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Roosevelt Theatre
2497 Seventh Avenue at 145th Street
New York, N.Y. 10030
The Roosevelt Theatre opened in 1920 and had 1450 seats. A bust relief of Theodore Roosevelt is featured in the facade. It was at the Roosevelt that Thomas 'Fats' Waller won an amateur night contest playing James P. Johnson's "Carolina Shout". Today, the theatre is occupied by a supermarket. |
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Wurlitzer Style 135 |
Wurlitzer Organ Company
North Tonawanda, N.Y. – Opus 335 (1920)
Electro-pneumatic action
Style 135B (included Duplex 88-note Automatic Player)
2 manuals, 4 ranks, 4 tuned percussions, 17 traps, piano console
This organ has a Wurlitzer factory date of July 26, 1920. |
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Pedal – 32 notes
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16 |
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Bourdon |
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Pedal 2nd Touch |
16 |
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Flute |
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Bass Drum |
8 |
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Cello |
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Kettle Drum |
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Cymbal |
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| Accompaniment (Manual I) – 61 notes |
8 |
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Trumpet |
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Piano (with mandolin attachment) |
8 |
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Salicional |
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Snare Drum |
8 |
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Flute |
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Tambourine |
4 |
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Salicet |
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Castanets |
4 |
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Flute |
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Chinese Block |
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Solo (Manual II) – 61 notes
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16 |
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Bourdon |
4 |
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Salicet |
8 |
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Trumpet |
4 |
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Flute |
8 |
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Salicional |
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Cathedral Chimes |
8 |
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Flute |
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Xylophone |
8 |
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Vox Humana |
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Glockenspiel |
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General
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One Balanced Expression Pedal |
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One General Tremulant |
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One Vox Humana Tremulant |
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Effects (operated by pistons)
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| Horse Hoofs |
Siren |
Fire Gong |
| Bird |
Triangle |
Steamboat Whistle |
| Auto Horn |
Surf Effect |
Tom-Tom |
| Fire Gong (reiterating) |
Train |
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| Door Bell (push button) |
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Stop Analysis |
8 |
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Trumpet |
61 pipes |
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8 |
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Salicional |
73 pipes |
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16 |
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Flute |
85 pipes |
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8 |
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Vox Humana |
61 pipes |
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Piano |
88 notes |
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Cathedral Chimes |
18 notes |
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Xylophone |
30 notes |
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Glockenspiel |
30 notes |
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Sources:
Cinema Treasures web site: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/12574
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.
Illustrations:
Cinema Treasures web site. Exterior (credit: KenRoe)
Kaufmann, Preston J. Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, Vol. 3. Wurlitzer Style 135 console. |
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