Ritz Theatre
Avenue B,
Bogalusa,
LA
70427
Avenue B,
Bogalusa,
LA
70427
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The Ritz Theatre was opened by W.L. “Pick” Moseley on September 17, 1941 with The Ritz Brothers in “Argentine Nights” & Ted Lewis & His Orchestra in “Is Everybody Happy?”. The Avenue B theatre held 650 patrons with a balcony for African American patrons. In 1946, Nick Lamatia purchased the theatre and it became part of Theatres Service Company of New Orleans. The Ritz Theatre was closed as a Gulf State Theatre property on June 29, 1975 with Lino Ventura in “Three Tough Guys” (aka"Tough Guys"). It was demolished in 1990.
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Opening film for the Ritz on September 17, 1941 was “Argentine Nights” supported by Ted Lewis & Orchestra in “Is Everybody Happy” and the Walter Lantz cartoon short, “Syncopated Sioux.” Closing film “Three Tough Guys” on June 29, 1975. Demolition in 1990.