Porto Rivoli Theater program – 1938

The Rivoli Theater in 2023

Programa especial

On November 28, 1938, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs comes out in Porto, Portugal, at the Rivoli Theater. For this engagement, 5000 copies of this “special program”, printed by Costa Carregal are handed out. The film runs at 4 pm and 9.30 pm every day.

“Projection with ERNEMANN machines Il. Sound equipment PHILISONOR”

Apparently, and although the film is proudly advertised as “Branca de Neve e os sete anões”, it was not shown in the Portuguese language version previously made in Brasil, but the original English language one, most likely with subtitles.

PRICES: Afternoon and Evening
Box seats, front row: 20$00
Box seats, 1st tier: 15$00
Box seats, 2nd tier: 10$00
1st Balcony: 5$00
2nd Balcony: 2$00
Orchestra: 2$50 and 3$00
General admission: 1$00

Aside from the many adverts, the program contains the course of a screening:

  • “Óbidos” (probably a short film about this Portuguese town produced by Sociedade Universal de Superfilmes)
  • “Desportos da Élite” (Elite sports)
  • “Pathé Parada N.° 5”
  • “Fotografias Musicais” (Music photography)
  • Intermission
  • Snow White (part 1)
  • Intermission
  • Snow White (part 2)

The program also reveals that the original soundtrack HMV records were sold at the Grande Bazar of Porto, on Santa Catarina street.

The program