The Wurlitzer 3Manual/10Rank theatre organ rising up out of the orchestra pit prior to the UK première of Fantsatic Mr Fox at the Odeon West End, Leicester Square.
Wrong! It's The Duchess at Odeon Leicester Square, not Odeon West End (formerly the Leicester Square Theatre and, of course, she's a Compton, not a Wurlitzer. And I've played her...
Yes you are both right in part in that the clip is the OLS 5/17 Compton.But the Leicester square theatre(Buchanens theatre) originally had a 2/10 wurlitzer organ now at the Cotton museum in Suffolk.The Empire Leic sq had a 4/20 wurlitzer,the warner had a 3/12 compton-Londons West end was inundated with them.Only a handful left in their original location now.Gaumont kilburn,Apollo hammersmith,Habitat regent street are about it now in the centre.
Well actually it's the 5 manual 17 Rank Compton organ at the Odeon Leicester Square - as far as I know the West End Odeon (formerly the Leicester Square Theatre) never had a cinema organ. Anyway thanks for posting it;s nice to see the old "Duchess" is still going strong.
Wrong! It's The Duchess at Odeon Leicester Square, not Odeon West End (formerly the Leicester Square Theatre and, of course, she's a Compton, not a Wurlitzer. And I've played her...
PaulCastle001 6 months ago
The melotone is fitted, its there.
bmhall100 2 years ago
One of them did, im not sure which, but the odeon always had the compton.
bmhall100 2 years ago
This organ also had a Melotone Unit fitted but never attached to the console. Strange! Is it still Donald McKenzie who is the Resident Organist?
Gary
garyian1970 2 years ago
Got an idea the Leicester Square Theatre had a smallish Wurlitzer at one time, wouldn`t put money on it tho.
Silentscreenstar 2 years ago
Yes you are both right in part in that the clip is the OLS 5/17 Compton.But the Leicester square theatre(Buchanens theatre) originally had a 2/10 wurlitzer organ now at the Cotton museum in Suffolk.The Empire Leic sq had a 4/20 wurlitzer,the warner had a 3/12 compton-Londons West end was inundated with them.Only a handful left in their original location now.Gaumont kilburn,Apollo hammersmith,Habitat regent street are about it now in the centre.
caspercat0 2 years ago
Well actually it's the 5 manual 17 Rank Compton organ at the Odeon Leicester Square - as far as I know the West End Odeon (formerly the Leicester Square Theatre) never had a cinema organ. Anyway thanks for posting it;s nice to see the old "Duchess" is still going strong.
dlanodsknib 2 years ago