Date in year · 1927 · The 1920s
On March 11, 1927, in New York City, Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens the Roxy Theatre. Paul Salamunovich, Herbert R. Axelrod, Paul Salamunovich would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · March 11, 1927
Samuel Lionel "Roxy" Rothafel was an American theatrical impresario and entrepreneur. He is noted for developing the lavish presentation of silent films in the deluxe movie palace theaters of the 1910s and 1920s.
Around 1927
1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1927th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 927th year of the 2nd millennium, the 27th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1920s decade.
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American theatrical impresario (1882–1936)
Samuel Lionel "Roxy" Rothafel was an American theatrical impresario and entrepreneur. He is noted for developing the lavish presentation of silent films in the deluxe movie palace theaters of the 1910s and 1920s.
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