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Happy #TBT! Check out this pic from opening day 1928. You may see the modern day version of this tomorrow when Avett Brothers go on sale at 10 am! #FWET #DTFW #Emboyd #1928 #Historical #Renovation
Happy #TBT! Check out this pic from opening day 1928. You may see the modern day version of this tomorrow when Avett Brothers go on sale at 10 am! #FWET#DTFW#Emboyd #1928 #Historical#Renovation
Throwback: The Magnificent New Emboyd Theatre Opens Monday! This ad ran in The News-Sentinel on Saturday, May 12, 1928 two days before the Emboyd Theatre (now Embassy Theatre) opened as a vaudeville house.
Throwback:The Magnificent New Emboyd Theatre Opens Monday! This ad ran in The News-Sentinel on Saturday, May 12, 1928 two days before the Emboyd Theatre (now Embassy Theatre) opened as a vaudeville house.
Episode 186: Embassy Theatre by Granite Ridge Builders posted Nov 23, 2022 on YouTube The historic Embassy Theatre provides a majestic backdrop for Broadway performances, concerts of all musical formats, cinema, and the annual Festival of Trees. In this week’s episode, we discuss the history, interior styles, facts, theatrical superstitions, and more! We invite you to visit the annual Festival of Trees at the Embassy Theatre through November 30th.
We have a growing list of Granite Ridge videos posted on our pages.
In the video, Lonnie Norris mentions his movie Pursuit of Freedom Original title: Pulled from DarknessThe real life story of a Ukrainian woman who was separated from her three children and sold into trafficking by Russian gangsters. Defying all odds, she survived to be reunited with her children. See the 4-minute trailer: Director George A. Johnson & Producer Lonnie Norris share the story behind PURSUIT OF FREEDOM.
Saving the Embassy part 1 published May 27, 2011 by Embassy1928 on YouTube
Faced with the wrecking ball in 1972, a handful of community leaders and volunteers led by Robert Goldstine, banded together to form the Embassy Theatre Foundation. This is their story.
Saving the Embassy part 2 published May 27, 2011 by Embassy1928 on YouTube
Faced with the wrecking ball in 1972, a handful of community leaders and volunteers led by Robert Goldstine, banded together to form the Embassy Theatre Foundation. This is their story.
Ninety-five years ago the Embassy opened as one of the most beautiful and modern vaudeville houses in Fort Wayne. Almost 50 years ago, it was scheduled to become a parking lot. Today it is one of the most adored historical venues in Northeast Indiana. Learn about the magical history and architecture of this community treasure with a guided tour.
Contact tours@fwembassytheatre.org to learn more and to schedule your tour. Historical tours are M-F by appointment and are $10 per person.
Did you know that the Embassy's Grande Page Pipe Organ was built by The Page Pipe Organ Company out of Lima, Ohio? The Page Pipe Organ Company was a manufacturer of small organs, however, they built only four larger organs one of which is housed at the Embassy.
The Embassy's organ has more than 1,300 pipes that range in size from a small pencil to large wooden flues sixteen feet high. Our organ was built to accompany silent movies, as such it has special effects which include bird whistles, police sirens, telephone bells, train whistles and more. We also have one of the few organs in the nation still in its original home!
Have you ever noticed the architectural features of our lower lounge bathrooms? This area features pillared arches in a Spanish motif with carvings of the scarab beetle (Scarabaeus sacer, regarded by the ancient Egyptians as sacred and a symbol for new life). We also have false back-lighted windows on one side of the corridor to give an open-air impression even though the hall is below ground level!
In the spring of 1929, an unknown young vaudevillian named Bob Hope spent three weeks there performing as a master of ceremonies. The world-famous comedian, who died in 2003, later credited the theater with giving his career its start. ... In 1978, during a Save the Embassy fundraising campaign Bob Hope left a photo of himself, on which he inscribed, To the Embassy Theatre patrons: Don't let it fall. It helped get me started. My Best, Bob Hope. Copied from Nine decades packed with memories published May 19, 2018 in The Journal Gazette newspaper.
Dated Christmas, 1938, "To my pal Bud Berger, Thanks for the Memories. Bob Hope." Most of the Emboyd/Embassy's star...
Dated Christmas, 1938, "To my pal Bud Berger, Thanks for the Memories. Bob Hope." Most of the Emboyd/Embassy's star photos were dedicated to Bud, a long-time stage hand at the Emboyd and other downtown theaters.
Take a look at today’s editorial in The Journal Gazette! Here’s to the next 90 years and beyond. Cheers! The celebration starts at 7 p.m. tonight (Saturday, May 19). 🥂 🎉 🎂
Take a look at today’s editorial in The Journal Gazette! Here’s to the next 90 years and beyond. Cheers! The celebration starts at 7 p.m. tonight (Saturday, May 19).
Ever wonder where the stars, musicians and show cast members get ready before taking the Embassy stage? The likes of Louis Armstrong, Doris Day, Bob Hope, Marilyn Maxwell, Tony Bennett, Duke Ellington and Red Skelton have all walked these halls.
May 13, 1988 Paul Harvey recorded a custom version of "The Rest of the Story" for WOWO, spotlighting the 60th anniversary of Fort Wayne's Embassy Theatre and one of its most famous performers, followed by a WOWO promo for The Big Broadcast of 1988. Recording courtesy of Jim Cassell from the collection of the late Charlie Willer.Listen to 4 minute audio from the History of WOWO Airchecks page.
Fort Wayne is a city where Embassy Theatre’s Grande Page pipe organ is practically a local celebrity and where scores of people drive from church to church just to hear their outstanding pipe organs demonstrated as part of “Follow the Pipes” during the Fort Wayne Newspapers Three Rivers Festival. quote from the newspaper article Instrument has many local fans February 7, 2013 by Rosa Salter Rodriguez of The Journal Gazette newspaper.
Embassy Theatre: A VISION FOR THE EMBASSY! by fwembassytheatre posted April 28, 2015 on YouTube Embassy updates A VISION FOR THE EMBASSY! Last summer Weigand Construction began the renovation of the Indiana Hotel. We will be keeping you up-to-date with the project with the help of Punch Films. Here is one our latest videos talking about the challenges of working in a historical faciity.
Did you know that the chandeliers hanging inside our theater weigh 500 pounds and are eight feet tall! The draperies behind the chandeliers are hiding more than 1,300 pipes for the Grande Page pipe organ.
Built in 1928, the Embassy Theatre is both Indiana’s largest self-sustaining historic theater and home to the magnificent Grande Page pipe organ. Originally known as the Emboyd, with the adjoining seven-story Indiana Hotel, our majestic movie palace and vaudeville theater introduced northern Indiana to the biggest and brightest stars of stage and screen. Faced with the wrecking ball in 1972, a handful of community leaders and volunteers banded together to form the Embassy Theatre Foundation. They rallied the community and saved the theater!
Did you know we offer guided tours of our historic building? From the unique architecture of the building to the dressings rooms our tours offer a glimpse into the history of our establishment. This is one behind-the-scenes adventure you won't want to miss!
Contact tours@fwembassytheatre.org to learn more and to schedule your tour. Historical tours are M-F by appointment and are $10 per person.
Check out this blast from the past! The Embassy concession stand in the 1950s, where buttered popcorn was just 20 cents, and a chocolate ice cream bar would only set you back a dime.
