Balboa Theatre
The Balboa Theatre was built in 1924 and is a grand 1920s vaudeville/movie palace with a seating capacity of 1,534. As part of the Fox West Coast circuit, the Balboa featured live vaudeville and movies, accompanied by orchestra and organ. An article from the American Theatre Organ Society states that Edward Swan was the organist at the Balboa Theatre in 1925-26 and he claims that the original 4/26 Robert Morton organ was the finest he had ever played. It had an echo organ over the balcony. He, “played the features while the small orchestra did the vaudeville segments. Sometimes Ed also played the organ or piano with the orchestra and his playing time lengthened to 10 or 12 hours a day.” In 1930 the theatre went through an upgrade with neon signage and upgraded projection equipment and beca
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Balboa Theatre
The Balboa Theatre was built in 1924 and is a grand 1920s vaudeville/movie palace with a seating capacity of 1,534. As part of the Fox West Coast circuit, the Balboa featured live vaudeville and movies, accompanied by orchestra and organ. An article from the American Theatre Organ Society states that Edward Swan was the organist at the Balboa Theatre in 1925-26 and he claims that the original 4/26 Robert Morton organ was the finest he had ever played. It had an echo organ over the balcony. He, “played the features while the small orchestra did the vaudeville segments. Sometimes Ed also played the organ or piano with the orchestra and his playing time lengthened to 10 or 12 hours a day.” In 1930 the theatre went through an upgrade with neon signage and upgraded projection equipment and beca
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Wheeler, William H.; Wurster Construction Co. et al.
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San Diego Theatres
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