Robert Morton Organ Company
- Robert Morton Organ Company
The Robert Morton Organ Company was a producer of Theater Pipe Organs; its heydey was in the late 1920s. In addition to their uses in theaters and music halls, Robert Morton organs have been featured in the music for the Haunted Mansion attractions at various Disney theme parks.
Currently installed Organs
* The Alhambra Theater, Sacramento, CA (1927, currently installed at the Ironstone Vineyards in Murphys, California)
*Ohio Theatre, Columbus, Ohio (1928)
* Saenger Theater, New Orleans, LA (1927)
* Saenger Theater, Mobile, AL (1927)
* Saenger Theater, Hattiesburg, MS (1929)
* Warnors Center for Performing Arts, Fresno, CA (1928) [ [http://www.warnors.org/index.php?n=12&id=12 Warnors Center for the Performing Arts in Fresno, California ] ]
* The Fox Theater, Redwood City CA (1929) [cite web
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* Loew's Jersey Theater, Jersey City, NJ (1929, [http://www.gstos.org/wonder.htm "Wonder Morton"] restored by Garden State Theatre Organ Society)
* The Wilma Theatre, Missoula, MT (1920)
* In Canada - The O'Brien Theatre, Renfrew, Ontario (ca. 1924, formerly installed at The Majestic, Santa Monica (?), California).
Defunct Organs
* The Colonial Theater, Beach Haven, NJ (1940s, closed around 2000 -- now a private residence) [cite web
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* The Avalon Theater, Brooklyn, NY (1927)
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