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Mighty Wurlitzer Organ Plays Again at Historic Movie Palace at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus, December 2
- Special screening of Rudy Vallee’s 1931 home movies -
| WHAT: |
Wurlitzer Organ Recital by R. Jelani Eddington
Screening of crooner Rudy Vallee’s 1931 vaudeville home movies |
| WHY: |
A Special Birthday Celebration for Dr. Robert Vadheim
Dr. Vadheim is a generous benefactor of Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus
The Mighty Wurlitzer theater organ is second in size only to the theater organ at Radio City Music Hall. Its 2,000 pipes and 257 stops can imitate everything from a brass band to a honky-tonk piano. The organ was originally part of the former Brooklyn Paramount Theater, built in 1928 and later converted for use as part of Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus. In its day, the rococo movie palace also showcased vaudeville stars, such as Rudy Vallee, jazz greats like Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald, and rock ‘n’ roll stars like Chuck Berry and Fats Domino. |
| WHEN: |
Sunday, December 2, noon to 3 p.m. |
| WHERE: |
Historic Brooklyn Paramount Theater at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus, corner of DeKalb and Flatbush avenues in Downtown Brooklyn |
| CONTACT: |
For information, contact Professor Michael Hittman at (718) 488-1185 or the Public Relations Office at (917) 673-5423 or (718) 488-1015 |
Long Island University opened its Brooklyn Campus in 1926, welcoming a diverse population at a time when other major universities enforced quota systems against racial and ethnic minorities. Located at the corner of Flatbush Avenue Extension and DeKalb Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn, the Campus is accessible to all major bus and subway routes and the Long Island Rail Road.
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