the Rialto sometimes ran special promotions with employees moving up and down the aisles,scaring the kids and passing out something related to the show, for instance “barf bags” during The Exorcist.
The Rialto theatre in Roslindale was a classic. A one screen,old time theatre with a balcony and an orchestra pit located right in Roslindale Square.You could spend a saturday afternoon watching movie shorts,cartoons,and a feature.It was a big part of the community.When it finally closed the Village Cinema in West Roxbury filled some of the void.It was owned and operated by a gentleman from West Roxbury.Like the Rialto,it too had a lot of character.But I guess big movie chains made it impossible to compete.But imagine all the memories through the years,the WWII era ,etc.It was a great run.
the Rialto sometimes ran special promotions with employees moving up and down the aisles,scaring the kids and passing out something related to the show, for instance “barf bags” during The Exorcist.
The Rialto theatre in Roslindale was a classic. A one screen,old time theatre with a balcony and an orchestra pit located right in Roslindale Square.You could spend a saturday afternoon watching movie shorts,cartoons,and a feature.It was a big part of the community.When it finally closed the Village Cinema in West Roxbury filled some of the void.It was owned and operated by a gentleman from West Roxbury.Like the Rialto,it too had a lot of character.But I guess big movie chains made it impossible to compete.But imagine all the memories through the years,the WWII era ,etc.It was a great run.