| Description |
xiv, 538 p., [20] p. of plates : ill. |
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Film and culture |
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Film and culture.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Rothafel, Samuel Lionel, 1881-1936.
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Motion picture theater owners -- United States -- Biography.
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Radio broadcasters -- United States -- Biography.
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Businessmen -- United States -- Biography.
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Motion picture industry -- United States -- History.
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Motion picture theaters -- United States -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780231159043 (cloth alk. paper) |
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9780231504256 (electronic bk.) |
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