Rialto Theater
12 S. Main Street,
Pleasantville,
NJ
08232
12 S. Main Street,
Pleasantville,
NJ
08232
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It was a nice neighborhood family oriented theater. The Rialto Theater was opened in the late-1930’s and was operated by Warner Brothers. Seating was provided on a single level. The interior design was by Rambusch Inc.
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Does anyone remember the name of the manager of the Rialto? I went throughout the ‘50’s as a kid, but can’t remember the guy’s name now.
The Rialton opened in 1930 with seating lsited at 886. Was operated by Warner Brothers and then Greenberg theatres. Same operators for the Carlton. The Rialto closed in early 1973.
Sorry that should have been Rialto not Rialton.
I guess the Googlemobile skipped Pleasantville, at least for now.
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I worked as an usher at The Rialto during 1964 and 1965. Charles Coburn was the theatre manager. Bill Horowitz and his partner Tony (can’t recall his last name) were the projectionists. Sam Lippincott was the doorman. On summer evenings we’d oftentimes climb the stairs onto the theatre’s roof and stand leaning against the marquee’s edge, looking out across South Main Street. Stecher’s Jewelers was immediately across Main Street. The Carlton, then closed but still extant (painted pink), was one door down from the corner of West Washington Boulevard and South Main Street. Coburn had a key to The Carlton. One evening he took me on a tour inside. Flags still hung from the dusty balcony.
Tony the projectionist’s last name was Amoroso. I remembered immediately after posting my last message.
Pictured in this 1940 trade ad for Ideal Seating: Boxoffice
From the early 1900s a photo postcard image of the Rialto in Pleasantville.
The postcard doesn’t look anything like the previously posted photo of the Rialto. Relinked here. I think we may have found a different, earlier Rialto.