16
   Piano
8
   Harmonic Tuba
8
  Piano
8
   Diaphonic Diapason
4
   Piano
8
   Tibia Clausa
  Cathedral Chimes
8
   Clarinet
  Sleigh Bells
8
   Kinura
  Xylophone
8
   Orchestral Oboe
  Glockenspiel
8
   Viol
  Orchestra Bells [re-it]
8
   Viol Celeste [TC]
  Chrysoglott
8
   Flute
   
8
   Vox Humana
  Solo 2nd Touch
4
   Harmonic Clarion
16
   Tuba
4
   Octave
8
   Tibia Clausa
4
   Piccolo
8
   Clarinet
4
   Viol
   
4
   Viol Celeste     10 Adjustable Combination Pistons
4
   Flute      
           
Tremulants (4)
    Main     Vox Humana
    Solo     Tuba
           
General
    Two Expression Pedals      
    One Double Touch Sforzando Pedal - Piano Pedal
     • 1st Touch: Full stops (wind)
     • 2nd Touch: Everything
    One Double Touch Sforzando Pedal - Piano Pedal
     • 1st Touch: Snare Drum
     • 2nd Touch: Bass Drum and Cymbal
           
Effects
   
Surf Auto Horn Train Whistle
Fire Gong Bird Horse Hoofs
           
Sources:
     Cinema Treasures web site: http://www.cinematreasures.org
     Junchen, David L., comp. and ed. by Jeff Weiler. The WurliTzer Pipe Organ – An Illustrated History. Chicago: The American Theatre Organ Society, 2005.
     Kaufmann, Preston J. Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, Vol. 3. Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1995.

Illustrations:
     AJWB Collection: interior.
     "The New Carlton, Brooklyn, N.Y.", Exhibitors Herald, April 17, 1926. Courtesy AJWB Collection.