click on images to enlarge Colony Theater (now the Broadway Theater) 1681 Broadway at 53rd Street New York, N.Y. 10036 Originally known as the Colony, this 1924 theater was designed by architect Eugene DeRosa and built for B.S. Moss. It was initially used as a movie palace, showing Universal Pictures productions and vaudeville. The 1,761 seat theater began staging plays in 1930 and was purchased by the Shubert Organization in 1939.                 John Priest at the Colony Theatre Skinner Organ Co. Boston, Mass. – Opus 485 (1924) Electro-pneumatic key and stop action 4 manuals, 58 stops, 32 ranks, 2,153 pipes                 Great Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes, enclosed 8   Diapason 61 8   Corno d'Amour 61 8   Gedeckt 61 8   Vox Humana 61 8   Voix Celeste II ranks 146   Tremolo 8   Flute Celeste II ranks 134     Harp 61 bars 4   Harmonic Flute 73   Celesta 4   Unda Maris II ranks 122   Piano Action 8   Cornopean 73                       Swell Organ (Manual III) – 61 notes, enclosed 16   Bourdon 73 8   Corno d'Amour GT 8   Diapason GT 8   Vox Humana GT 8   Gedeckt GT     Tremolo 8   Voix Celeste II ranks GT     Harp GT 8   Flute Celeste II ranks GT     Celesta GT 8   Harmonic Flute GT     Piano Action GT 8   Unda Maris II ranks GT                   Choir Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed 8   Geigen 73 8   Clarinet 73 8   Concert Flute 73     Tremolo   8   Erzahler 73     Harp 61 bars 4   Flute 73     Celesta PED     Carillon III ranks 73                         Orchestral Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes, enclosed 8   Doppel Flute 73 16   Bassoon 73 8   Cello 73 8   Tuba Mirabilis 73 8   Gamba Celeste 73 8   Physharmonica 73 4   Orchestral Flute 73 8   French Horn 73 2 2/3   Nazard 61 8   Musette 73 2   Piccolo 61 8   Clarinet 73 1 3/5   Tierce 61   Tremolo 1 1/7   Septieme 61   Piano Action                 Solo Organ (Manual IV) – 61 notes, enclosed 8   Doppel Flute OR 16   Bassoon OR 8   Cello OR 8   Tuba Mirabilis OR 8   Gamba Celeste OR 8   Physharmonica OR 4   Orchestral Flute OR 8   French Horn OR 2 2/3   Nazard OR 8   Musette OR 2   Piccolo OR 8   Clarinet OR 1 3/5   Tierce OR   Tremolo OR 1 1/7   Septieme OR   Piano Action OR                 Echo Organ – 61 notes, enclosed 8   Chimney Flute 73   Tremolo 8   Vox Humana 73   Cathedral Chimes 20 tubes                 Pedal Organ – 32 notes 16   Diapason 32 8   Still Gedeckt SW 16   Bourdon 32 16   Trombone 32 16   Echo Bourdon SW 16   Bassoon OR 8   Octave [ext.] 12 8   Tromba 12 8   Gedeckt [ext.] 12                     Great Traps Orchestral Traps     Chinese Block       Xylophone       Snare Drum       Bird Call                   Toe Studs Pedal Keys     Tom Tom       Bass Drum – Double Touch     Snare Drum       Tympani and Bass Drum     Crash Cymbal       Cymbal       Bass Drum       Thunder Effect     Kettle Drum   Rain               Sources:      Aeolian-Skinner Archives: http://aeolian-skinner.110mb.com/      The City of New York Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting website: www.nyc.gov/html/film/html/theatre      Dolkart, Andrew S. and Matthew A. Postal. Guide to New York City Landmarks (Third Edition). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004.      Holden, Dorothy. The Life and Work of Ernest M. Skinner. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 1987.      Junchen, David L. Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, Vol. 2. Pasedena: Showcase Publications, 1989.      Kinzey, Allen, and Sand Lawn. E.M. Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner Opus List (New Rev. Ed.). Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 1997.Photos:      "Stop, Open and Reed," pub. by the Skinner Organ Co. Richmond: The Organ Historical Society, 1997. Photos:      The City of New York Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting website: interior.      "Stop, Open and Reed," pub. by the Skinner Organ Co.: John Priest at Skinner Organ, Op. 485 (1924).               | NYC AGO Home Page | Back to NYC Organs List |