| Name of institution |
Princess Theatre |
| Type of institution |
Theatre |
| Street Address |
Market Street
|
| City |
Fremantle |
| State |
Western Australia |
| Postcode |
6160
|
| Country |
Australia |
| Name of building |
Princess Theatre |
| Name of room |
|
| Dates of the building |
1911
|
| Architect’s and builder’s names |
Architects J. McNeece and Son and builder C. Moore. |
| Special architectural features |
Ornate theatre, shops and offices, two storey stuccoed brick. |
| Special fittings |
|
| Other location information |
The
Princess Theatre in Market Street was built c 1911/1912 and opened as a
theatre 1913/1914. Extensive rebuilding occurred in 1941 and the
theatre was closed 26.06.1969.
|
| Name of contact |
|
| Mailing Address |
|
| Telephone |
|
| Email |
|
| Other contact information |
|
| . |
|
| Previous organ(s) |
|
| Date of previous organ |
None |
| Detail of previous organ |
|
| Dates when key work has been undertaken |
|
| Dates of any moves that have taken place |
|
| Variations from original design of organ |
|
|
Information on previous organ |
|
|
Information about comparable instruments to previous organ |
|
| . |
|
| Present organ |
|
| Type of installation |
|
| Case description |
Enclosed cases |
| Placement in room |
|
| Builder's name |
Wurlitzer Company, North Tonawanda, N.Y., U.S.A |
| Opus number |
|
| Date of completion/installation |
c1915 |
| Construction materials |
|
| Number of manuals |
Two
|
| Key compasses |
|
| Number of keys |
|
| Key material |
|
| Pedal compass |
|
| Number of pedals |
|
| Pedalboard type |
|
| Pedalboard material |
|
| Type of chests |
|
| Type of key action |
|
| Type of stop action |
|
| Couplers |
|
| Tremulants |
|
| Accessories |
|
| Console type |
Appearance of an upright piano
|
| Stop label material |
|
| Placement |
With the organ pipe cabinets at each side
|
| General design |
|
| Playing aids |
|
| Divisions |
|
| Wind pressures |
|
| Stop list |
|
| Total number of stops |
|
| Total number of ranks |
6 ranks, 2 player pianos
|
| Total number of pipes |
|
| Dates when key work has been undertaken on current
organ |
Dismantled 1969.
Pipework dispersed:
Vox Humana in Yarloop Steamshed Organ (F.J.
Larner);
Flute in Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Doubleview.
Stop rail in storage at Yarloop. |
| Dates of any moves that have taken place to current
organ |
|
| Information on current organ |
|
| Comparable instruments to current
organ |
|
| Current status |
|
| Assessment of organ |
|
| Other organs by this builder |
|
| Photographs |
Photograph of building from Fremantle Focus
Photograph of the organ from John Larner
|
| Technical documents |
|
| General documents |
|
| . |
|
| Supporting information |
|
| . |
|
| Document control |
Original entries J R Elms, OAM,
Gazetteer of Western Australian Pipe Organs, 1971, 1999,2003 and 2004.
This entry D B Duncan 23 January 2009.
Additional photograph by John Larner 29 January 2011.
|
