Robert Morton Organ Company
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The Robert Morton Organ Company was a producer of Theater Pipe Organs with a heydey in the late 1920s. In addition to theaters and music halls, Robert Morton Organs have been featured in the music for the Haunted Mansion ride at Disney themeparks.
[edit] Currently installed Organs
- The Alhambra Theater, Sacramento, CA (1927, currently installed at the Ironstone Vineyards in Murphys, California)
- Ohio Theatre, Columbus, Ohio (1928)
- Saenger Theater, New Orleans, LA (1927)
- Saenger Theater, Mobile, AL (1927)
- Saenger Theater, Hattiesburg, MS (1929)
- Warnors Center for Performing Arts, Fresno, CA (1928)[1]
- The Fox Theater, Redwood City CA (1929)[2]
- Loew's Jersey Theater, Jersey City, NJ (1929, "Wonder Morton" restored by Garden State Theatre Organ Society)
- The Wilma Theatre, Missoula, MT (1920)
- In Canada - The O'Brien Theatre, Renfrew, Ontario (ca. 1924, formerly installed at The Majestic, Santa Monica (?), California).
[edit] Defunct Organs
- The Colonial Theater, Beach Haven, NJ (1940s, closed around 2000 -- now a private residence) [3]
- The Avalon Theater, Brooklyn, NY (1927)
[edit] References
- ^ Warnors Center for the Performing Arts in Fresno, California
- ^ Wernick, Sandie. 73-YEAR-OLD FOX THEATRE BRINGS A GOTHIC EXTERIOR AND AN ILLUSTRIOUS HISTORY TO DOWNTOWN REDWOOD CITY. Imtech Communications - (415) 928-7414 or (415) 350-9115. Retrieved on 2007-05-31.
- ^ Cinema Treasures: Colonial Theater. Retrieved on 2007-05-31.
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