Don’t expect the Rialto to be cut up any time soon. The original multiplex plan included sealing the balcony and putting two theaters up there. Then they planned on putting a projection booth on the theaters main floor.
The problem is the projection throw.
Because of the way the balcony is positioned a movie projected from the back of the theater’s 1st floor would be cut in half by the underside of the balcony. You’d have to lose almost 9 or 10 rows in the back of the main auditorium to put in a projection booth where this wouldn’t be an issue.
I worked at the Rialto for 19 years and she’s a wonderful old house filled with a lot of great memories.
Don’t expect the Rialto to be cut up any time soon. The original multiplex plan included sealing the balcony and putting two theaters up there. Then they planned on putting a projection booth on the theaters main floor.
The problem is the projection throw.
Because of the way the balcony is positioned a movie projected from the back of the theater’s 1st floor would be cut in half by the underside of the balcony. You’d have to lose almost 9 or 10 rows in the back of the main auditorium to put in a projection booth where this wouldn’t be an issue.
I worked at the Rialto for 19 years and she’s a wonderful old house filled with a lot of great memories.