- Collection:
- The Blues, Black Vaudeville, and the Silver Screen, 1912-1930s: Selections from the Records of Macon's Douglass Theatre
- Title:
- Letter: West Point, Georgia to William M. Smith, Macon, Georgia, 1926 July 8
- Creator:
- Jordan, G. T.
- Date of Original:
- 1926-07-08
- Subject:
- Theater organ--Georgia--Macon
Organ (Musical instrument)--Georgia--Macon
Theaters--Equipment and supplies
Player organ rolls
Douglass Theatre (Macon, Ga.)
Smith, William M., theater manager
Douglass, Charles Henry, 1870-1940
Jordan, G. T.
Odum, W. A.
Palace Theatre (Thomaston, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Bibb County, Macon, 32.84069, -83.6324
United States, Georgia, Upson County, Thomaston, 32.88819, -84.32659 - Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
text/html - Description:
- Letter from G. T. Jordan of Universal Pictures to Smith, probably William M. Smith, manager of the Douglass Theatre, dated July 8, 1926, regarding an organ that might be purchased for the Douglass Theatre. Jordan recounts hearing that Smith and Douglass (probably Charles Henry Douglass, Jr., owner of the Douglass Theatre) are interested in purchasing an organ. He advises that W. A. Odom of the Palace Theatre in Thomaston, Georgia has one that he would sell. Jordan recommends that Smith take a look at the instrument and conveys the asking price of eight hundred to nine hundred dollars. He adds that there are about two hundred rolls of music for the organ at a cost of seven hundred dollars.
Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2005, as part of Georgia HomePLACE. This project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. - Local Identifier:
- dbr011
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/dtrm/id:dbr011
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_dtrm_dbr011
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_dtrm_dbr011/presentation/manifest.json
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of item], Theater Records Series, Charles Henry Douglass, Jr. Business Records, 1906-1967, Middle Georgia Archives, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Extent:
- [2] p.
- Original Collection:
- Manuscript held by the Middle Georgia Archives, Washington Memorial Library, Charles Henry Douglass, Jr. business records, 1906-1967, box 19, folder 162, document 16.
- Holding Institution:
- Washington Memorial Library, Middle Georgia Regional Library
- Rights:
-
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[Note: This document contains both written and printed text.]
[printed text:
THE CHARLES
AMERICAN PLAN
West Point, Ga. [Georgia],] [written text: July 8] [printed text: 192] [written text: 6
Dear Smith --
Last time I was in Macon you and Douglas said something about a organ for the front of your Theatre I presume.
Mr. W. A. Odom Palace Theatre Thomaston Ga [Georgia] has one they would sell. they have two, bought the last one for a change you might call them over phone -- go over and see what he has -- I will say this much, you can depend on what Mr. Odom tells you.
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I believe the instrument he has would suit you. I think he wants around $800,00 or $90000 he has about 200 rolls of music that goes with it he told me the music cost $70000. Anyway get in touch with Mr Odom. and see what you can do.
Yours Truly,
[Signed] G. T. Jordan
Universal Pictures]