1921 - Theatre exterior (Photograph by cinematreasures.org, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
Unknown - Console (Photograph from an archival source: From THE DIAPASON April 1921, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2016-07-25 - Information from <i>Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, Vol. I</i>, by David L. Junchen (Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1985). -Database Manager
2022-11-12 - From cinematreasures.org: The Stanley Theatre was one of the major motion picture palaces of Philadelphia. This was the second theatre named after Stanley Mastbaum, the late president of the Stanley Co. (which later became Stanley Warner). The original Stanley Theatre’s name was changed to Stanton Theatre (and later Milgram Theatre). The Stanley Theatre opened January 28, 1921 with Cecil B. DeMille’s “Forbidden Fruit” starring Agnes Ayres. Designed by architectural firm Hoffman-Hennon Co., the lobby was 72 feet by 26 feet, lined with rose Travertine marble and had a polychrome vaulted ceiling. The auditorium was in an Adam style design in shades of old rose and ivory. The Stanley Theatre opened with 3,000 seats, but with reseating gradually brought it down to 2,916. The original screen was only twelve feet by sixteen feet. There was a 3 manual, 21 rank Kimball organ. Jules Mastbaum, who succeeded his brother as president of the Stanley Company, made this theatre into a leading centre for operas and movies. Silent pictures were accompanied by a 55 piece symphony orchestra, the city’s best after the Philadelphia Orchestra (which itself performed once in 1923). The orchestra also played concerts. The stage shows were the city’s best, with stars of stage, screen and radio. In May 1929, Al Capone was arrested in the Stanley Theatre’s lobby for having concealed weapons. In November 1959, much of the auditorium’s ornate decor was covered over with gray drapes in a modernization to the plans of architect William Harold Lee. Cinder block was used to reduce the seating capacity from 2,916 to 2,300, but increased the screen to a huge 64 feet wide. Due to declining patronage, the Stanley Theatre was closed on January 20, 1970. The Stanley Theatre was sadly demolished in 1973. Today, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange stands on the site of the Stanley Theatre. -Jeff Scofield
Source: From THE DIAPASON April 1921
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Stanley Theatre
Kimball KPO 6582 1921 3/31
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SUMMARY
32' Tuba 97
16' Orchestral Oboe 73
16' Saxophone 73
16' Diaphone 85
16' Clarabella 85
16' Tibia Clausa 85
16' Concert Flute 109
16' Violin I 97
16' Cello I 73
8' Trumpet 73
8' French Horn 73
8' Echo Horn 73
8' Waldhorn 85
8' Solo Vox Humana II 146
8' Echo Vox Humana 73
8' English Horn 61
8' Muted Cornet 49
8' Clarinet 73
8' Kinura 61
8' Open Diapason 73
8' Flute Celeste 61
8' Cello II 122
8' Viola 97
8' Violins II 146
8' Muted Violins II 122
[Received from Jeff Scofield
November 12, 2022]
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