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Roxy Theater ยท 153 West 50th Street
Roxy Theater
Roxy Theater

Roxy Theatre, 50 St. & 7th Av.

IMAGE DATE1927
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Roxy Theater ca. 1927

When Samuel L. "Roxy" Rothafel opened the Roxy Theater in 1927, it contained over 6,000 seats and was considered the largest theater of its kind in the world. Elaborate live performances were also part of the show: the orchestra pit seated 100 musicians and the ballet corps had up to 100 dancers, including the Gae Foster Roxyettes featured in this card. These high-stepping dancers were the forerunners of the Rockettes, the group "Roxy" took with him when he moved his show to Radio City Music Hall in 1932. The Roxy was razed in 1961.

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