Sumner Theatre
265 Sumner Avenue (Marcus Garvey Blvd.) at Quincy Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11221
Opened on May 2, 1914, the Sumner Theatre was located on Sumner Avenue
(now Marcus Garvey Boulevard) at Quincy Street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant
area of Brooklyn. Various sources state that the theatre auditorium provided
seating for 802 to 1000 patrons. Architect Thomas Lamb altered the auditorium
in 1917. Above the indoor auditorium was the 1,100-seat Sumner Roof Garden
that opened in June 1914 with an all-star revival of “The Prisoner
of Zenda”. The roof theatre was surrounded by many vari-colored electric
lights which made for a beautiful effect from within the space and when viewed
from the street. The pictures were always accompanied by the Sumner Theatre
Orchestra and if the weather was not appropriate to screenings on the roof,
then the same performance would be held in the main theatre auditorium downstairs.
The Sumner Theatre closed in 1967 and the building was converted for use as a children's day care facility. |
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M.P. Möller, Inc.
Hagerstown, Md. – Opus 2606 (1919)
Electro-pneumatic action
3 manuals, 27 stops, 13 ranks
The Agreement ((illegible) 24, 1914) between M.P. Möller and the Ansonia Amusement Co., show that Möller agreed to build a three-manual organ for a consideration of $5,500. Möller would provide two ornamental fronts for the chambers that were to be prepared by the lessee. The organ was to be ready for use on or before December 1, 1918, or as soon thereafter as possible. A notation shows that the organ was shipped January 25, 1919. |
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Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed
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Open Diapason |
85 |
2 |
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Piccolo (Fl. Harm.) |
OR |
8 |
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Violin d'Orchestre |
73 |
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Mixture III ranks |
derived |
8 |
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Doppel Flute |
73 |
16 |
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Bass Clarinet (TC) |
OR |
4 |
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Octave (Op. Diap.) |
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(20 Notes?) |
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Zart Flute (Quintadena) |
OR |
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Orchestral Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed
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8 |
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Horn Diapason (syn) |
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16 |
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Fagotto (TC) |
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8 |
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Quintadena |
73 |
8 |
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Orchestral Oboe |
73 |
8 |
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Violin d'Orchestre |
GT |
8 |
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Clarinet |
73 |
8 |
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Viola Celeste (TC) |
73 |
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4 |
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Flute Harmonic |
73 |
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Tremulant |
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Solo Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed
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Gross Flute |
85 |
16 |
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Bass Tuba (TC) |
— |
8 |
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Concert Flute |
73 |
8 |
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Tuba |
73 |
8 |
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Violin Cello |
73 |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
73 |
4 |
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Flute Overte (TG) (Gross Fl.) |
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Tremulant |
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Pedal Organ – 32 notes
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Sub Bass (ext. Gross Fl.) |
12 |
8 |
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Violin Cello |
SO |
16 |
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Lieblich Gedeckt (lo-press.) |
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8 |
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Flute |
SO |
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Couplers
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Great to Pedal 8', 4' |
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Orch. to Solo 8' |
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Orch. to Pedal 8' |
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Solo to Orch. 8' |
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Solo to Pedal 8' |
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Great 4' |
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Orch. to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Orch. 16', 4' |
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Solo. to Great 16', 8', 4' |
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Solo 16', 4' |
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Mechanicals
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Orchestral Tremulant |
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Wind Indicator |
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Solo Tremulant |
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Crescendo Indicator |
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Adjustable Combinations
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| Orchestral Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb) |
| Great Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb) |
| Solo Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3-4 (thumb) |
| Pedal Organ |
Pistons 1-2-3 (thumb) |
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Piston Couplers
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Corresponding Orchestral and Solo Pistons to Great Pistons |
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Corresponding Pedal Pistons to Manual Pistons |
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Pedal Movements
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Balanced Solo Pedal |
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Great to Pedal Reversible |
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Balanced Orchestral Pedal |
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Orchestral to Pedal Reversible |
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Grand Crescendo Pedal |
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Sources:
Cinema Treasures web site: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/12052
Junchen, David L. Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, Vol. 1. Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1985.
M.P. Möller, Inc. Agreement ((illegible) 24, 1918) of M.P. Möller organ, Op. 2606. Courtesy Larry Trupiano. |
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