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Reuter Organ Co. Opus 261 (1927)

Lyric Theatre
9 Minnesota Street S
New Ulm, MN

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)


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2005-11-24 - Identified from the Reuter Opus List, provided by Chris Leaver, Reuter Organ Co., November, 2005. -Database Manager

2020-10-20 - 1927: Opus 261 ordered by the Lyric Theatre, New Ulm, Minnesota. Original cost: $12,000. 1928: installed in January 1928 at the Lyric Theatre. 1938: sold to Zion Lutheran Church, Ocheyedan, Iowa. Information received from Dr. Margaret Banks, Sr. Curator of Musical Instruments at National Music Museum in Vermillion, South Dakota. -Thurlow B. Weed

2025-04-11 - From Cinema Treasures: The Lyric Theatre opened in 1930 with seating listed at 500. The theatre was operated by Welworth Thratres. The Lyric Theatre closed in 1955 and has since been demolished. -Paul R. Marchesano


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