New Plaza Theatre
1173 Castleton Avenue
West New Brighton, Staten Island, N.Y. 10310
The opening date of the 592-seat New Plaza Theatre in the West New Brighton district of Staten Island is unknown, but it is listed in the 1914-1915 edition of American Motion Picture Directory. It remains listed in editions of Film Daily Yearbook from 1926 thru to at least 1930. The theatre closed at an unknown time. |
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Wurlitzer Style 135 |
Wurlitzer Organ Company
North Tonawanda, N.Y. – Opus 806 (1924)
Electro-pneumatic action
Style 135A
2 manuals, 4 ranks, 4 tuned percussions, 17 traps, Piano Console
The organ in the New PlazaTheatre was a Wurlitzer "Style 135A" with a piano-style console and automatic player. Wurlitzer's Opus 806 has a factory date of April 2, 1924. |
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Pedal – 32 notes
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16 |
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Bourdon |
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Pedal 2nd Touch |
8 |
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Cello |
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Bass Drum |
8 |
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Flute |
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Kettle Drum |
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Cymbal |
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Accompaniment (Manual I) – 88
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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 |
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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 |
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Vox Humana |
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Glockenspiel |
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Effects
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| Sleigh Bells |
Fire Gong (reiterating) |
Train |
| Horse Hoofs |
Siren |
Fire Gong |
| Bird |
Triangle |
Steamboat Whistle |
| Auto Horn |
Surf Effect |
Tom-Tom |
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| Door Bell |
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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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Sources:
Cinema Treasures website: http://cinematreasures.org/theater/27033/
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:
Junchen, David L., comp. and ed. by Jeff Weiler. The WurliTzer Pipe Organ – An Illustrated History. Wurlitzer Style 135. |
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