CAARP: Cinema and Audience Research Project

Rialto Theatre, Box Hill

Venue Summary
Name	Rialto Theatre, Box Hill
Address	936 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill, Victoria 3128
Operation Dates	1911-06-10 - 1960-01-01
Capacity	1064
Suburban/Country	Suburb
Purpose	Cinema
Screens	1
Roles	1929-01-01 - 1960-01-01 : Exhibitor : Box Hill Amusements Pty Ltd 1929-01-01 - 1960-01-01 : Owned : Box Hill Amusements Pty Ltd

Venue Comments
Box Hill Amusements (previously known as Eastern Theatres) also owned the Regent Theatre, Box Hill.(Kennedy) Address listed as 229 Whitehorse Rd. Box Hill in 1934 (Nov.) Telephone Directory. (Bertrand I, "cinema file: ox Hill", unpublished research) References Cinema & Theatre Historical Society Victoria, 1997 Cinema index: Melbourne cinemas, suburban cinemas, Victorian drive-ins, The Society, Bentleigh, Vic. Film Weekly, Film Weekly: motion picture directory, Film Weekly, Sydney. 1946/7-1959/60. Film screenings advertised in The Herald until June 1959. Kennedy, G 1998, 'The theatre of Box Hill' CinemaRecord, Cinema and Theatre Historical Society, no. 20, n.p.

Venue Events
Event Date	Name of Venue	Address	Latitude / Longitude	Capacity	Suburban	Purpose	Screens
1911-06-10	Recreational Hall, Box Hill	936 Whitehorse Road Box Hill Victoria 3128	-37.818341 145.122881		Suburb	Hall	1
1929-01-01	Rialto Theatre, Box Hill			1026		Cinema
1951-01-01				1116
1955-01-01				1113
1960-01-01				1064