Went to visit the Ritz today, as I have been doing for some time now. The renovations of the interior are complete and look dazzleing. Next to be done are the stage rigging and projection room, which I am overseeing. Cant wait to get the old Peerless Magnarc carbon arc lamphouses fired up again. We also have a movie screen 6 months old from a closed up theatre, size 16' high by 37' wide, which will fit nicely into the 48' wide stage opening. More to come.
My father was Joe Pusillo and was the projectionist at the Ritz for many years. The older gent refered to as Hitchcock was the owner. My dad used to tell me many stories about the Ritz. My dad worked there from the end of WWII till its closing around 1967. After this theatre closed, he went to work at the State in Woodbridge, until it closed in late 1971. He would return to Carteret as a projectionist in 1972 to open the brand new Jerry Lewis Twin Cinema.
Went to visit the Ritz today, as I have been doing for some time now. The renovations of the interior are complete and look dazzleing. Next to be done are the stage rigging and projection room, which I am overseeing. Cant wait to get the old Peerless Magnarc carbon arc lamphouses fired up again. We also have a movie screen 6 months old from a closed up theatre, size 16' high by 37' wide, which will fit nicely into the 48' wide stage opening. More to come.
My father was Joe Pusillo and was the projectionist at the Ritz for many years. The older gent refered to as Hitchcock was the owner. My dad used to tell me many stories about the Ritz. My dad worked there from the end of WWII till its closing around 1967. After this theatre closed, he went to work at the State in Woodbridge, until it closed in late 1971. He would return to Carteret as a projectionist in 1972 to open the brand new Jerry Lewis Twin Cinema.