▁the ▁war ▁years ▁often ▁called ▁it ▁the ▁" B ird ▁C age " ▁since ▁the ▁exposed ▁metal ▁framework ▁was ▁a ▁ro ost ▁for ▁many ▁se ag ull s ▁waiting ▁for ▁students ▁to ▁finish ▁their ▁l unch es . ▁ ▁The ▁Little ▁Theater ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁Florence ▁Schw im ley , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁bel oved ▁drama ▁teacher ▁at ▁Ber keley ▁High ▁School ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁She ▁had ▁her ▁students ▁dress ▁mod est ly , ▁and ▁avoided ▁prof an ity ▁even ▁when ▁the ▁script ▁called ▁for ▁it , ▁using ▁substitute ▁phr ases ▁like , ▁" Con found ▁it !" ▁ ▁The ▁the ater ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁house ▁a ▁Theater ▁organ , ▁but ▁one ▁was ▁not ▁installed ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁construction . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁an ▁organ ▁was ▁moved ▁from ▁the ▁Param ount ▁Theater ▁in ▁To led o , ▁Ohio ▁and ▁installed ▁in ▁the ▁Ber keley ▁Community ▁Theater ▁by ▁the ▁Nor - Cal ▁Theater ▁Organ ▁Society . ▁With ▁ 4 1 ▁ranks ▁( sets ▁of ▁pip es ), ▁and ▁two ▁fully ▁functional ▁ 4 - manual ▁( four ▁key boards ▁plus ▁ped als ) ▁cons oles , ▁this ▁W url itzer ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁and ▁fin est ▁in ▁existence . ▁The ▁organ ▁is ▁maintained ▁sole ly ▁by ▁the ▁volunte er ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁Society . ▁ ▁The ▁" M ight y ▁W url itzer " ▁can ▁be ▁heard ▁being ▁played ▁by ▁world - ren owned ▁professional ▁theatre ▁organ ists ▁during ▁each ▁concert ▁season . ▁