DOLPH G01EBJEL fromVienna to Dagmar

by Lloyd E. Klos

While doing research for this mag­ azine's "Nuggets" columns, we have frequently seen the name of Adolph (Dolph) Goebel, who presided at or­ gan consoles in eastern seaboard the­ atres from Massachusetts to Geor­ gia, and in Omaha and Wisconsin. Through the graciousness of Mr. Goebel 's widow, his voluminous scrapbook was made available to the writer in 1977, and in the following we shall attempt to trace a very active career. He was born in Regensburg, Ger­ many on February 19, 1899, his par­ ents being Teresa Kagler and Adolph Goebel, Sr. "Starting piano lessons at six with his sister,'' according to Mrs. Goebel, "he gave his first reci­ tal at ten in a school auditorium in When Dolph worked for Music Corp . of America in 1950, this pub licity photo was distributed . (Goebel collection ) Regensburg. For a while, brother and sister enjoyed performing to­ a New York production, The Mira­ stint at the Commodore Theatre in gether. However, the sister, five cle, for a time. Having heard an or­ Brooklyn. years older, broke up the act by leav­ ganist play for silent pictures, he was In 1924, he had a short engage­ ing for an out-of-town girls' school. intrigued at the possibility of learn­ ment at a theatre in Johnstown, New "He loved music, but other ing to master a theatre pipe organ. York, as orchestra leader. It was here studies came first. In deference to his Soon, he was an avid student at the that the theatre manager approached parents' wishes, he studied pharma­ Wurlitzer Co. on 42nd Street, his Dolph to help him burn down the cy, received his diploma, and worked teacher being a Mr. McDonald. house for the insurance, because it in this profession for a while, though After three months of study, Dolph wasn't making any money. The man­ not happy in it." His advanced edu­ became organist for silent movies at ager said, "You can figure a way by cation was in the University of Ba­ the Meserole Theatre in Green Point, shorting out a wire in the organ varia in Munich, and he later contin­ New York. The 725-seat house was a somewhere.'' The organist returned ued his music studies in Austria unit of Small's Queens Theatre Cir­ to the theatre, picked up his music under Engel Hardt at the "Kirchen­ cuit, and had a 3-manual Moller. L. and left for good, not desirous of be­ musikschule" until 1923, when he Lew Reed was the manager. Besides ing a part of this nefarious scheme. emigrated to the United States. overtures, the Meserole orchestra, Following were engagements at As a pharmacist, he would have to led by Louis Schneider, ''rendered the 1472-seat Savoy (2/10 Wurlitzer) earn a diploma here. This he did not specially selected musical programs, and the 2966-seat Branford in New­ care to do, a young man of 23 and on interpretive of the action on the ark, New Jersey. He also broadcast his own. He was a staff musician for screen." Dolph followed this with a over WOR, which was owned by L.

NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 1981 THEATRE ORGAN 9 met my beloved Adolph. I was in the audience one afternoon, and the time had arrived for his solo. The musicians were already taking their places in the pit. The trailer came out on the screen: 'It's Adolph! Let's Sing!' The spotlight shone on the console, but no Adolph. The men in the booth grumbled and started call­ ing, 'Where's Adolph?' "The musicians had to fill for the coming attractions which were spot­ ted before the overture. Suddenly, there was Adolph, which precipi­ tated an ovation, the like he hadn't expected. The theatre manager was so pleased he forgot how angry he was at his organist's lateness. 'Adolph, you're a hit!,' said he. To which my husband replied, 'Don't you want to know where I was?' The manager answered that he didn't care, but to 'please be on time in the Bamberger & Co. short time when on February 2, he future.' Dolph was having a soda From 1925 to 1927, Dolph Goebel was engaged to open the sumptuous around the corner and wondered if was in Wisconsin. He played the 2/6 Loew's Yonkers, which resulted in he should try it again!'' Wurlitzer in the 1000-seat Rex in an extended engagement of 132 Mrs. Goebel again provides a cute Sheboygan for over a year, and in weeks. The house had a 3/13 Robert anecdote to our narrative. "In 1929, 1927, accepted a position at the Morton. I gave Dolph a whippet as a gift. The Avelyn M. Kerr School of the Organ In September 1928, Dolph was en­ dog was so well liked by the orchestra in Milwaukee. A publicity release gaged to open the 3/14 Robert Mor­ musicians that several made offers to read as follows: ton in Loew's Fairmount in the buy it, but Dolph was of no mind to "The Avelyn M. Kerr School of Bronx. This was a 2500-seat house part with his canine companion. The the Organ announces with great on East Tremont Avenue. dog took to Dolph like a duck to pride and pleasure the services of Dolph returned to Yonkers after water; they were inseparable. Adolph Goebel. He received his ear­ the opening. Mrs. Goebel tells us Everywhere his master went, so did ly training from masters of the old that the Fairmount organ was known the dog, whose name was Paavo school of organists, and on entering to be too big for the house. Nurmi, for the famed Olympic run­ the United States, took up the study She further offers this anecdote ner, the Flying Finn. of theatre organ under one of the concerning her husband, which oc­ "One day, master and dog were best-known instructors in this coun­ curred in 1928. ''That was the year I out walking when Dolph realized he try. ''The knowledge of concert as well as theatre organ playing makes him one of the most desirable instructors in this section of the United States. His time will be devoted to the teach­ ing of foundation and concert play­ ing, with a limited amount of time devoted to theatre organ playing.'' While in Milwaukee, Dolph had a half-hour pre-noon recital of request numbers over WSOE, which was op­ erated by a school of engineering. He also performed over WISN, Milwau­ kee, and on WHT in Chicago. In January 1928, he opened the 2119-seat Loew's Avalon in Brook­ lyn. The opening bill included the si­ lent film London After Midnight with Lon Chaney, Marceline Day, and Conrad Nagel, plus a Charlie Chase comedy. Dolph was at the Avalon but a

10 Paramount and it inaugurated regu­ lar ''relay service'' between .the sta­ tion and the theatre. For his initial broadcast, Dolph arranged a brilli­ ant program, combining the works of modern composers with those of classicists. On February 11, 1931, Dolph was married in Yonkers. "I was intro­ duced to him by a friend's boy friend who was the assistant manager of Loew's Yonkers in 1928," says Mrs. Goebel. "After that, we were going steady and I'd come down front to talk to him. There was a draped rail­ ing around the pit, and Adolph took advantage of this by reaching under it and taking my shoe, making off Dolph decorated the Loew's Yonkers console in 1929 for the Christmas program . Note the ancient carbon micro­ phone, used for broadcasts over WCOH, Yonkers. (Goebel collection) with it until he came out again to play the newsreel. He made sure that I'd was shortly due back at the theatre. sent away from the metropolitan be there when he returned! This used He hurriedly tied the dog to a chair in area by Paramount-Publix to ace to annoy me as there were times I had the green room. (Every theatre had a houses elsewhere. For three years, he to leave soon after the show. I even green room, used by artists to relax.) has been featured organist in a num­ offered one of the musicians a couple While playing his solo, the audience ber of deluxe houses throughout the dollars to get my shoe back, but broke into laughter and Dolph won­ east, and for some time, has been when he asked me who had it, he re­ dered if he forgot to zip his trousers! chief demonstrator for the Robert fused. 'Oh, him. I don't want to Looking up, there was Paavo, pull­ Morton Organ Co. His _opening of mess around with him. No sir!' " ing the chair onto the stage! The au­ three deluxe theatres for the Loew In 1931, his southern engagement dience, thinking it was part of the Corp. in the past three years speaks over, he opened a 26-week stint at the act, gave a big ovation to the highly of his ability. He not only has Springfield, Massachusetts, Para­ maestro. The manager asked that the proved himself an asset to every mount, managed by Ben Greenberg. act be kept in as part of his perfor­ house in which he has played, but This was an 1852-seater, having a mance, but Dolph replied that also has made a big name for himself 3/ 11 Wurlitzer. He succeeded Bob 'Paavo does not belong to my with his organ novelties which he Hamilton at the console, and ads in union!' After that, the dog was broadcast from the last theatre in the newspapers listed songs Dolph locked in the dressing room.'' which he appeared." composed: "Let's Go to a Movie," In April 1930, our subject began So, our subject's next stop was the "My Old Pal," and "What a Won- broadcasting again, according to Paramount in Atlanta, a 2476-seat press clippings: house with a 3/15 Wurlitzer. Lou Dolph opened the Robert Morton in Loew 's Fair­ mount in 1929, when he was a demonstrator for the ''Starting Tuesday morning, April Forbes directed the stage band, and Morton Co. John Gart played here later on. 15 at 11 :30, Adolph Goebel, organist Dolph featured spotlight solos and (Goebel collection ) of Loew's, will broadcast a half­ sing-alongs. hour program over Yonkers' own During 1930, a three-day musici­ radio station, WCOH, direct from ans' strike occurred. The disagree­ the console in the theatre. This first ment arose because of the musicians' broadcast will start a series of organ demand for a 52-week contract. This recitals to be given by Mr. Goebel on meant that the theatres would have Tuesday and Thursday mornings. had to commit themselves to a mu­ His programs will include song hits sical policy at a time when the New from the current screen attractions York offices maintained that busi­ and also request numbers, sent in to ness conditions generally, and thea­ the station by listeners. Tune in to tre business particularly, did not per­ station WCOH, 1210 kilocycles (248 mit them to enter a definite contract meters) to hear Mr. Goebel play the for so long a period. Canned music numbers you like best." was used during the strike, and Mrs. Mrs. Goebel tells us that one day, Goebel says that Dolph and the the organist thought he had a cipher. Paramount's assistant manager flew However, his dog was standing on a to Mississippi and played golf in the pedal! latter's home town. In July 1930, the Exhibitor's Her­ In August 1930, he played a con­ ald World announced: cert over WSB, Atlanta, which great­ '' Adolph Goebel is another of the ly added to his popularity. This oc­ New York organists who are being curred during his fourth week at the

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1981 THEATRE ORGAN derful Day." The publicity included speakers, while hanging from the opening show, two wires were strung pictures of Dolph at the Atlanta Fox balcony rail was a microphone for from the projection booth to the or­ console, rather than at the Para­ the pickup. This method of broad­ chestra pit, and a model airplane mount. This was during the depres­ casting, which was Dolph's idea, was rode the wires to a simulated crash. sion, and theatre expenses were be­ used for programs over the Westing­ Dolph also designed personal ing held to a minimum. house stations WBZ, WBZA and cards for Christmas patrons. At While at Springfield, there oc­ IXA2. However, on May 1, 1931, other times, he distributed clever curred another cute dog incident, organ music at the Paramount was cards to patrons for writing their re­ though not funny at the time. Ac­ dropped, as the management was quest numbers. cording to Mrs. Goebel, "we had a cutting expenses. When the Omaha Bee News pro­ Scottish terrier, trained to answer Late in May 1931, our subject was moted its "Free Shoe Fund," Dolph nature's call on paper. One day, we at Loew's Pitkin in Brooklyn, where wrote a song "I See by the Paper" stopped the car to buy a copy of he served as guest organist for sever­ and dedicated it to the newspaper. Liszt's 'Hungarian Rhapsody,' and al weeks. This house was a 2817- The theatre got five complaints be­ threw the music onto the car's back seater. This was followed by eight cause he included a plea for the fund seat. In time, a vile odor permeated weeks at Loew's Valencia in Jamai­ during his organ stint. While in the vehicle. Sure enough, nature's ca, Long Island, a sumptuous at­ Omaha, he broadcast over KOIL. call was answered! Dolph scolded mospheric house of 4,000 seats, with In 1932 he returned east to Loew's the dog, saying 'You stinker; why a 4/23 "Wonder" Morton. Yonkers, where he played the organ did you have to change it to 'Hun­ The newlyweds then decided to and conducted for vaudeville. This garian Goulash?' Naturally, we had take a trip to Europe. Dolph hadn't was f 9llowed by his opening of the to buy another piece of music. The seen his mother in ten years, and the 2/5 Wurlitzer in Dobbs Ferry's dog was sold afterwards!'' couple made it a honeymoon ven­ 975-seat Embassy Theatre. The or­ In February 1931, it was an­ ture. While in France, an offer came gan had been in a studio and was in­ nounced that the Springfield Para­ from the New York headquarters for stalled in the theatre shortly before mount organ would be broadcast a job in a New York movie palace. Dolph's arrival. thrice weekly on WBZ. With the an­ Dolph turned that down in deference The Peekskill, New York, Para­ nouncement was a description and to the Paramount in Atlanta. mount was Dolph's next port of call sketch of the broadcasting facilities. Following that stint, Dolph went in 1933, and he spent twelve weeks It was admitted that true reproduc­ into the Palace Theatre in Stamford, there as guest organist, playing a tion of organ music over the air had Connecticut, and played a 3/9 Kil­ 3-manual Wurlitzer. Then came a always been a problem because the gen in the 1950-seat house for 14 26-week stint at RKO Proctor's 86th organist could not properly hear the weeks. He also played again over Street Theatre in New York, with rendition of the music he was play­ WBZ, Springfield. broadcasts over WMCA. ing, and therefore, the reception Late in 1931, in the height of the Dolph Goebel joined some select never was of true tone color. For the depression, Dolph was at the Para­ company who were placed in the­ WBZ broadcasts, the Paramount's mount studio in New York, audi­ atres at that time: Mrs. Helen Craw­ console was raised to stage level. In a tioning for Boris Morros. Morros ford, New York Paramount; Bettye room in the basement was engineer asked the organist to play some­ Lee Taylor, Loew's State in Syra­ Vernon Trigger, who operated a thing. ''He obliged with a few num­ cuse; Bob West, Loew's Stanley in microphone mixing panel and an bers ," says Mrs. Goebel, "when Baltimore; Ted Crawford, Loew's amplifier. On the console were a Morros asked if he could sing. Norfolk; and Al Curtis, New York's volume indicator and two loud- Dolph's reply was to the effect that Academy of Music. he was not a singer, but would give it a try. After the rendition, Morros said, 'Good, good. A singer you're 11&10~'1 not, but you have an accent.' Dolph 61111Il~61 replied: 'Yes, but so have you.' They both laughed and Dolph got the next from job which was in Omaha." WESTERNRESERVE On December 12, 1931, he began a twelve-week run at Omaha's 3000- Cleveland, Ohio seat Paramount, playing a 4/26 Wurlitzer. His specialties were song slides and spotlight solos. In those days, organists had to have novel Lowell ideas to keep t)leir popularity high. C. They spent mtlch time in perfecting their solo presentations, using gim­ Ayars micks to put the act over. During the screening of Hell Divers, an aviation film with Wallace Beery and Clark Gable, r Dolph devised a clever idea. For the 12 THEATRE ORGAN NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1981 In March 1934, Dolph Goebel be­ tertainment, relying on the Ham­ sentation of Rich's Department gan a 25-week run at Richmond's mond which had come on the scene Store. Narration and songs were by 1500-seat Colonial Theatre, playing in 1935. Here are a few of his endea­ Ireene Wicker, ''The Singing :Cady.'' a 2-manual Moller. A fell ow organist vors from 1937 on: Dolph did the show the following who was playing at Loew's Theatre 1937-1941. Musical Director of year, expanded to a six-day event. was Bill Dalton. Dolph also broad­ WWRL, Woodside, New York. He In May 1946, he was staff organist cast over WMBG. While here, he ran became interested in playing the on W JZ. By then, he had become in­ a parody contest under the sponsor­ musical saw. On one program, he terested in building electronic equip­ ship of the Adam Hat Store, and also took three encores, but cut his ment as a hobby, and was the inven­ served as "The Answer Man" for the thumb, necessitating five stitches. tor of the Gobeltone Speaker for Richmond Movie News, answering July 1942. Dolph began a series of Hammond organs. questions on motion pictures and Sunday afternoon appearances on a After four years as staff organist music. The answer he gave one ques­ Hammond at Forest Park in Forest at ABC, he resigned in 1947 to tioner on ability to play large organs Hill, Long Island, for the U.S. Trea­ become musical director of the rather than small ones, and the dif­ sury Department. He played for Rodgers and Hammerstein musical ferences in pipe organs, bears men­ community singing during rallies for Happy Birthday, starring Helen tion: selling war bonds and stamps. Hayes. While going over the music "Contrary to general belief, any October 1943. Second edition of with arranger Robert Russell Ben­ competent organist will verify the Fashions of the N. Y. Times at New nett one day backstage half an hour statement that it is easier to play a York Times Hall. "Cass Parmentier before the opening of the show, his large organ than a small instrument. had become ill, and called Dolph to portable organ's 60-lb. packing case The number of manuals is merely an take over the show. He made out so fell off a shelf, skimming Dolph's added simplification for the sole well that he was asked to do others, head. Fortunately, a doctor in the convenience of the organist to enable thanks to his friend, Cass," says house administered the three stitches quick changes in registration. The Mrs. Goebel. required. only important factor in regards to February 1944. "War Bond Frol­ In the late forties, Dolph orga­ the size of an organ is the number of ics" at Brooklyn's Academy of nized and directed the ''Dolph speaking instruments (sets of pipes). Music. Cast included Peter Lind Goebel Trio," which played engage­ '' A theatre organ is considered an Hayes, George "Superman" ments in the metropolitan New York offspring of the more conservative Reeves, Joe Bushkin, Edmond area. He also organized ''The Three concert or church organ, and some­ O'Brien, Red Buttons, Jerry Adler Cavaliers" - guitar, accordion, and times doesn't really deserve to be (from Winged Victory cast), Doro­ organ - which was similar to ''The called as such. A theatre organ and a thy Kirsten, Mack Harrell, Whisper­ Three Suns." This group had gigs all concert or church organ are so vastly ing Jack Smith, Phil Baker, Fannie over New York and New Jersey in different, not only from a musical Hurst, Milo Boulton, and Dave El­ In 1930, Mr. Goebel had an engagement at the Para­ standpoint, but also from the view­ man. mount in Atlanta . Here he poses at the 3/ 15 Wurlitzer point of the builders. Main charac­ There were scores of events, bene­ console. (Goebel collection) teristics are: the theatre organ is a fits, and programs which utilized the musical contraption on the principle artistry of Dolph Goebel, and space of the concert organ, with pipes limitations preclude our listing most acoustically voiced in such a manner of them. Dolph also got into radio to imitate the instruments of an or­ more deeply. For example, in 1945 chestra and supplied with heavier he performed on Betty Moore's Tri­ wind pressure. Added are percussion angle Club over WJZ in New York. traps. Original concert or church or­ Other programs included: Alma Kit­ gans consist of several types of organ chell Show, Appointment With Life, tones such as Flutes, Diapasons and Chamber Music Society of Lower soft reeds, mostly on low wind pres­ Basin Street, with Paul Lavalle, sure and not enclosed in a chamber. Creeps by Night, with Peter Lorre, Techniques of playing both instru­ Dark Destiny, Ethel and Albert, with ments are as different as pianos and Peg Lynch and Richard Widmark, reed organs. The theatre organist is It's Murder, Johnny Thompson usually called a 'one-leg pedaler,' as Show, Margaret Whiting Show, Paul the right foot has control of expres­ Whiteman Show, Strike It Rich, with sion. A two-touch system is on thea­ Warren Hull, Teen-Age Time, with tre organs." Elizabeth Woodward, The Gospel Following his Richmond engage­ Singer, with Edward McHugh, The ment, Dolph went to the 1500-seat March of Time, with Westbrook Plymouth Theatre in Worcester, Vanvoorhis, The Mystery Chef Massachusetts, for a short engage­ (Dolph once gave his recipe for ment. stuffed cabbage.), and The O'Neills. With the use of organs in theatres February 1946. Dolph returned to at a minimum by this time, our sub­ Atlanta to the Erlanger Theatre for a ject branched into other areas of en- four-day show, Fashionata, a pre-

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1981 THEATRE ORGAN ing, I was a half minute late starting to play. I was looking at her instead of the music!' "Dolph credits a portion of his success to some advice given him by the late Guy Lombardo. 'I played for Guy at his club in Freeport, Long Island, and he told me to forget all about bebop, boogie woogie and other oddities such as 'Come Ona My House.' He said that 99% of the people want melody with good har­ monic embellishment. I've followed that advice. After all, Lombardo had been a headliner for over 20 years. He knew what he was talking about.' "Dolph compares himself to a chef: 'We musicians must know what kind of music goes with a din­ ner, just as a chef must know what While in Atlanta , Dolph had the opportunity to play the 4/ 42 Moller in the Fox Theatre. Here he is at the console . (Goebel collection) kind of seasoning to use. The other night, a gentleman asked for 'St. the fifties and made quite a name for page: 'Organist Goebel and Clara Louis Blues.' I told him I'd wait until itself. Bow Open Here Tonight' ... Dolph he finished dinner. You see, I didn't When Dolph was featured at remembers the "It" girl as 'a beauti­ want to spoil his digestion. Hatt's Restaurant in the Elmira, ful woman - according to the stan­ "My music here at Hatt's place is New York, area, he was interviewed dards of that time.' piped into loud speakers to the high­ by the local press. The following ex­ "Many of the radio jingles which way. The other night, a woman cerpts give insights into the man's explode over the air waves were writ­ phoned from Grand Central Ave­ character and philosophy of life: ten by Goebel. 'I wrote 'em for soap, nue, three blocks away, requesting "From Vienna to Clara Bow. coffee, potato chips and even for an 'Stardust.' Said she was sitting on From the "It" girl to Dagmar. From Ohio Savings Bank. I don't like the her front porch, listening to me the TV eyeful to Howard Hatt's jingles any more than you d9, but I play.' rendezvous on the Lake Road. like the money.' "As for his wooing technique: 'I That's the highway Dolph Goebel "During the run of Happy Birth­ used it only once. I was playing in a has followed for 28 years, with many day in Boston, Dolph became good theatre when I spotted this lovely girl stops enroute. His map has been one friends with Richard Rodgers. One in the front row. She had her shoes of music and his transportation has day backstage, Oscar Hammerstein off, so I climbed over the pit rail and been provided by an outstanding gave his partner a few lyrics. It took took them. And I didn't give them talent at the manuals of an organ. Rodgers less than IO minutes to dash back until she promised to go out "Hitting the high spots: One day off the music for 'So Far,' one of the with me after the show. I used this in 1930, a newspaper in Atlanta car­ hit tunes of Allegro. trick but once, for that girl became ried this headline on its amusement "One of Goebel's most pleasant my wife." memories goes back to World War I when he toured the vaudeville stages as organist for Lt. Gitz-Rice and his We Hope Y'all Have 'Royal Canadian Mounted,' a choral group. During the war, Gitz-Rice An Extra Nice composed one of that period's most Holiday Season popular tunes, and Dolph recalls the song stopped the show every day. It was 'Dear Old Pal of Mine.' "Dolph's most difficult musical assignment came in the early 1920's when he was hired to accompany the Royal Siamese Temple Dancers at New York's Hippodrome. 'It took me six hours to get the music down on paper as there was no manuscript NORTH available. Their rhythm was so odd, TEXAS it was a horrible job to tackle.' from CHAPTER "As for Dagmar, the star of Jerry Connecticut Valley Chapter Lester's Open House: 'The first time I worked a TV show with her appear-

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Colleges and universities take great pride in their libraries, and attempt to make available a wide variety of books and periodicals to their stu­ dents. However, in most college li­ braries across the country, copies of THEATRE ORGAN are not found on the shelves. In fact, most institu­ tions of higher learning have never heard of the American Theatre Or­ gan Society, nor are their librarians aware that copies of THEATRE OR­ In 1952, Dolph quit the club-hotel­ gyrocompass with automatic transis­ GAN are available for student use. and-resort circuit, and worked closer torized speed latitude control. The By not having our magazine in col­ to home. In 1954, he did some motive for having Dolph learn this lege libraries students are being de­ W ABC-TV shows on Clo wnland was for him to conduct the training prived of a rich source of musical Carnival, a 15-minute, five-a-week school for all RCA marine service history, and an important source of program for 13 weeks. Two years personnel who were to be stationed information about the theatre pipe later, though he didn,t care to do it, at ports around the country. organ. he worked for the Jim Handy organi­ Harry Belock had a yacht in Ham­ You can be the vital link between zation for Chevrolet shows. This was burg, and it was Dolph,s job also to the ATOS and the institutions of in Texas for a month, Dolph serving see that the proper electronic equip­ higher learning in your area. A tax­ as an orchestra leader. ment was installed. Eventually, the deductible contribution to ATOS That year, he was approached by yacht came to the United States. can result in improving the collection Andy Sanella, who introduced him Later, Belock gave up the Marine of periodicals in your local college or to Harry Belock who had an elec­ Division and went into the recording university library. tronics business in College Point, business in Bayside, New York. He A worthwhile individual or ATOS New York. Dolph could speak Ger­ wanted Dolph to make some records Chapter project would be to contrib­ man, French, Latin, Turkish, and in 1962, but by that time Dolph,s hip ute a set of 50, 75 or more back issues English, and was studying Italian so was giving him trouble. The cartilage of THEATRE ORGAN to each col­ as to con verse with foreign ''ham,, was wearing away, and his heart lege or university in the chapter area. radio operators. Belock talked could not stand an operation. In addition to the contribution of Dolph into working for him as a field Dolph left Belock for Shaw back issues, have your chapter enter service engineer, and sent him to C. Walker, the office furniture firm, to a subscription to THEATRE OR­ Plath in Hamburg, Germany, for in­ work in research and development. GAN for each college library, so that struction. He worked out of his home, at his their set of magazines will continue As Dolph loved challenges, he em­ leisure, up until a year before he died to be current. barked on the new venture with en­ in August, 1970, at the Manhasset, Don ,t delay. Be sure to send your thusiasm. He learned repair and cali­ New York, Medical Center. order today, while the supply of back bration of electronic test equipment The writer hopes that through the issues is available at $1. 50 each (ten and calibration of gyroscopic servo appearance of this story in THEA­ or more copies). The ATOS Circula­ mechanisms. He worked as coordi­ TRE ORGAN, a portion of the pub­ tion Department has thousands of nator in the manufacture of the new lic will be able to achieve an insight back issues just waiting to be do­ into the life of a very talented and nated to the institutions of higher versatile personality. To Mrs. learning across our land. THEATREORGAN Goebel, alone, goes our thanks for Send orders to: ATOS Circulation CLASSIFIEDADS providing us with the material, pic­ Department, 1393 Don Carlos GET RESULTS! tures, and answers to our questions Court, Chula Vista, Calif. 92010. TRY ONE which were so necessary in the com­ Make checks payable to ATOS. pilation of this epic. □ Specify the back issues you desire. □

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