Pipe Organ Database

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Geo. Kilgen & Son, Inc. (Opus 1514, 1914)

Location:

Palace Theatre
W. Capital and S. Spring
Little Rock, AR US
Organ ID: 74378

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Status and Condition:

  • This instrument's location type is: Theatres, Cinemas, Movie Houses
  • The organ has an unknown or unreported status.
  • The organ's condition is unknown.
We received the most recent update for this instrument's status from Jeff Scofield on August 30, 2023.

Technical Details:

  • 2 manuals.
Main:
  • Manuals: 2
We received the most recent update for this console from Jeff Scofield on August 30, 2023.
Jeff Scofield on August 30, 2023:

From cinematreasures.org: One of many theatres in downtown Little Rock, the Palace Theatre was opened on June 1, 1914. It was located on W. Capitol Street and S. Spring Street. Following a remodel it reopened on December 12, 1931 as the Pulaski Theatre, operated by Robb & Rowley. The reopening movie was “Private Lives” starring Norma Shearer & Robert Montgomery. In the 1940’s it is listed as being operated by Paramount Pictures Inc. through their subsidiary Ed Rowley. It became the Capitol Theatre in 1954 following the closure of the original Capitol Theatre. The theatre was closed and demolished in 1974 and a new high rise office building is on the site.

We received the most recent update for this note from Jeff Scofield on August 30, 2023.

Instrument Images:

Theatre interior, stage: Photograph by Geo. Kilgen & Son, submitted by Jeff Scofield.

Theatre exterior: Photograph from an archival source: Wikimedia.commons, submitted by Jeff Scofield. Taken approx. 1914