▁It ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁cinema ▁in ▁Germany ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁U fa - Pal ast ▁in ▁Hamburg , ▁which ▁was ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁largest ▁in ▁Europe . ▁ ▁The ▁re open ing ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁was ▁over seen ▁by ▁Ern ö ▁Rap ée , ▁a ▁former ▁employee ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁cinema ▁im pres ario ▁" R ox y " ▁Roth af el ▁who ▁was ▁brought ▁over ▁by ▁U fa ▁together ▁with ▁Alexander ▁O um ans ky , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁bal let ▁director ▁at ▁Ro xy ' s ▁Capit ol ▁Theatre , ▁to ▁introduce ▁US - style ▁cinema ▁shows ▁to ▁Germany . ▁They ▁were ▁given ▁an ▁ 8 5 - member ▁or chestra ▁plus ▁a ▁jazz ▁band , ▁and ▁Ro xy ▁himself ▁came ▁to ▁offer ▁assistance . ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁American ▁" com bin ation ▁of ▁sym phony ▁concert , ▁bal let ▁and ▁film " ▁had ▁been ▁successfully ▁imported ▁to ▁Germany ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁R ape e ▁stayed ▁on ▁for ▁almost ▁a ▁year ▁as ▁manager ▁and ▁as ▁U fa ' s ▁senior ▁music ▁director , ▁in ▁which ▁role ▁he ▁arranged ▁music ▁to ▁accomp any ▁several ▁films ; ▁he ▁left ▁after ▁super vis ing ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁U fa ' s ▁new ▁Gl oria - Pal ast ▁across ▁the ▁square . ▁Berlin ' s ▁own ▁Capit ol ▁cinema , ▁designed ▁by ▁Hans ▁Po el zig , ▁also ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 2