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Empire Theatre
10 Ralph Avenue at Broadway
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11221
The 1810-seat Empire Theatre, designed by architect Herbert Brewster, opened on Monday, August 24th, 1908. Herbert Brewster designed the theatre, which had a Spanish mission style exterior, and Rambusch & Company were responsible for the interior. The theatre featured shows from the Western Burlesque Wheel and offered "the best in vaudeville". In 1938, the Empire began showing movies and was later part of the Brandt Theatres Circuit. It closed as a movie theatre in 1953. |
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Wurlitzer Organ Company
North Tonawanda, N.Y. – Opus 1742 (1927)
Electro-pneumatic action
Style 190
2 manuals, 8 ranks, 4 tuned percussions, 18 traps, Curved Console
This organ was shipped on September 24, 1927 but was later repossessed. It was sold to WNAC Radio in Boston, Mass. on October 13, 1930, and in 1942 was moved to the Town Hall in Stoneham, Mass. |
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Pedal – 32 notes
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16 |
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Bass |
8 |
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Flute |
16 |
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Bourdon |
8 |
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Cello |
8 |
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Trumpet |
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Bass Drum |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
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Kettle Drum |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
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Cymbal |
8 |
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Clarinet |
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Crash Cymbal |
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Accompaniment (Manual I) –- 61 notes
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16 |
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Contra Viol [TC] |
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Chrysoglott |
16 |
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Vox Humana [TC] |
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Snare Drum |
8 |
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Trumpet |
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Tambourine |
8 |
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Open Diapason |
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Castanets |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
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Chinese Block |
8 |
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Clarinet |
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Tom Tom |
8 |
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Violin |
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Sleigh Bells |
8 |
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Violin Celeste [TC] |
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8 |
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Flute |
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Accomp. 2nd Touch |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
8 |
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Trumpet |
4 |
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Octave |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
4 |
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Piccolo |
8 |
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Clarinet |
4 |
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Octave Viol |
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Chimes |
4 |
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Viol Celeste |
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Triangle |
4 |
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Flute |
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4 |
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Vox Humana |
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5 Adjustable Combination Pistons |
2 |
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Piccolo |
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(Accomp. & Pedal) |
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Solo (Manual II) – 61 notes
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16 |
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Bass |
4 |
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Flute |
16 |
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Tibia Clausa [TC] |
2 2/3 |
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Twelfth |
16 |
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Bourdon |
2 |
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Piccolo |
16 |
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Vox Humana [TC] |
1 3/5 |
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Tierce |
8 |
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Trumpet |
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Cathedral Chimes |
8 |
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Open DIapason |
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Xylophone |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
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Glockenspiel |
8 |
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Clarinet |
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Chrysoglott |
8 |
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Violin |
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8 |
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Viol Celeste [TC] |
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Solo 2nd Touch |
8 |
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Flute |
16 |
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Trumpet [TC] |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
8 |
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Tibia Clausa |
4 |
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Octave |
8 |
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Clarinet |
4 |
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Piccolo |
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4 |
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Octave Viol |
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5 Adjustable Combination Pistons |
4 |
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Viol Celeste |
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(Solo & Pedal) |
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Tremulants (3)
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General |
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Solo |
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Vox Humana |
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Effects (operated by pistons)
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Horse Hoofs |
Siren |
Fire Gong [re-it] |
Surf |
Auto Horn |
Steamboat Whistle |
Bird |
Fire Gong |
Machine Gun |
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Door Bell (push button) |
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Sources:
Cinema Treasures web site: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/7294
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.
Illustration:
Brooklyn Collection, Brooklyn Public Library. Exterior. |
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