click on image to enlarge Irving Place Theatre 11 Irving Place at 15th Street New York, N.Y. 10003 The Iriving Place Theatre, originally known as the Amberg German Theatre and later just Amberg’s Theatre, was home to German-language legitimate productions. Decorated in the Spanish-Moorish style, the theatre was located at 118 East 15th Street, with an alternate address of 11 Irving Place. The name was changed to Irving Place Theatre on May 1, 1893. From May 1918 until 1921, the theatre was home to Maurice Schwartz’s Yiddish Art Theatre Players. In the 1920s, it became a burlesque house, and in the 1930s the theatre was showing motion pictures. Still showing film at least as late as 1952, the theatre was converted to a warehouse in 1962 before finally being demolished in 1984 and replaced by the Zeckendorf Tower in 1985.             Estey Organ Company Brattleboro, Vt. – Opus 2562 (1927) Electro-pneumatic action 2 manuals, 22 stops, 9 ranks The Estey organ in the Irving Theatre was installed in two chambers (Left and Right) and included an electric Luminous-Roller type console. The organ was voiced on 6" wind pressure.                 Orchestral Organ (Manual I) – 61 notes 8   Muted Violin [Unit A] — 8   Concert Flute [Unit B] — 8   Saxophone 73 4   Octave Flute [Unit B] — 8   Orchestral Oboe 73 2   Piccolo [Unit B] — 8   Viol d'Orchestre [Unit A] —   Harp [TC] 49 notes 4   Octave Viol [Unit A] —                     Solo Organ (Manual II) – 61 notes 8   First Violins II ranks 134 8   Viol d'Orchestre [Unit A] — 8   'Cello II ranks 134 8   Concert Flute [Unit B] — 8   Open Diapason 73 4   Octave Flute [Unit B] — 8   Clarinet 73 2   Piccolo [Unit B] — 8   Vox Humana 73   Chimes F / P 20 tubes             Pedal Organ – 32 notes 16   Contra Bass [Unit B] — 8   'Cello SO 16   Bass Viol [Unit A] — 16   Bassoon [ext. Orch. Oboe] 12 8   Octave Bass [Unit B] —                     Couplers     Orchestral Unison   Solo to Pedal 8', 4'     Solo 16', 4', Unison   Orchestral to Pedal 8'     Solo to Orchestral 16', 8', 4'   Pedal to Orchestral 8'                 Combination Pistons     Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5-0 affecting Solo, Pedal and Couplers     Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5-0 affecting Orch., Pedal and Couplers     Pistons No. 1-2-3-4-5-0 affecting Universals                 Tremulants (Two)     Solo               Orchestral                           Pedal Movements     Expression Pedal – Left   Solo to Pedal Reversible     Expression Pedal – Right   Orch. to Pedal Reversible     Crescendo Pedal   Sforzando           Analysis of Unit Section     Unit A Pipes 16   Viol d'Orchestre 97   Unit B 16   Bourdon 24 8   Traverse Flute 73             Sources:      Carnahan, John. Factory Shop Order for Estey Organ, Op. 2562 (1927).      Cinema Treasures website: http://www.cinematreasures.org/      The Estey Pipe Organ website: www.esteyorgan.com Photos:      Cinema Treasures website: undated exterior.             | NYC AGO Home Page | Back to NYC Organ Project List |