The slideshow position was set up for a very specific usage and needs some very specific styling and elements to integrate properly. Basic chrome was used to remove all the extra divs and inherited styling that standard gets to utilize custom styling instead. The module suffixes aren't intended to work on this position (slideshow isnt one of our standard gantry positions but rather a specialized position for this templates needs).

@media only screen and (max-width: 594px) {
	#rt-slideshow {
		display: none;
	}
}

I am very happy with that answer! It worked just fine. Thanks for your quick answer!
Ann