1915 - Building exterior (Photograph by drypigment.net, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2004-12-21 - Information identifying this instrument from the Austin Organs, Inc. web site, accessed December 20, 2004: http://www.austinorgans.com/organ-research.htm. -Database Manager
2014-08-17 - Opened as the 1457-seat Stanley Theatre in 1914 and the organ installed in 1915; renamed Stanton Theater in 1920; renamed Milgram Theater 1968; closed in 1980 and demolished that year along with neighboring Fox Theatre. -Database Manager
2023-08-26 - From drypigment.net: The first Stanley Theatre of Philadelphia was located at 1616-20 Market Street, east of Seventeenth Street. When the venue opened, the “Philadelphia Inquirer” announced, “The Stanley contains every modern device in perfect theatre construction, and many innovations exclusive in this temple of Thespia. The house will comfortably seat 1700 persons and the decorations are of a quietly attractive quality.” The house count was actually a little lower than that. The policy of the Stanley was the presentation of the “highest grade photo plays.” Photoplays and comic films constituted the program at the Stanley Theatre with live musical accompaniment. Designed by W. H. Hoffman, the venue was later renamed the Stanton Theatre and later the Milgram by 1968. The building was demolished in 1968. Also, the first Stanley Theatre is not to be confused with the second Stanley Theatre that opened on the southwest corner of 19th and Market Street in 1921; it was a much larger theater. -Jeff Scofield
Stoplist copied from <i>The Diapason</i> October 1915 Source: Source not recorded Date not recorded
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Stanley Theater
Austin Op. 605 1915 3/29
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GREAT SWELL
16' Tibia Clausa 8' Diapason Phonon
8' Principal Diapason 8' Gedeckt
8' Open Diapason 8' Viole d'Orchestre
8' Gross Gedeckt 12 8' Viole Celeste
8' Grossflöte 8' Vox Seraphique
8' Concert Flute 4' Flauto Traverso
8' Gross Gamba III Mixture
8' Gamba Celeste 16' Contra Fagotto
4' Waldflöte 8' Horn
8' Tuba 8' Oboe 12
Sub 8' Vox Humana
Unison Off Tremolo
Super Sub
Chimes Unison Off
Harp Super
GREAT ANTIPHONAL ORCHESTRAL
8' Gedeckt 8' Diapason GT
8' Nitsua 8' Gross Gamba GT
8' Celeste 8' Gamba Celeste GT
8' Vox Humana 8' Concert Flute GT
Tremolo 8' Unda Maris
4' Waldflöte GT
PEDAL 8' Clarinet
8' Orchestral Oboe
32' Resultant Bass Tremolo
16' Open Diapason Sub
16' Bourdon GT Unison Off
16' Violone 12 GT Super
8' Gross Flute 12 Chimes GT
8' Dolce Flute 12 Harp GT
8' Cello GT
16' Fagotto SW ORCHESTRAL ANTIPH
8' Gedeckt
8' Nitsua
8' Celeste
8' Vox Humana
Tremolo
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