Rivoli Theatre
2431 Kerlerec Street,
New Orleans,
LA
70119
2431 Kerlerec Street,
New Orleans,
LA
70119
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Previously operated by: Saenger Amusement Company, United Theaters Inc.
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The 2,085-seat Rivoli Theatre opened on January 22, 1920 with Erich von Stroheim in “Blind Husbands” & Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle in “"Back Stage”. It was located on Kerlerec Street, between Dorgenois Street and Rocheblave Street. The theater sat 1,222 and was equipped with a theatre pipe organ. The Rivoli Theatre was originally operated by the Arcade Amusement Co. Later by Saenger Amusement Co. and by 1941 it was operated by the United Theaters Inc. chain. It was closed on June 26, 1968.
The vacant building was set alight by three boys on February 11, 1959 which destroyed the balcony and roof, injuring two firefighters. It was later demolished. demolished.
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Announcing a book about New Orleans Movie Theaters
THEREâ€\S ONE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
The History of the Neighborhood Theaters in New Orleans
is being written by 89-year-old Rene Brunet, the dean of the motion picture industry in Louisiana, and New Orleans historian and preservationist Jack Stewart. The 160-page,coffee table book will be released in November and is being published by Arthur Hardy Enterprises, Inc. Attention will be focused on 50 major neighborhood and downtown theaters, culled from a list of nearly 250 that have dotted the cityâ€\s landscape since the first “nickelodeon†opened in 1896 at 626 Canal Street. The book will be divided by neighborhoods and will open with a map and a narrative about each area. Each major theater will feature “then and now†photographs, historic information, and a short series of quotes from famous New Orleanians and from regular citizens who will share their recollections.
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED
We are trying to acquire memorabilia and additional photos of this theater for this publication. (deadline July 1.) You will be credited in the book and receive a free autographed copy if we publish the picture that you supply. Please contact Arthur Hardy at or call 504-913-1563 if you can help.
The Rivoli opened on January 22, 1920 with Erich von Stroheim in “Blind Husbands” and Fatty Arbuckle in “Back Stage.” At launch by Arcade Amusement Co., under Sobel-Richards-Sheear, the largest suburban house with 2,085 seats - including 750 seats in the balcony, a $8,000 pipe organ. Vitaphone and Movietone were added to present sound films later in the decade now as part of United Theatres.
United closed here on June 26, 1958. Three boys entered the vacant theatre and set it ablaze on February 11, 1959 destroying the balcony and roof in a fire that injured tow firefighters. The building’s remnants were demolished.