Roxy Theatre
981 Main Street,
Forsyth,
MT
59327
981 Main Street,
Forsyth,
MT
59327
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Roxy Theatre (Official)
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Architects: Charles Wood
Functions: Movies
Styles: Spanish Colonial
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
406.346.7699
Manager:
406.346.7699
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Owned by Mike Blakesley since 1979, the Roxy Theatre was built in 1930 for $35,000 and has remained in continuous operation throughout its life, except during the drive in boom era when it would close during the summer.
The Roxy Theatre has retained its old-fashioned charm, with the lobby, marquee and facade remaining mostly unchanged from when it was new. The auditorium has been modernized with new seats and wallcoverings, and the booth contains modern equipment including digital sound.
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It is amazing how many theatres are named ROXY in imitation of the once famous name of the New York City panjandrum of the movie palace: Samual Lionel Rothapfel = “Roxy”. His namesake was the famous ROXY THEATRE in NYC, which outlasted him by only 25 years when it was demolished in 1960. The whole story is in that landmark book “The Best Remaining Seats: The Story of the Golden Age of the Movie Palace” by the late Ben M. Hall in 1961. Various editions of it are sometimes available from www.Amazon.com, but only the first edition contains the color plates.
Mention of Roxy in this news brief
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I think it is a tribute to Roxy (Samuel L. Rothafel’s nick name) that so many theatres were named for him and his New York theatre. I have an original edition of Hall’s book, and still find it one of the best resources on the topic of movie palaces. (Sadly, many more theatres have been demolished since the book was written.) It is nice to know that this small little Roxy theatre has survived into the 21 century. I wish the owner continued success.
What a great web site
This theater has quite possibly the best projection and sound system of any theater in the State of Montana!
The theater owner started a blog last September, but no responses as of yet:
http://tinyurl.com/5r7wop
Lost, I think that is what’s called the retro Taco Bell.
During the 1930’s a number of theatres in California were named (or renamed) with the alternate spelling of ROXIE (in San Francisco, Oakland, Los Angeles). I can only assume this was for legal reasons, or maybe named after the heroine of the 1926 play “Chicago”, Roxie Hart.
Nice looking little theatre.
Just looked at this theatre again,great looking marquee.