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Cheerio (Queen Anne) Theatre - 2/5 Kimball
Seattle, Washington
1529 Queen Anne Ave.
Organ installation timeframe: 1925 -
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Cheerio Theatre, c.1926
Stradley's Cheerio Theatre originally had a 2/5 Kimball (opus #6805) installed in 1925. According to Jim Stettner, the organ exists entirely intact (including its 25 note Deagan chimes, but sans toy counter) at the United Methodist Church in Aberdeen. It was moved there by Balcom and Provorse in 1930 to the church's previous location on First and "F" Streets. It was moved to the present location on Second and Broadway by Richard Warburton (date unknown).
In 1929, the Cheerio Theatre was renamed "Queen Anne," after the original theatre of that name closed its doors.
Records indicate that the Cheerio had at least two staff organists in the 1925-26 timeframe: Mark Dolliver and Martha Foosness.
Mark C. Dolliver at the Cheerio Kimball, date unknown
Cheerio Theatre, c.1925
Charleston contest at the Cheerio, February 1926
Photos above, courtesy William Zinn (Asst. Manager at the Cheerio in 1925-1926)
Mark Dolliver, date unknown. Photo: Bill Bunch collection
The Cheerio Theatre was renamed Queen Anne Theatre in the early 1930's. Photo c.1932
Article about the Cheerio Kimball from the local newspaper, c.1925
Advertisements for The Lost World showing at the Cheerio in November, 1925.
The Cheerio Theatre building, barely recognizable in 2002
The Cheerio Theatre building was demolished in September, 2004. A condominum is planned for the popular Queen Anne Avenue location.
The Cheerio building meets its fate, September 22, 2004. Photo, courtesy Glenn White
This old sign for Queen Anne Radio & Electric was discovered when the South wall of the Cheerio Theatre building came down. Photo, courtesy Glenn White
Posters for the Cheerio and Queen Anne Theatres, c.1925-26
November 15-21, 1925 |
December 6-12, 1925 |
December 13-19, 1925 |
January 3-9, 1926 |
January 17-23, 1926 |
August 15-21, 1926 |
August 22-28, 1926 |
September 5-11, 1926 |
December 12-18, 1926 |
Poster images courtesy William Zinn (Asst. Manager at the Cheerio in 1925-1926).
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