Ritz shuts its doors
posted by
Michael Zoldessy
on
September 4, 2008 at 10:53 am
MALVERN, AR — After a 70 year run, the Ritz Theatre is closing its doors.
After 70 years of continuous operation, thousands of screenings, tons of popcorn and even more memories, the Ritz movie theater made its final curtain call Thursday night.
Its proprietors expected a packed house of about 150 for the cash-strapped cinema’s final show.
Barely half that number showed up.
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