Roxy Theatre (New York City)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Roxy_Theatre_(New_York_City)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:theatre
gptkbp:address 153 West 50th Street, Manhattan, New York City
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Walter_W._Ahlschlager
gptkbp:closed March 29, 1960
gptkbp:demolished 1960
to make way for an office building
gptkbp:feature film screenings
live orchestra
stage shows
chorus line
gptkbp:historicalSignificance influential in American cinema and theater history
one of the largest movie theaters ever built
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Roxy Theatre (New York City)
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:namedAfter Samuel L. 'Roxy' Rothafel
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Cathedral_of_the_Motion_Picture
gptkbp:notableFor elaborate architecture
Roxyettes (precursor to the Rockettes)
enormous auditorium
lavish stage shows
gptkbp:opened March 11, 1927
gptkbp:organization Kimball organ
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Samuel_L._Rothafel
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 5,920
gptkbp:type gptkb:cinema
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Samuel_L._Rothafel
gptkb:Erno_Rapee
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7