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ATOS MayJun 50-3 L 4/10/08 9:54 AM Page 1 JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN THEATRE ORGAN SOCIETY MAY | JUNE 2008 50THEATRE ORGAN YEARS ATOS MayJun 50-3 L 4/10/08 10:09 AM Page 1 THEATRE ORGAN MAY | JUNE 2008 Volume 50 | Number 3 FEATURES THEATRE ORGAN Preservation, Pistons, 18 & Performance In August, 1942 the marquee of the Indiana Theatre in Terre Haute 2008 ATOS Convention announced the film Mrs. Miniver 22 in Indianapolis (Photo by Roger Aleshire) 50 25 A Trip to Wurlitzer YEARS A Wurlitzer Returns 30 to El Paso The Indiana Theatre 38 “Serving Your Entertainment” for 86 Years DEPARTMENTS 4 Vox Humana 5 Headquarters 7 Directors’ Corner 8 Letters 10 News & Notes 15 Restorer’s Workshop 16 Vox Pops 17 Vox Novus 45 From the Archives 46 Professional Perspectives 48 For the Records On the cover: The Indiana Theatre in Terre Haute will once again house a Wurlitzer pipe organ. The members of the Central Indiana Chapter have planned a high-quality restoration 52 Chapter News supervised by well-known organ restorer, Carlton B. Smith. 64 Around the Circuit THEATRE ORGAN (ISSN 0040-5531) is published bimonthly by the American Theatre Organ Society, 67 Meeting Minutes 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 paid from members’ dues. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to THEATRE ORGAN, c/o ATOS Membership 68 Obituaries Office, P.O. Box 5327, Fullerton, California 92838, [email protected]. MAY | JUNE 2008 1 ATOS MayJun 50-3 L 4/10/08 10:09 AM Page 2 TWO SENSATIONAL NEW RECORDINGS BY JelaniJelani EddingEddingttonon phoenixphoenix renaissancerenaissance 55-manual-manual 106-rank Midmer--LoshLosh symphonic-theatre organ AdrianAdrian W. Phillips Music Studio Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix Renaissance is a true sonic tour de force. This album is the world premiere recording of the Adrian W. Phillips symphonic-theatre pipe organ. The 106-rank organ featured on this album, originally the Midmer-Losh from the Atlantic City High School, combines the best of symphonic, classical, and theatre organ design to create a truly revolutionary musical powerhouse! The content of this album has been carefully chosen to showcase the vast variety of music the instrument is capable of performing. One of the highlights of the album is the first-ever organ/piano recording of the complete Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2, featuring Jelani Eddington performing both the orchestral and solo piano score. Put On A Happy Face Marche Militaire (F. Schubert) Where Is Love? Rondo In G (J. Bull) Shall We Dance? - An Ella Fitzgerald Retrospective (A-Tisket A-Tasket You Took Advantage Of Me Little Girl Blue Slap That Bass It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) I Got It Bad Shall We Dance?) Fanfare (R. Purvis) Send In The Clowns Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C-Minor (Op. 18) INDINDIANAIANA Revisited!Revisited! 3-manual 18-rank Barton theatre organ Warren Performing Arts Center Indianapolis,Indianapolis, IndianaIndiana Indiana Revisited! features the Barton theatre pipe organ at the Warren Performing Arts Center in Indianapolis and is Jelani Eddington’s first solo album on a Barton organ. The instrument, installed originally in 1927 in the 3,000-seat Indiana Theatre in downtown Indianapolis, fills the Warren Performing Arts Center with a lush, booming “in-theatre” sound. The musical content of the album showcases many styles, ranging from light orchestral favorites through music of the 1970s and 1980s. Comedy Tonight Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea Yesterday Medley From Les Misérables (I Dreamed A Dream Lovely Ladies/Castle On The Cloud Master Of The House On My Own Do You Hear The People Sing? Bring Him Home) Radetsky March Misty Back Bay Shuffle Medley From Annie (Maybe It’s A Hard-Knock Life Tomorrow N.Y.C. You’re Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile Easy Street I Don’t Need Anything But You) What I Did For Love Overture From Zampa Shipping and handling is $3.00 per disc shipped within the USA, or $5.00 shipped outside the USA. Each compact disc is $18.00 plus shipping/handling. We gladly accept payment by check, money order, or credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover). Please return your order and payment to RJE PRODUCTIONS, P.O. BOX 44092, RACINE, WI, 53404-7002. Ordering is also available through our secure Internet website at www.rjeproductions.com. ATOS MayJun 50-3 L 4/10/08 10:09 AM Page 3 Journal of the American Theatre Organ Society Library of Congress Catalog Number ML 1T 334 (ISSN 0040-5531) Printed in U.S.A. MAY | JUNE 2008 Volume 50 | Number 3 THEATRE ORGAN EDITORIAL OFFICE CORPORATE OFFICE ENDOWMENT FUND WEBSITE (www.atos.org) 1845 South Michigan Avenue #1905 American Theatre Organ Society, Inc. Michael Fellenzer Tom Blackwell Chicago, Illinois 60616 5 Third Street, Suite 724 6041 Garver Road 9717 Dayton Avenue North Voice/Fax 312-842-7475 San Francisco, California 94103 317-251-6962 Seattle, Washington 98103 [email protected] Fax 317-251-6940 206-784-9203 DESIGN & TYPESETTING Indianapolis, Indiana 46208 Mobile 206-778-2724 PRESIDENT Sleeping Giant Creative [email protected] [email protected] Ken Double Indianapolis, Indiana P.O. Box 1134 INNER-CITY YOUTH/SCHOOLS PROGRAM PRINTING & MAILING Sugar Land, Texas 77487 Sutherland Companies TBA 281-798-6205 Montezuma, Iowa MENTOR PROGRAM THEATRE ORGAN (title registered [email protected] Donna Parker U.S. Patent Office) is the official VICE PRESIDENT ATOS COMMITTEES P.O. Box 6103 publication of the American Theatre Craig Peterson & CHAIRS Aloha, Oregon 97007 7800 Laguna Vega Drive 503-642-7009 Organ Society, Inc. (ATOS), a Elk Grove, California 95758 ACQUISITIONS & EXPANSIONS Fax 503-530-8610 non-profit organization. © 2008 916-682-9699 Carlton Smith [email protected] American Theatre Organ Society, [email protected] 2175 North Irwin Street NOMINATIONS—BOARD ELECTION Indianapolis, Indiana 46219 Inc. All rights reserved. SECRETARY Bill Carr 317-356-1240 Bob Evans 11815 North 77th Drive Annual membership in the Fax 317-322-9379 798 Old Warren Road Peoria, Arizona 85345 [email protected] American Theatre Organ Society is Swansea, Massachusetts 02777 623-694-1746 $40.00 per year ($55.00 outside 508-674-0276 AMATEUR THEATRE ORGANIST [email protected] Fax: 508-675-7524 COMPETITION of the U.S.A.), which includes six ORGANIST SCHOLARSHIPS [email protected] Susan Cole Carlton Smith (see above at Acquisitions issues of THEATRE ORGAN. P.O. Box 653 Make check or money order TREASURER Mount Dora, Florida 32756 & Expansions) Paul Van Der Molen 352-383-6875 PIPE PIPER payable to ATOS and mail to the 0 N 468 Willow Road [email protected] Jonathan Ortloff ATOS Membership Office, P.O. Box Wheaton, Illinois 60187 CPU 274369 Colonel Mike Hartley 5327, Fullerton, California 92838, 630-653-4986 Rochester, New York 14627 Fax 630-653-4987 17 Whippoorwill Drive 518-572-8397 [email protected]. MasterCard [email protected] Palm Coast, Florida 32164 [email protected] and VISA are accepted. 386-445-7562 DIRECTORS (current term) [email protected] PUBLIC RELATIONS Single copies of current and back Vern Bickel (2008) Donna Parker (see above at Mentor Mike Cierski (2008) ARCHIVE/LIBRARY Program) issues are available for $6.00 each Jelani Eddington (2010) Jim Patak (please add $3.00 per issue sent Michael Fellenzer (2010) Rialto Square PUBLICATIONS REVIEW Allen Miller (2010) 5 East Van Buren Street, Suite 210 Doug Powers outside of the U.S.A.). Make check Don Near (2009) Joliet, Illinois 60432 3323 Belvoir Boulevard or money order payable to ATOS and Donna Parker (2009) 708-562-8538 Beachwood, Ohio 44122 mail with your order to ATOS Doug Powers (2009) [email protected] 216-401-9671 Carlton Smith (2008) Fax 440-338-5651 Marketplace, Dennis Unks, 4002 ARCHIVAL LIAISON [email protected] Westbury Ridge Drive, Erie, Penn- YOUTH REPRESENTATIVE Jeff Weiler (see above at Journal TO THE BOARD Advertising) RESTORATION & PRESERVATION sylvania 16506. Tyler Morkin Allen Miller AROUND THE CIRCUIT 210 W. 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Advertisers and [email protected] Jelani Eddington their agents assume all liability for 1706 West Palamino Drive TECHNICAL ATOS MARKETPLACE advertising content. Advertise- Racine, Wisconsin 53402 Carlton Smith (see above at Dennis Unks ments in THEATRE ORGAN do not 262-639-8788 Acquisitions & Expansion) 4002 Westbury Ridge Drive Fax 262-639-8242 constitute an endorsement by Erie, Pennsylvania 16506 TECHNICAL CONSULTATION ATOS or the Editor of goods or [email protected] PROGRAM Fax: 440-338-5651 services offered. The Editorial [email protected] CHAPTER RELATIONS Carlton Smith (see above at Craig Peterson Acquisitions & Expansion) Office reserves the right to MEMBERSHIP/EXECUTIVE SECRETARY 7800 Laguna Vega Drive accept, reject, or edit any and all Jim Merry DAVID L.