Ritz Theatre
633 W. Hunting Park Avenue,
Philadelphia,
PA
19140
633 W. Hunting Park Avenue,
Philadelphia,
PA
19140
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The Eureka Theatre opened as a 500-seat theater in September of 1917. It became the Ritz Theatre in September of 1922. In 1930, it ran a Quizzo promotion which was challenged in court as being akin to a lottery or illegal game of chance. The Ritz lost the case ending its Quizzo promotion. It made the transition to sound to remain viable. It ceased operations on August 9, 1951 after a two-hour comedy festival of shorts and cartoons. It became Ritz Hall under new operators in 1953.