Theatre Organs
Many of the theatres had a theatre organ, for entertainment before the show, during the intervals, or after the show. The name 'Gaumont' was adopted to describe the style of the 'flat top' organ console case (originally for the Pavilion Theatre, Shepherds Bush), for some organs built from October 1931 to 1934 by the John Compton Organ Company of London.
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