Ross Melnick
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- November 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780231159050
- eISBN:
- 9780231504256
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Columbia University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7312/columbia/9780231159050.003.0005
- Subject:
- Film, Television and Radio, Film
This chapter discusses Roxy's career from 1919–1922. In January 1919 Roxy resigned his position as manager of the Rivoli and Rialto, prompted by organizational disputes with the theater owners and ...
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This chapter discusses Roxy's career from 1919–1922. In January 1919 Roxy resigned his position as manager of the Rivoli and Rialto, prompted by organizational disputes with the theater owners and his search for a way to express himself further as an artist. In the fall of 1919 he became “national director of moving picture presentation” for Goldwyn Pictures. In 1920 he was named new director of presentations of Capitol Theatre in New York, after Samuel Goldwyn and his backers acquired a controlling interest in Capitol. Between 1920 and 1922, the Capitol Theatre became the most lauded theater in the United States due to its enormous size and, more importantly, Roxy's selection of feature films and their accompanying elaborate presentations.Less
This chapter discusses Roxy's career from 1919–1922. In January 1919 Roxy resigned his position as manager of the Rivoli and Rialto, prompted by organizational disputes with the theater owners and his search for a way to express himself further as an artist. In the fall of 1919 he became “national director of moving picture presentation” for Goldwyn Pictures. In 1920 he was named new director of presentations of Capitol Theatre in New York, after Samuel Goldwyn and his backers acquired a controlling interest in Capitol. Between 1920 and 1922, the Capitol Theatre became the most lauded theater in the United States due to its enormous size and, more importantly, Roxy's selection of feature films and their accompanying elaborate presentations.
