RKO Rivoli Theatre
416 George Street,
New Brunswick,
NJ
08901
416 George Street,
New Brunswick,
NJ
08901
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Previously operated by: RKO, Walter Reade Theatres
Previous Names: Rivoli Theatre
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Opened with 2,200-seats on September 1, 1921 with a stage production of “Irene”. The following evening it presented on the screen “Mother o' Mine” starring Lloyd Hughes and acts of vaudeville on the stage. By 1927 it was a B. F. Keith theatre. Listed as operating under the RKO name in the 1951 Film Daily Yearbook. Building was eventually demolished.
Satellite image shows that this address maps to the large Bank of America building site.
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The Rivoli can be seen in this photo on the right:
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It was actually across the street from where the Bank of America is today. I believe that J&J owns this land now and it is part of their corporate headquarters.
You can see the J&J headquarters under expansion in this photo:
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The Rivoli stood at the top of the large cleared area approximately where there is a parking lot.
Another J&J photo:
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The Rivoli stood to the left of the towers under construction.
Old program listing 1927 movies:
Cover:
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Inside:
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I’m surprised the State Theater isn’t on the Cinema Treasures list. That oughta be rectified.
My bad, it IS on the list. Nevermind.
Old program listing 1921 movies:
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I remember the Rivoli showing mostly or only Disney movies when I was young, perhaps sometime between 1960 and 1970, or at least only G Rated movies.
This opened on September 1st, 1921. Grand opening ad in the photo section.
Closed on March 14, 1967 with Walt Disney’s “The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin” and Jack Chaplain in “Git!”. It originally temporarily closed for renovations that was scheduled to reopen by that July, but never happened.