Ritz Theatre
39 N. Lafayette Avenue,
Brownsville,
TN
38012
39 N. Lafayette Avenue,
Brownsville,
TN
38012
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The Ritz Theatre was opened in 1950 (Listed in the Films Daily Yearbook 1950 as the Rice Theatre). It became part of the Martin Theatres circuit in the 1960’s. It was still open in 1995.
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Jack Coursey
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The Ritz was part of the Martin Theater circuit in the early 1960s.
Does anyone know what happened to the manager of the Ritz Theater back in the 1960’s? I wonder where he is now? I think his name was Horace Richardson.
The Ritz Theatre opened in 1947 and closed on January 28, 1996 after a fire destroyed the theater building during an evening showing of “Don’t Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood”, which caused 30 people inside the Ritz auditorium to evacuate. Nobody was injured, but officials confirm that the fire started between the three-layer drop ceiling. The Ritz building is completely demolished by the fire, but some equipment, including its neon RITZ sign, were saved and restored.
Demolished