Ritz Theatre Iowa Center for the Performing Arts

119 E. Van Buren Street,
Centerville, IA 52544

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Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on March 5, 2011 at 8:48 pm

Plans for the restoration of the Ritz Theatre were done by the Des Moines firm Wetherell Ericsson Architects. The successor firm to Wetherell & Harrison, designers of many theaters in Iowa, Wetherell Ericsson merged with RDG Planning Design in 2007. RDG’s web site has this page about the Ritz. They give 2012 as the expected year for the completion of the project.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on June 20, 2009 at 8:37 pm

I’ve seen Harrison Ford in quite a few silent movie listings. He must have been popular in his day.

Silicon Sam
Silicon Sam on March 28, 2009 at 5:49 pm

From the September 29th post above:

It was at the Ritz Theatre that people came to see the movie that had been filmed on location on Centerville’s Town Square. The stars of the 1921 silent movie were Norma Talmadge and Harrison Ford. The title was Loves Redemption: Its a Wonderful Thing.

Harrison looks good for his age….

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on September 29, 2008 at 11:52 pm

Some additional information here. I don’t know why there’s a discepancy in the two addresses, though.
http://tinyurl.com/3jfp38

sdavis
sdavis on March 2, 2005 at 9:00 pm

when will it be ready … for me?

William
William on December 5, 2003 at 12:57 pm

When the Ritz Theatre was a movie theatre it seated 450 people.