Austin Organ Co.
Opus 627, 1914

from Cinema Treasures:
Located on the Boardwalk and Virginia Avenue. The Virginia Theatre was opened on February 14, 1914 with Gianna Terribili-Gonzales in “Antony and Cleopatra”. By 1941 it was operated by Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp. It was later Atlantic City’s premiere theatre that showed roadshow features. The theatre had 70mm and stereophonic sound equipment. The theatre closed at the end of 1973 when the Government purchased the block for future casino development. The theatre sat empty until it was demolished around 1980.

Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. web site, accessed December 19, 2004: http://www.austinorgans.com/organ-research.htm.