ATOS SeptOct 49-5 G 8/9/07 4:27 PM Page 1 JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN THEATRE ORGAN SOCIETY SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER 2007 ATOS SeptOct 49-5 F 8/9/07 1:22 PM Page 2 ATOS SeptOct 49-5 F 8/9/07 1:24 PM Page 1 THEATRE ORGAN SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER 2007 Volume 49 | Number 5 FEATURES Creative Reharmonization 28 Part 5 Who Was That Woman? 30 Priscilla Dean Party on the Pipes 36 St. Louis, Missouri Approach With Care 42 The Restoration of a Small Wurlitzer Tremulant DEPARTMENTS 5 Vox Humana 6 Headquarters 7 Director’s Corner 8 Letters 10 News & Notes 19 From the Archives 20 In the Spotlight (Weiler Collection) 24 Professional Perspectives 27 Vox Pops 46 For the Records On the cover: The November 28, 1925 issue of Motion Picture News included this 48 Chapter News spectacular ad commemorating the visit of silent film star Priscilla Dean to the Wurlitzer factory and the creation of Opus 998, destined for Roosevelt Memorial Park, Los Angeles. Additional photos and information on Miss Dean can be found on page 30. 60 Around the Circuit (Weiler Collection) 64 Meeting Minutes THEATRE ORGAN (ISSN 0040-5531) is published bimonthly by the American Theatre Organ Society, Inc., 5 Third Street, Suite 724, San Francisco, California 94103-3200. Periodicals Postage Paid at San Francisco, California and at additional mailing offices. Annual subscription of $33.00 67 Obituaries paid from members’ dues. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to THEATRE ORGAN, c/o ATOS Membership Office, P.O. Box 5327, Fullerton, California 92838,
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