Riviera Theatre - Table of Contents

Auditorium - Riviera Theatre
57 Webster Street, North Tonawanda, NY

Style:

Italian Renaissance

Murals:

Designed by Willard M. Lusk and painted by Ferdinand Kobely in Lusk's Rochester studios. For a photo aof Kobely, see the Riviera Theatre Official Web site and click on "History"

Number of seats:

1140 (802 in the orchestra)

Seats:

Old bench-type seats installed at time of construction replaced in the 1930s



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Organ located in the orchestra pit

1926 original asbestos (fireproof) curtain adorns proscenium stage

Asbestos (fireproof) curtain

Asbestos (fireproof) curtain

Mural

Mural theme: music and dancing

Mural theme: magic

Mural theme: music and dancing

Proscenium

Organ grill

Proscenium and organ grill

Balcony / Mural / Organ grill

Mural features lyre

Ribbons and wreath enclose lyre

Grill surround

Pilaster

Pilaster with different lighting



Photos and their arrangement © 2008 Chuck LaChiusa
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