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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. List of Illustrations ix
  4. Acknowledgments xi
  5. Introduction 1
  6. PART ONE. ROXY AND SILENT FILM EXHIBITION
  7. 1. A New Art for a New Art Form (1908–1913) 27
  8. 2. Broadway Melody (1913–1917) 81
  9. 3. The Movie House as Recruiting Center (1917–1918) 141
  10. 4. “The Man Who Gave the Movies a College Education” (1919–1922) 171
  11. PART TWO. ROXY AND THE EMERGENCE OF CONVERGENCE
  12. 5. A Capitol Idea (1922–1925) 207
  13. 6. “It’s the Roxy and I’m Roxy” (1925–1927) 251
  14. 7. It’s All Playing in Sheboygan (1928–1931) 306
  15. 8. The Prologue Is Past (1931–1936) 343
  16. Afterword 395
  17. Notes 399
  18. Bibliography 497
  19. Index 513
  20. Film and Culture 539
American Showman
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https://doi.org/10.7312/meln15904-012

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. List of Illustrations ix
  4. Acknowledgments xi
  5. Introduction 1
  6. PART ONE. ROXY AND SILENT FILM EXHIBITION
  7. 1. A New Art for a New Art Form (1908–1913) 27
  8. 2. Broadway Melody (1913–1917) 81
  9. 3. The Movie House as Recruiting Center (1917–1918) 141
  10. 4. “The Man Who Gave the Movies a College Education” (1919–1922) 171
  11. PART TWO. ROXY AND THE EMERGENCE OF CONVERGENCE
  12. 5. A Capitol Idea (1922–1925) 207
  13. 6. “It’s the Roxy and I’m Roxy” (1925–1927) 251
  14. 7. It’s All Playing in Sheboygan (1928–1931) 306
  15. 8. The Prologue Is Past (1931–1936) 343
  16. Afterword 395
  17. Notes 399
  18. Bibliography 497
  19. Index 513
  20. Film and Culture 539
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