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.

Number of seats:

1140 (802 in the orchestra)

Seats:

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





  • Proscenium stage
  • Organ located in the orchestra pit


1926 original asbestos (fireproof) curtain adorns proscenium stage



Asbestos (fireproof) curtain:

  • Classical Comedy and tragedy masks
  • The ship is appropriate because the original name of the theater - Rivera - is Spanish for "stream", i.e., North Tonawanda's geography and history are related to water



Asbestos (fireproof) curtain - Classical Comedy mask





  • Mural designed by Willard M. Lusk and painted by Ferdinand Kebely in Lusk's Rochester studio
  • Theme: music and dancing


  • Mural designed by Willard M. Lusk and painted by Ferdinand Kebely in Lusk's Rochester studio
  • Theme: magic


  • Mural designed by Willard M. Lusk and painted by Ferdinand Kebely in Lusk's Rochester studio
  • Theme: music and dancing


Proscenium decoration:



Proscenium decoration:



  • Proscenium
  • Organ grill masks Wurlitzer organ pipes


Proscenium decoration:

Organ grill:





Balcony / Mural / Organ grill



  • Balcony 
  • Mural features lyre




Grill surround:



Pilaster:


Pilaster with different lighting:



  • Balcony
  • Mural features lyre




Mural details:



Photos and their arrangement © 2008 Chuck LaChiusa
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