Rialto Theatre, Movie theater in Casper, United States

The Rialto Theater is a former movie theater at a prominent corner in Casper, Wyoming, measuring 50 by 100 feet. Its plain brick facade is extensively detailed in brickwork, with a tall parapet, a corner neon sign replacing the original metal sign, and a marquee covering the original leaded glass transoms. Storefronts on both frontages house retail shops, and inside, a balcony is reached by two curving stairs flanking the lobby.

Henry Brennan built the New Lyric Theater in 1921 with 800 seats, basing it on his successful vaudeville house. He sold it in 1922 to E.J. Schulte, who invested $50,000 in a remodeling by Casper architects William Dubois and Leon Goodrich; the reopening featured William C. deMille's silent film Nice People with the Chicago Netto Ladies Orchestra. Renamed the Rialto, it began showing talkies in 1928 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. Sold in 2023, it reopened as an event venue in summer 2024.

The name Rialto comes from the Venetian island that was once the city's commercial and theatrical centre. The building opened in 1921 as the New Lyric Theater, a cinema modelled on Henry Brennan's vaudeville house. Since summer 2024 it has hosted ticketed and private events, mainly stand-up comedy, music and family-friendly shows.

The Rialto occupies a corner site at 50 by 100 feet in downtown Casper, with storefronts on both frontages and the entrance marked by a tall neon sign. It now operates as an event venue for ticketed and private events, so check what is scheduled rather than expecting regular film screenings. The balcony is reached by two curving stairs on either side of the lobby.

The Rialto was built in 1921 with 800 seats by Henry Brennan, who modelled it on his own successful vaudeville house. When E.J. Schulte sold it on in 1922, a $50,000 remodeling by Casper architects William Dubois and Leon Goodrich reopened it with the silent film Nice People, accompanied by the Chicago Netto Ladies Orchestra.