Love these restored movie palaces! I was lucky enough to head up two 1928 (architect) John Eberson theatres in Ohio, still beautiful and operating today: The Palace Theatre in Marion, and the Renaissance Theatre (formerly the Ohio Theatre) in Mansfield. Both also feature a “Mighty Wurlitzer” unit orchestra, or theatre organ. They were called “unit orchestras” because that’s what they did – replaced an entire orchestra, including sound effects like birds, drums, whistles, bells, rain and more!
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