| Egyptian Theatre |
View looking southwest along the west side of University Way.
Photo courtesy of Puget Sound Theatre Organ Society |
| Address |
4543 University Way NE |
| Opening Night Seating Capacity |
1300 |
| Original Theater Owner |
T.F. Murphy |
| Original Theater Architect |
unknown |
| Years of Operation |
1925-1960? |
| Type of Musical Accompaniment |
Robert-Morton theater pipe organ (1925-1948?) |
| Current Status |
unknown |
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The Egyptian Theatre was a first-run house, opening in Seattle’s University District near the University of Washington on 25 December 1925. The theater was built by T.F. Murphy at a cost of $250,000, and had a Robert-Morton theater pipe organ installed in 1925.
The theater was remodeled in the 1960s into a retail store. The Egyptian is not related to the currently-operating Egyptian Theater on Seattle’s Capitol Hill.
References: FilmDaily-1926 p. 590 : Puget Sound Theatre Organ Society website.
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