The Roxy Burlesk

The Roxy Burlesk Theater operated on the second floor of 244 West 42nd Street, with Joy 42nd (a bookstore with video peeps) on the ground level. The Roxy was a dark theater comprised of (100) seats with an open stage and a runway, and scantily-clad women offering themselves on the premises. Allie, who worked the box office, described the place as ‘clean as a whistle’; however, the NYPD defined the Roxy as ‘a house of prostitution; something to that effect’ . The Roxy was originally owned by the cunning Chely Wilson, who owned a slew of all-nite theaters, with another Greek by the name of Gus Kalvvis, doing the managerial duties. Continue