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Samuel Lionel "Roxy" Rothafel (July 9, 1882 – January 13, 1936) was an American theatrical impresario and entrepreneur. He is noted for developing the lavish presentation of silent films in the deluxe movie palace theaters of the 1910s and 1920s. Life and career.
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- Theatrical impresario
- American
- Rosa Freedman
Roxy Theatre Weekly Review, March 10, 1928. The theater was conceived by film producer Herbert Lubin in mid-1925 as the world's largest and finest movie palace. To realize his dream, Lubin brought in the successful and innovative theater operator Samuel L. Rothafel, aka "Roxy", [2] enticing him with a large salary, a percentage of ...
- 153 West 50th Street, New York City, United States
- March 11, 1927
- 5,920 (in 1927)
- Fox Theatres, National Theaters, Rockefeller Center
Among their admiring audiences in New York City was Samuel (“Roxy”) Rothafel, owner of the new Roxy Theater. He acquired the troupe, doubled its size, and dubbed the dancers the Roxyettes. After the 1932 opening of the Radio City Music Hall—then the world’s largest indoor theatre—he enlarged the troupe again in order to fill the hall ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Samuel Lionel "Roxy" Rothafel (9 de julio de 1882 - 13 de enero de 1936) fue un empresario y empresario teatral estadounidense. Se destaca por desarrollar la lujosa presentación de películas mudas en las salas de cine de lujo de las décadas de 1910 y 1920.
1 de jun. de 2013 · 01 June 2013. Cite. Permissions. Share. Extract. American Showman is a fascinating, passionate, and definitive biography of Samuel “Roxy” Rothafel—a man who had little life outside of his work. The book includes a substantial section of photographs but not a single glimpse of his apparently patient wife and their two children.
- Charles Musser
- 2013
Dates of existence. 9 Jul. 1882-13 Jan. 1936. History. Samuel Lionel "Roxy" Rothafel (July 9, 1882 – January 13, 1936) was an American theatrical impresario and entrepreneur. He is noted for developing the lavish presentation of silent films in the deluxe movie palace theaters of the 1910s and 1920s.
17 de jun. de 2014 · Abstract. This book is devoted to the multifaceted career of Samuel “Roxy” Rothafel (1882–1936), who is regularly cited as one of the twelve most important figures in the history of film and radio. It examines his role as the key purveyor of a new film exhibition aesthetic that appropriated legitimate theatre, opera, ballet ...
