American showman [electronic resource] : Samuel "Roxy" Rothafel and the birth of the entertainment industry, 1908-1935 / Ross Melnick.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Film and culturePublication details: New York : Columbia University Press, 2012.Description: xiv, 538 p., [20] p. of plates : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.4302/32092 B 23
LOC classification:
  • PN1998.3.R68 M45 2012eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction -- Roxy and silent film exhibition (1908-1922). A new art for a new art form: Roxy and the development of motion picture exhibition (1908-1913) -- Broadway melody: Roxy, Riesenfeld, and the deluxe theater movement (1913-1917) -- The movie house as recruiting center: Roxy, World War I documentaries, and the engineering of consent (1917-1918) -- "The man who gave the movies a college education": Roxy, Rapee, and motion pictures at the Capitol Theatre (1919-1922) -- Roxy and the birth of media convergence (1922-1936). A capitol idea: Roxy and the birth of media convergence (1922-1925) -- "It's the Roxy and I'm Roxy": building the brand and the Roxy Theatre (1925-1927) -- It's all playing in Sheboygan: Roxy, Rapee, and the emergence of convergence (1928-1931) -- The prologue is past: Roxy, media divergence, and Radio City Music Hall (1931-1936) -- Conclusion.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Roxy and silent film exhibition (1908-1922). A new art for a new art form: Roxy and the development of motion picture exhibition (1908-1913) -- Broadway melody: Roxy, Riesenfeld, and the deluxe theater movement (1913-1917) -- The movie house as recruiting center: Roxy, World War I documentaries, and the engineering of consent (1917-1918) -- "The man who gave the movies a college education": Roxy, Rapee, and motion pictures at the Capitol Theatre (1919-1922) -- Roxy and the birth of media convergence (1922-1936). A capitol idea: Roxy and the birth of media convergence (1922-1925) -- "It's the Roxy and I'm Roxy": building the brand and the Roxy Theatre (1925-1927) -- It's all playing in Sheboygan: Roxy, Rapee, and the emergence of convergence (1928-1931) -- The prologue is past: Roxy, media divergence, and Radio City Music Hall (1931-1936) -- Conclusion.

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