Together with Strand Theatre, they were the most important movie theatres on Broadway at the time. The 1,960-seat theater opened on April 21, 1916, on the former site of Oscar Hammerstein's Vaudeville venue the Victoria Theatre. The Rialto Theatre was a movie palace in New York City located at 1481 Broadway, at the northwest corner of Seventh Avenue and 42nd Street, within the Theater District of Manhattan. Lobby of the Rialto Theatre during Cat People premiere on 5 December 1942 TIMES SQUARE map in 1916 with the Rialto and other theatres Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: 'Rialto Theatre' New York City – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.
