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.
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.