Rivoli Theatre
811 Capitol Street,
Houston,
TX
77002
811 Capitol Street,
Houston,
TX
77002
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Architects: H. Koetter
Firms: Koetter & Arbing, Inc
Styles: Streamline Moderne
Previous Names: Uptown Theatre
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News About This Theater
- Mar 18, 2013 — “South Pacific” 55th Anniversary – The Roadshow Engagements
- Sep 26, 2008 — Remembering Cinerama Part IV
Listed as operating as the Uptown Theatre from its opening on November 9, 1935 with Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers in “Top Hat”. It operated through into the 1950’s. It was re-named Rivoli Theatre on December 25, 1959 screening Yul Brynner in “Solomon and Sheba”. It was closed in 1962 and was demolished three years later.
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The Uptown opened on November 9, 1935. It was a Will Horwitz theater. H. Koetter, of Koetter & Arbing, Inc., was the architect. The premier feature was “Top Hat†with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
Here is a 12/25/59 ad from the Houston Post:
http://tinyurl.com/yj4ryov
Grand opening ad posted.
Reopened as Rivoli on December 25th, 1959, with Solomon and Sheba in Super Technirama 70. Grand opening ad posted