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

Author/creator Melnick, Ross
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Columbia University Press, ©2012.
Descriptionxiv, 538 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Rothafel, Samuel Lionel, 1882-1936
Motion picture theater owners--United States. --Biography.
Radio broadcasters--United States. --Biography.
Businessmen--United States. --Biography.
Motion picture industry--United States. --History.
Motion picture theaters--United States. --History.

SeriesFilm and culture
Film and culture. ^A303731
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011050324
ISBN9780231159043 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0231159048 (cloth : alk. paper)

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