“I
adore the theater and I am a painter. I think the two are made for a marriage
of love.
I
will give all my soul to prove this once more.”
~
Marc Chagall
~ 1887-1985
~ on
painting new ceiling for the Paris opera
~ October 14, 1963
A
crowd teems around The Roxy Theatre, Northampton, Pennsylvania to purchase
their tickets to a Saturday night show on a warm May evening.
The
Roxy originally opened in 1921 as the Lyric. This theatre was renovated in 1933
in the tremendously popular art deco style - and renamed The Roxy after the
famous New York City theater and its namesake showman Samuel “Roxy” Rothapfel.
Today, as the city’s only commercial theatre, “the Roxy continues to be the
greatest show in town,” presenting both Hollywood favorites and live entertainment.
It features a seven rank Wurlitzer pipe organ.
