Embassy Theatre

3208 Fulton Street at Richmond Street (Cypress Hills)
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11208


The Embassy Theatre was built on the site of the Concord Theatre. Opened in 1914, the Concord was built for the Concord Photoplay Company, Inc. On the 115 by 132 foot plot were the 600-seat indoor theatre and a 1,200-seat open-air theatre for the summer months. The Concord closed in 1926 and was replaced in 1927 by a new building. As designed by Harrison G. Wiseman, the new Embassy Theatre could accomodate 1,448 patrons. The Embassy closed in 1968 and the building was razed.
           
Wurlitzer Organ Company
North Tonawanda, N.Y. – Opus 1608 (1927)
Electro-pneumatic action
Style E
2 manuals, 7 ranks


The factory date of this organ is April 7, 1927.
           
Pedal – 32 notes
16
   Diaphone     Pedal 2nd Touch
16
   Bourdon     Bass Drum
8
   Trumpet     Kettle Drum
8
   Diaphonic Diapason     Crash Cymbal
8
   Tibia Clausa     Cymbal
8
   Flute      
8
   Cello      

   

   
Accompaniment (Manual I) –- 61 notes
16
   Contra Viole (TC)     Harp Chrysoglott
16
   Vox Humana (TC)     Snare Drum
8
   Trumpet     Tambourine
8
   Diaphonic Diapason     Castanets
8
   Tibia Clausa     Chinese Block
8
   Violin     Tom-Tom
8
   Violin Celeste (TC)     Sleigh Bells
8
   Concert Flute      
8
   Vox Humana     Accompaniment 2nd Touch
4
   Octave     Trumpet
4
   Piccolo     Tibia Clausa
4
   Viole     Cathedral Chimes
4
   Octave Celeste     Triangle
4
   Flute      
4
   Vox Humana      
2
   Piccolo     Five Adjustable Combination Pistons

   

   
Solo (Manual II) – 61 notes
16
   Diaphone
4
   Flute
16
   Tibia Clausa (TC)
2 2/3
   Twelfth
16
   Bourdon
2
   Piccolo
16
   Vox Humana (TC)
1 3/5
   Tierce
8
   Trumpet     Cathedral Chimes
8
   Diaphonic Diapason     Xylophone
8
   Tibia Clausa     Glockenspiel
8
   Violin     Harp Chrysoglott
8
   Violin Celeste (TC)      
8
   Concert Flute     Solo 2nd Touch
8
   Vox Humana
16
   Trumpet (TC)
4
   Octave
8
   Tibia Clausa
4
   Piccolo      
4
   Viole      
4
   Viole Celeste     Five Adjustable Combination Pistons

   

   
General
One Balanced Expression Pedal      
One General Tremulant      
One Vox Humana Tremulant      
           
Effects (operated by pistons)
Horse Hoofs Train Fire Gong (reiterating)
Surf Effect Auto Horn Steamboat Whistle
Bird Fire Gong Siren
     
Door Bell (push button)  
           
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.