Roxy Theatre
153 W. 50th Street,
New York,
NY
10020
153 W. 50th Street,
New York,
NY
10020
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Indeed, sadly the Roxy was dust by the time MFL opened. Still it’s nice to reference the great lines from the movie here and there.
Except that “My Fair Lady” never played at the Roxy.
Oh Mike, that’s cute you can never go wrong with a “My Fair Lady” reference :)
And as Eliza wondered about her late aunt, “what become of her new straw hat that should have come to me?”
Sorry if this is disappointing. The great oval rug got worn out after 20 years and millions of feet took their toll. It was replaced with regular carpet in the sometime in the 1940s.
How about the answer to where the huge rotunda rug went?
Tonight (March 11) marks the 86th anniversary of the grand opening of the Roxy Theatre. Here’s a quick link to one of the many ads published for the event: movie-theatre
I totally agreed with Mark Hite’s comments. Mark is a member of Theatre Historical Society for years!
Sigh…
Sixty years ago today, Walt Disney’s Technicolor animated feature, “Peter Pan,” opened its NYC premiere engagement at the Roxy Theatre. Described as “Wonderful ADULT entertainment the whole family will love,” the RKO release featured Bobby Driscoll as the voice of the title character. Performed on the Roxy’s radiant “Ice Colorama” stage was the spectacular “Crystal Wonderland.” An added screen treat was Disney’s live-action Technicolor short, “Bear Country.” Tickets for children under 12 were priced at 50 cents at all times.
I vaguely recall seeing a vintage 1920s or 30s architecture magazine article which described Roxy Rothafel’s NYC apartment (the actual home, not theater) in which he proudly displays a grilled doorway. Wish I could remember the exact details. These may be those doors, in which case the EBAY listing is somewhat incorrect.
And isn’t it about time that the introductory STATUS in the CT listing was changed from “Closed” to “Demolished?”
If they do come from the Roxy, where have they been since the theatre was demolished more than half a century ago?
I’m not saying those gates aren’t from the Roxy, but I’d be more convinced if they said “Rambusch” instead of Tiffany. Too bad they don’t have a photo of them in the theatre. Just saying they came from the Roxy isn’t exactly “great provenance” in and of itself.
Take a look at this EBAY listing:
Bronze Tiffany Studio Doors
According to the listing they originate in the NYC ROXY. Does anyone know where in the building they were originally located? My guess is in a non-public area.
Look at the original movie Naked City. In the opening minute is a scene of NY while the city sleeps.A quick shot shows a cleaning woman with a bucket moping the rotunda . Talk about thankless jobs
Pictured for four consecutive pages in the 1938 trade ad for 20th-Fox’s “Suez” that starts here: Boxoffice
“Peyton Place” and a Christmas stage show entitled “Alice in Winterland” were a blockbuster combination at the end of 1957 into 1958. The Roxy’s street lines were often as large as those at RCMH, which had “Sayonara” as its Xmas film. Though “Peyton Place” received mixed reviews, it got the highest rating of four stars from the Daily News, which at that time had the largest circulation of all NYC newspapers. The News’s Wanda Hale called “Peyton Place” better than the novel, which had been one of the biggest best-sellers since “Gone With the Wind.”
BigJoe, My guess would be “The King and I” (9 weeks), “Bus Stop” (6 weeks), “Giant” (9 weeks) “Anastasia” (8 weeks) all in 1956. There were many A films after that but these had the longest runs and made the most money and were critically acclaimed. Next case.
Hello Again-
as i mentioned in previous posts in the late 50s Hollywood was still operating on the A movie and B movie production level. now just because a film is a A level picture doesn’t mean its going to any good or receive critical acclaim or be a hit at the box office. to which what was the last A level picture to play the Roxy that was both critically well received and had a healthy run?
This 1929 trade review of the second anniversary stage show provides an excellent example of the revue formula that “Roxy” invented and later took with him to Radio City Music Hall: archive
Direct link to Roxy marquee photo
interesting marquee photo here:
http://www.boxoffice.com/the_vault/issue_page?issue_id=1946-4-27&page_no=17#page_start
Tinseltoes thanks so much for that link to the Box-office magazine archives. I have often wished I had saved my original copies. I recall how I would look forward to the new addition and now I can relive those wonderful glory days of movies.
Tinseltoes, thanks for going through the effort of extracting the most interesting and pertinent articles.
But it’s a double-edged sword, since almost every article is interesting and I have spent many, many (wasted?) hours perusing the back issues that you have selected. So, thanks so much and thanks for nothing!