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Century Theatre
Central Park West between 62nd and 63rd Streets
New York, N.Y. 10023
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Century Roof Garden
"Cocoanut Grove Nightclub" |
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Welte-Mignon Corporation
Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (1923)
Electro-pneumatic action
Specifications of this organ have not yet been located. |
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Wurlitzer Organ Company
North Tonawanda, N.Y. – Opus 4 (1912)
Electro-pneumatic action
"Style 6"
3 manuals, 13 ranks
In 1912, probably when the New Theatre was remodeled and renamed the Century, a new Wurlitzer organ replaced the 1909 Aeolian organ. About a year after its installation, the organ was repossessed. In 1914, Wurlitzer moved the organ, as Op. 33, to the Criterion (Vitagraph) Theatre, adding a 32' Diaphone and 16' Trombone. |
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Pedal – 32 notes
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16 |
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Ophicleide |
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Second Touch |
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16 |
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Clarinet |
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Bass Drum |
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16 |
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Horn |
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Kettle Drum |
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16 |
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Diaphone |
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Crash Cymbal |
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8 |
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Tuba Horn |
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8 |
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Horn Diapason |
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Pizzicato Touch |
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8 |
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Clarinet |
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16 |
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Ophicleide |
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8 |
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Cello |
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8 |
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Flute |
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6 Adjustable Comb. Toe Pistons |
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Great to Pedal |
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Solo Octave to Pedal |
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Accompaniment (Manual I) –- 61 notes
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Contra Viol [TC] |
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Second Touch |
16 |
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Tuba Horn |
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8 |
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Tuba Horn |
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8 |
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Horn Diapason |
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Cathedral Chimes |
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8 |
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Clarinet |
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Sleigh Bells |
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8 |
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Viol d'Orchestre |
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Xylophone |
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8 |
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Viol Celeste |
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Triangle |
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8 |
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Flute |
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Solo to Accompaniment |
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Vox Humana |
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Viol |
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Pizzicato Touch |
4 |
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Octave Celeste |
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Flute |
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4 |
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Flute |
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Solo to Accompaniment |
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2 2/3 |
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Twelfth |
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Piccolo |
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10 Adjustable Comb. Pistons |
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Great (Manual II) –- 61 notes
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Ophicleide |
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2 |
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Piccolo |
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16 |
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Clarinet |
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1 3/5 |
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Tierce |
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Contre Viol [TC] |
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16 |
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Vox Humana [TC] |
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Tuba Horn |
85 |
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Horn Diapason |
85 |
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Clarinet |
61 |
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| Saucer Bells [re-it] |
25 notes |
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8 |
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Viol d'Orchestre |
73 |
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Solo Octave |
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8 |
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Viol Celeste |
73 |
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8 |
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Flute |
85 |
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Second Touch |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
61 |
16 |
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Ophicleide |
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Clarion |
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Solo to Great |
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Octave |
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Viol |
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Pizzicato Touch |
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Octave Celeste |
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Solo to Great |
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Flute |
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2 2/ |
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Twelfth |
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10 Adjustable Comb. Pistons |
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Fifteenth |
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Solo (Manual III) – 37 notes (3 octaves from Tenor C up)
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Tibia Clausa |
49 |
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Cathedral Chimes |
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8 |
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Trumpet |
49 |
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Sleigh Bells |
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8 |
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Orchestral Oboe |
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Xylophone |
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8 |
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Kinura |
49 |
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Saucer Bells |
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8 |
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Oboe Horn |
49 |
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Glockenspiel |
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8 |
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Celestina |
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6 Adjustable Combination Pistons |
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General
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Two Expression Pedals |
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Two Indicating and Controlling Key for Expression Pedal |
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Two Tremulants |
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Thunder Pedal (Reed) – Piano Pedal |
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Thunder Pedal (Diaphone) – Piano Pedal |
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Re-Iterator for Strings |
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Re-Iterator for Solo |
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One Double Touch Sforzando Pedal - Piano Pedal
• 1st Touch: Full Organ (wind)
• 2nd Touch: Everything |
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One Double Touch Sforzando Pedal - Piano Pedal
• 1st Touch: Snare Drum
• 2nd Touch: Bass Drum & Cymbals |
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Aeolian Company
New York City – Opus 1119 (1909)
Electro-pneumatic action
2 manuals, 13 registers, 7 stops, 7 ranks
The Aeolian organ for the New Theatre was installed on a platform above the stage, and the movable console was connected to the organ by a 100' long cable. |
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Manuale I – 61 notes, enclosed (3½" wind pressure)
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Diapason (deep) [ext.] |
12 |
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Flute F |
61 |
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Diapason FF [ 4½" w.p.] |
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Diapason (high) |
61 |
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Flute FF [Gross Flute] |
61 |
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Trumpet |
61 |
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Diapason F |
61 |
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Manuale II – 61 notes, enclosed (3½" wind pressure)
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Diapason F |
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Trumpet |
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Flute F |
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Tremolo |
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Diapason (high) |
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Pedal – 30 notes (4½" wind pressure)
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Diapason (deep) |
42 |
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Trumpet (deep) [ext.] |
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Couplers
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Manual II to Manual I 8', 4' |
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Manual I to Pedal |
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Manuale I 16', Unison Release, 4' |
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Manual II to Pedal |
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Manuale II 16', Unison Release, 4' |
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Accessories
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Tonal Pedal |
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Expression Pedal |
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Sforzando Pedal |
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Tremolo |
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Sources:
"The Century's Swan Song," The New York Times, November 16, 1930.
Junchen, David L. Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, Vol. 1. Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1985.
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.
Salwen, Peter. Upper West Side Story: A History and Guide. New York: Abbeville Press, 1989.
Smith, Rollin. The Aeolian Pipe Organ and its Music. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 1998. Specifications of Aeolian Organ, Op. 1119 (1909).
Photos:
Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division: exterior, interior and roof garden (1909). |
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