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Loew's Fulton Theatre
1283 Fulton Street, near Nostrand Avenue
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11216
The Fulton Theatre, in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, opened on Saturday evening, September 26, 1908. For the first several years the Fulton was primarily a vaudeville house but included moving pictures on its bill. Designed by William H. McElfatrick, the Fulton was built of stone, steel and iron, making it "absolutely fireproof," and there were twenty exits leading to wide courts on either side of the house and to the street. The auditorium was decorated in blue and gold, and featured a proscenium arch having an allegorical figure of Drama, surrounded by figures representing Comedy, Tragedy, etc., flanked by groups of cupids.
In 1915 the Fulton was acquired by the Loew's theatre chain and renamed Loew's Fulton. At this time films were added to the bill. Loew's Fulton was a great success but closed in the 1930s in favor of their two other theatres in the neighborhood, Loew's Brevoort and Loew's Bedford. |
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M. P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 2099 (1916) – move Op. 1861
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 14 stops, 8 ranks
The Ledger Book copy of the Agreement (Feb. 7, 1916) between M.P. Möller and Loew's Amusement Co., shows that Möller agreed to "remove the organ now in Garden Theatre, Johnstown, Pa. and to install complete and ready for use" in the Fulton Theatre, Brooklyn. The Johnstown organ was Möller's Op. 1861, and the job of moving it was assigned Op. 2099. Möller was to receive the sum of $3000 plus the two manual Mason & Hamlin reed organ now in the Murray Hill Theatre, New York. The handwritten specification notes that this was a "Two Manual Organ in combination with a first class [unreadable] Grade Player Piano to be replaced as soon as possible by a regular console and Harp." The handwritten copy of the specification showed an inconsistent number of notes for the percussions, probably in error. |
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Great Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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French Horn |
61 |
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Tuba |
61 |
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Cello F |
61 |
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Violin P [GG] |
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Viola Vibrato [GG] |
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Vox Humana |
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Tremulant |
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Clarinet |
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Swell Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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Cello F |
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Viola Vibrato [GG] |
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Clarinet |
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Pedal Organ – 30 notes
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Sub Bass |
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Bass Flute [ext.] |
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Couplers
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Pedal Movements
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Sources:
Cinema Treasures web site: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/6845
"Fulton Theatre Opened," Brooklyn Eagle? (Oct. 3, 1908).
Junchen, David L. Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, Vol. 1. Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1985.
M.P. Möller, Inc. Agreement and Specifications (Feb. 7, 1916) for M. P. Möller organ, Op. 2099. Courtesy Larry Trupiano.
Illustration:
Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. Drawing (c.1908) of exterior. |
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