Marr & Colton
1924
Piccadilly Theatre
1664 Broadway at 52nd Street
New York City: Manhattan, NY, US
28 Ranks
Instrument ID: 47178 ● Builder ID: 3996 ● Location ID: 41585
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CONSOLES
Builder: Unknown
Position: Unknown
Design: Unknown
Pedalboard Type: Flat Straight
Features:
4 Manuals (61 Notes)32 Note PedalElectrical Key ActionElectrical Stop ActionStop Layout: Unknown
Expression Type: Unknown
Combination Action: Unknown
Control System: Unknown or N/A
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DETAILS
This instrument is: Not Extant and Not Playable in this location
From cinematreasures.org: Opened as the 1322-seat Piccadilly Theatre on September 27, 1924, the architects were Newton L. Schloss and Joseph Orlando (associate architects). It was built for Lee Ochs. It was equipped with a Marr & Colton 4 manual 28 ranks organ. It was taken over by Warner Brothers and re-named the Warners' Theatre on August 29, 1925 with Monte Blue in “The Limited Mail” a Warner Bros. silent movie. It was in this theatre that Warner’s launched their ‘Vitaphone’ talkies and “The Jazz Singer” starring Al Jolson had its Gala World Premiere here on October 6, 1927. In 1938 it is listed as the Continental Theatre and from April 7, 1943 it was renamed Abbey Theatre. It closed as the Republic Theatre in either 1948 or 1949. It was demolished in 1952 and today a hotel stands on the site.
Database Manager on October 12th, 2010:
In 1928, moved to Warner Theatre, Hollywood, California
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