You can imagine the scene at the Kentucky Theatre when it first opened its doors in 1922: A silent film debuts as a Wurlitzer pipe organ fills the auditorium with music and special effects.

On a recent Sunday night in West Seattle, people gathered to hear the sound of an era long gone. Accompanying a screening of the 1924 silent movie “Peter Pan” at Kenyon Hall, musician Dennis James ...

The first pieces of a massive, historic theater pipe organ built more than 90 years ago have been installed at Rochester Institute of Technology’s music performance theater, currently under ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A piece of Savannah history almost lost is coming to life thanks to SCAD. There’s no business like show business...Ken Double of the Fox Theatre in Atlanta has been playing ...

SEATTLE — Since 1998, Seattle’s historic Paramount Theatre has given moviegoers a chance to step back in time during their popular series, Silent Movie Mondays. "The Paramount opened March 1, 1928, ...

In the history of American culture, few sounds are as closely tied to the idea of entertainment as the theater pipe organ. At once nostalgic and timeless, it is often referred to as “the king of ...

Dr. Marvin Faulwell’s Allen GW4 theater organ looms large in his Lee's Summit living room, where he's created a score for the silent film "Peter Pan." Faulwell will perform it Sunday at the Kansas ...

The Smithsonian's Wurlitzer (its console above, with the Star-Spangled Banner) likely played the national anthem before movies. Eric Long/National Musuem of American History, SI Of all the musical ...

SOUND. THE SOUND OF A BYGONE ERA PLAYS ON IN WORCESTER THANKS TO ONE MAN’S LIFELONG PASSION. WE HAD THE IDEA AND ANOTHER MAN’S VISION OF THE FUTURE FOR. IN THE 1920S AND 30S WERE LITTLE THEATER ORGANS ...