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188: 307: 246:. It had a three-tiered metal chandelier weighing six tons, and a ceiling studded with circles decorated in half-relief with mythological figures. Three shallow mezzanines provided an unobstructed view of the stage. The large stage contained turn-screw lifts as did the orchestra pit. There was also a 34-rank 227:, aka "Roxy", who was engaged by Rockefeller Center to supervise the design and operation of the two theaters. After the initial failure of the Music Hall in its first weeks, Rothafel suffered a heart attack and never returned to his new theaters. A successful lawsuit in 1933 by the owners of the original 699:
Melvin Stratton (1927-1994), the Rodeheaver Auditorium stage manager, "flew to New York, observed the crew dismantle the three lifts, three turntables, and machinery over one week's time, then returned to Greenville and reconstructed the entire assembly, fitting it to the Rodeheaver stage." Daniel L.
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An ice stage 100 feet (30 m) wide with a skating surface of 7,000 square feet (650 m) was built in the theater. Beneath it 28,000 feet (8,500 m) of pipe were laid, capable of continuously circulating a freezing solution at the rate of 500 US gallons per minute (1,900 L/min). For
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After 21 years of operation, the Center Theatre was demolished in 1954 and replaced with a 19-story addition to the U.S. Rubber Company Building. The final production at the theatre was the New York-portion of the 1954 Academy Awards, when Audrey Hepburn won Best Actress for
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Originally operated by the RKO movie theater chain, the Center was soon overshadowed in the movie business by the hugely popular Music Hall. In 1934 it converted to presenting Broadway plays and musicals. Now called the Center Theatre, it offered
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with a single stained wood console at stage right similar to the Radio City Wurlitzer twin consoles which were finished in ebony. Betty Gould and Raymond Bohr were some of the organ's featured artists.
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in 1932 and later achieved fame as a showcase for live musical ice-skating spectacles. It was demolished in 1954, the only building in the original Rockefeller Center complex to have been torn down.
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purchased the stage lifts and turntables from the Center Theatre and reassembled them in its Rodeheaver Auditorium, where the mechanisms are still in use today.
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and a few other shows but the theater was too large to find lasting success in this venture either. In 1939 the theatre presented the world premiere of
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the surface, specially designed ice-making machinery was installed. The result was a permanent frozen stage surface that was ideal for skating.
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The Center Theatre had never been able to become a consistently profitable venture for Rockefeller Center. In 1951, the theatre was leased by
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above the Center Theatre, meaning that the theater had to be closed and demolished to make way for the extra office space.
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As an ice theater, the Center Theatre reopened on October 10, 1940 with the presentation of Sonja Henie's production,
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Looking for a way to make the Center Theatre profitable, Rockefeller Center, inspired by the theatrical success of
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on Seventh Avenue, claiming ownership of the "Roxy" name, caused the new theater to be renamed the RKO Center.
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A Short and Fevered Rehearsal: The Story of Rodeheaver Auditorium (eventual home of the Center Theatre stage)
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one block away, which at first did not show films. The smaller theater was named after producer
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and decor was by Eugene Schoen. The spare but striking design featured curved walls paneled in
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design which was muted by comparison to the lavish Radio City Music Hall. The architect was
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and became a venue for live television broadcasts. Many early programs, including
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and a live stage show. It was intended as a smaller sister to the 6,000 seat
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located at 1230 Sixth Avenue, the southeast corner of West 49th Street in
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The Best Remaining Seats; The Story of the Golden Age of the Movie Palace
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Roxy and Radio City Music Hall costume designs, circa 1930-1939
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The last feature film to play at the theatre was Walt Disney's
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Standing Without Apology: The History of Bob Jones University
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RKO Roxy Theatre, 49th Street, New York, N.Y., 1932
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Index

Coordinates
40°45′31″N 73°58′50″W / 40.7587°N 73.9806°W / 40.7587; -73.9806
Rockefeller Center
Capacity
Edward Durrell Stone
theater
Rockefeller Center
New York City
movie palace

The Film Daily
construction of Rockefeller Center
RKO
The Animal Kingdom
Radio City Music Hall
Samuel L. Rothafel
Roxy Theatre
Art Deco
Edward Durrell Stone
mahogany
Wurlitzer theatre organ
The Great Waltz
Eugene Zador
Christopher Columbus
Pinocchio
figure-skating
Sonja Henie
ice shows
Arthur M. Wirtz
Chicago

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