1915 - Theater exterior (Photograph from an archival source: cinematreasures.org, submitted by Jeff Scofield/Jeff Scofield)
2023-08-30 - From cinematreasures.org: A neighborhood 900-seat second-run theatre located on the near East side of Columbus, Ohio. According to Phil Sheridan, the original Eastern Theatre was owned by Carl Ludwig’s Eastern Amusement Company. It opened on February 14, 1915, with a seating capacity of 523. Ten years later, on January 20, 1924, William M. “Billy” James purchased the Eastern Theatre. After two years, the Eastern Theatre was closed on June 1, 1926 and the building was razed. The new Eastern Theatre was opened at 2 p.m., Christmas Day, 1926, with Buster Keaton in “Battling Butler”. The new building had a Spanish motif and seating capacity of 1,500. By the early-1930’s, J. Real Neth took over ownership of the Eastern Theatre. It closed in 1965. It was converted into a disco called Ball of Confusion in the 1980’s and eventually was demolished. Sources: Phil Sheridan’s “My Kind of Town” column in the May 1996–Senior Times, p. 13" and The Columbus Dispatch. -Jeff Scofield
2023-08-30 - Rebuilt by Moller as 2/12 Op. 2942 in 1920. -Jeff Scofield
Source: From THE DIAPASON September 1914
Columbus, Ohio
Eastern Theater
C F Winder 1914 2/15
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GREAT ORCHESTRAL
8' Diapason Phonon 8' Horn Diapason
8' Clarionet 8' Tibia Clausa
8' Dulciana 8' 1st String
4' Flute d'Amour 8' 2nd String
8' Tuba (Celeste)
8' 3rd String
PEDAL 8' 4th String
32' Resultant 8' Vox Humana
16' Major Bourdon
8' Flute (open)
8' Violoncello
[Received from Jeff Scofield
August 29, 2023]
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