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Is "Fabulous Fox" its official name? Does "one of the more unique of the grand movie palaces" mean that some or even several are more or less uniquer? -- Wetman 06:46, 7 Jan 2005 (UTC)
There is another legendary Fox Theatre in Detroit (in fact, it may be even better known than this one), so this article should be called Fox Theatre (Atlanta). Here's a link to Detroit's Fox:
http://www.buildingphotos.com/venues/fox.shtml
This article lists Mighty Mo as the second largest theatre organ in its original location, which I seem to recall was stated in PBS documentary. But the entry for theatre organs lists it (unsourced) as #3. Anyobody know for sure from a citeable source?
I was under the distinct impression that Virgil Fox had never worked at a Fox Theater, especially because I heard the man say it in a recording from one of his concerts. Listen to [2] and you'll hear Virgil Fox deny ever working in a Fox Theater. —Preceding unsigned comment added by FozzyMaple ( talk • contribs)
Restored section. Added refs. Markhh ( talk) 07:08, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
I don't know if you would call it "work", but Virgil Fox played two concerts at the Atlanta Fox to benefit the effort to save the building: 03/17/1976 and 12/14/1977. I attended both, and the dates should be verifiable through Atlanta newspapers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.194.65.56 ( talk) 21:14, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
Would the idiot who keeps removing the section about the Future Events please stop?! It's the only category I could think of to put the 2011 WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony under. if you can find a better category, fine, but please stop just removing it without even leaving a mention that it'll possibly be the host of the event?! It is getting really annoying always seeing it removed a day or 2 later.-- Nascarking ( talk) 18:28, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
WWE has confirmed that Fox Theater will host the WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony in 2011. Will somebody tell me where I can put this in the article so we can stop having this pointless edit war?!-- Nascarking ( talk) 03:08, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
Thank you, Jeffy for your balanced input. Now if Nascar wants to do the work and come up with a list of noteworthy events that have happened at the Fox in the past 35 or so years then it will be a welcome improvement to the article. A Softer Answer ( talk) 13:28, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
I think I found something that could help with trying to list notable performances at the theater. http://www.foxtheatre.org/foxtimeline.aspx -- Nascarking ( talk) 16:28, 2 August 2010 (UTC)
I think I got something for a Timeline of greatest performances at the Fox Theater.
FOX TIMELINE
1889 The Yaarab Temple, a local branch of the Shriners, is founded in Atlanta by Henry Stockdell and 32 others. Stockdell also founded the Capital City Club.
1919 With over 4,000 members, the Yaarab Temple begins plans to build a mosque.
1922 The Yaarab Temple purchases the Fox Theatre site for $225,000.
1927 Six architectural firms compete for the contract to design the Shriners' new mosque. Atlanta firm Marye, Alger & Vinour win.
1928 The Shriners realize they are under-financed before construction begins. They sign an agreement with movie palace mogul William Fox, leasing the auditorium to him for 21 years to cover operating expenses.
The cornerstone laying ceremony takes place on June 14.
1929 The Fox Theatre opens to great fanfare on December 25, less than two months after the Stock Market crash.
1932 The Fox Theatre Corporation goes bankrupt in June, forcing the Fox Theatre to close after just 125 weeks.
By August 7th, the doors re-open.
In December, the mortgage is foreclosed and the theatre is auctioned for $75,000 to Theatre Holding Company, a group of Yaarab Temple officers, who then lose it to the city for non-payment of taxes. The city operates the facility, using it for occasional music performances until 1935.
1935 Arthur Lucas and William Jenkins, regional theatre operators, form a partnership with Paramount Publix called Mosque, Inc. They purchase the Fox for $725,000, reposition it as a movie house, and the theatre gains firm footing for the first time since it opened.
1939 Georgia Theatre Company steps in to manage the facility. The banquet hall is renamed the Egyptian Ballroom and becomes the site of public functions, dances, and social affairs.
1947 The original air conditioner is replaced with the unit that still cools the Fox Theatre today.
1948 The Metropolitan Opera engages in a 20-year run for one week each spring.
1951 Wilby-Kincey leases the building from Mosque, Inc. Noble Arnold manages the facility through 1970 with white glove efficiency.
1954 The Möller organ sighs its last note after 25 years of neglect.
1963 Unofficial technical director Joe Patten spends 10 months restoring the organ to its early magnificence.
1974 Southern Bell approaches Mosque, Inc. about selling the Fox which would then be razed to erect a regional headquarters.
The Fox is placed on the National Register of Historic Places in May.
Atlanta Landmarks, Inc. is officially formed in August. Atlanta Landmarks, Inc.’s sole purpose is to save the Fox Theatre from destruction. An eight-month moratorium is put on the sale of the building to allow for a financial feasibility study.
On December 31st, Alex Cooley presents The Gregg Allman Tour for 4,000 in attendance.
1975 The Fox Theatre closes January 2 after the showing of The Klansman.
In April, Atlanta Landmarks, Inc. secures $1.8 million in loans and buys the building, but must repay the loans with interest in three years.
On October 29, the theatre re-opens with a concert by Linda Ronstadt.
1976 Lynyrd Skynyrd performs three consecutive nights at the Fox, recording One More from the Road.
1978 Atlanta Landmarks, Inc. pays off the mortgage six months early.
Boston Pops conductor Arthur Fiedler and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra perform at a fundraiser for the theatre.
1979 The Broadway hit A Chorus Line breaks national records by grossing almost $1 million during its three-week run at the Fox.
The Fox celebrates its 50th anniversary with a month of special programs, including a benefit concert by Metropolitan Opera soprano Beverly Sills and concerts by clarinetist Benny Goodman and country star Waylon Jennings.
The Atlanta Ballet, also celebrating its 50th anniversary, gives its annual performance of The Nutcracker at the Fox.
1981 The Rolling Stones play to a standing-room only crowd on October 26, the same day Edgar Neiss assumes his new job as general manager. That day, the Stones take a field trip to Savannah and when they return to Atlanta, the city is socked in by fog. After being re-routed to Macon, they go on stage 90 minutes late.
1982 Yul Brynner appears in a four-week run of The King and I. Performance magazine recognizes it as the highest-grossing road show in the United States that year. The Fox is officially established as Atlanta's premiere Broadway venue.
1984 The Fox hosts the League of Women Voters' Democratic Party Presidential Primary Debate.
1985 The Fox installs state-of-the-art sound and lighting systems.
1986 The Fox works with Georgia Public Television to co-present cultural attractions.
The Fox competes with New York's Radio City Music Hall and the Fox Theatre in St. Louis for the title of best large venue in the United States for touring shows.
1987 A second fund-raising campaign to "Fix the Fox" raises $4.2 million.
Christopher Manos' popular Theater of the Stars, a 35-year Atlanta institution, begins a long-term association with the Fox including its summer series of plays and musicals.
1988 Performance magazine names the Fox Theatre the number one grossing theatre in the 3,000 - 5,000 seat category with the most events, the greatest box office receipts, and the highest attendance in the U.S.
The newly remodeled Spanish Room is opened.
1989 The Fox is designated a Landmark Building of Atlanta.
The February engagement of Les Misérables breaks all U.S. box office records in its three-week run at the Fox, according to the League of American Theatres and Producers.
The Fox presents the 50th anniversary re-premiere of Gone With the Wind. The theatre’s façade is transformed into a reproduction of Tara, Scarlett O'Hara's beloved plantation. Original stars from the film attended, including Butterfly McQueen.
1990 The Fox launches an International Series, offering a variety of international artistic performances that represent Atlanta’s diverse population.
The original 1929 electrical board is replaced to accommodate the power required for the Phantom of the Opera production.
1991 The Fox is designated a National Landmark Museum Building.
1996 The Fox is the headquarters for the Australian Organizing Committee during the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games.
In April, a four-alarm fire that started in an attic causes $2 million worth of damage.
2008 The 3-week run of The Color Purple at the Fox is the show’s highest grossing tour to date.
The October tour of Wicked broke the Fox Box Office record for highest gross of ticket sales to date.
2009 Billboard magazine names the Fox the #1 non-residency theatre for the decade with 5,000 seats or less.
In April, the Fox celebrated the 70th anniversary of Gone With the Wind with two sold out showings. The crowds were welcomed by Robert Osborne of Turner Classic Movies.
In July, the Fox, in conjunction with the Atlanta Film Festival, held the 20th anniversary showing of Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing. In attendance were Spike Lee and Bill Nunn.
On December 25th, the Fox celebrated its 80th anniversary.
Nascar king 15:27, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
I am removing the undocumented statement that Song of the South premiered at the Fox Theatre. The only credible evidence I have found ( Neal Gabler's well-documented book about Walt Disney) says the premiere was at the Loew's Theatre, not the Fox. Please see my comment at Talk:Song of the South#Where was its premiere? for details. If you can provide reliable evidence that the premiere was at the Fox, please cite that evidence and reverse this change. Please also correct the statement about the premiere in the SotS article. But please be aware that the source you cite will have to be more credible than Neal Gabler's book.-- Jim10701 ( talk) 21:51, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
A gallery of photographs of this historic theater would be a welcome addition to the article. J. D. Crutchfield | Talk 23:48, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
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Is "Fabulous Fox" its official name? Does "one of the more unique of the grand movie palaces" mean that some or even several are more or less uniquer? -- Wetman 06:46, 7 Jan 2005 (UTC)
There is another legendary Fox Theatre in Detroit (in fact, it may be even better known than this one), so this article should be called Fox Theatre (Atlanta). Here's a link to Detroit's Fox:
http://www.buildingphotos.com/venues/fox.shtml
This article lists Mighty Mo as the second largest theatre organ in its original location, which I seem to recall was stated in PBS documentary. But the entry for theatre organs lists it (unsourced) as #3. Anyobody know for sure from a citeable source?
I was under the distinct impression that Virgil Fox had never worked at a Fox Theater, especially because I heard the man say it in a recording from one of his concerts. Listen to [2] and you'll hear Virgil Fox deny ever working in a Fox Theater. —Preceding unsigned comment added by FozzyMaple ( talk • contribs)
Restored section. Added refs. Markhh ( talk) 07:08, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
I don't know if you would call it "work", but Virgil Fox played two concerts at the Atlanta Fox to benefit the effort to save the building: 03/17/1976 and 12/14/1977. I attended both, and the dates should be verifiable through Atlanta newspapers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.194.65.56 ( talk) 21:14, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
Would the idiot who keeps removing the section about the Future Events please stop?! It's the only category I could think of to put the 2011 WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony under. if you can find a better category, fine, but please stop just removing it without even leaving a mention that it'll possibly be the host of the event?! It is getting really annoying always seeing it removed a day or 2 later.-- Nascarking ( talk) 18:28, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
WWE has confirmed that Fox Theater will host the WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony in 2011. Will somebody tell me where I can put this in the article so we can stop having this pointless edit war?!-- Nascarking ( talk) 03:08, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
Thank you, Jeffy for your balanced input. Now if Nascar wants to do the work and come up with a list of noteworthy events that have happened at the Fox in the past 35 or so years then it will be a welcome improvement to the article. A Softer Answer ( talk) 13:28, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
I think I found something that could help with trying to list notable performances at the theater. http://www.foxtheatre.org/foxtimeline.aspx -- Nascarking ( talk) 16:28, 2 August 2010 (UTC)
I think I got something for a Timeline of greatest performances at the Fox Theater.
FOX TIMELINE
1889 The Yaarab Temple, a local branch of the Shriners, is founded in Atlanta by Henry Stockdell and 32 others. Stockdell also founded the Capital City Club.
1919 With over 4,000 members, the Yaarab Temple begins plans to build a mosque.
1922 The Yaarab Temple purchases the Fox Theatre site for $225,000.
1927 Six architectural firms compete for the contract to design the Shriners' new mosque. Atlanta firm Marye, Alger & Vinour win.
1928 The Shriners realize they are under-financed before construction begins. They sign an agreement with movie palace mogul William Fox, leasing the auditorium to him for 21 years to cover operating expenses.
The cornerstone laying ceremony takes place on June 14.
1929 The Fox Theatre opens to great fanfare on December 25, less than two months after the Stock Market crash.
1932 The Fox Theatre Corporation goes bankrupt in June, forcing the Fox Theatre to close after just 125 weeks.
By August 7th, the doors re-open.
In December, the mortgage is foreclosed and the theatre is auctioned for $75,000 to Theatre Holding Company, a group of Yaarab Temple officers, who then lose it to the city for non-payment of taxes. The city operates the facility, using it for occasional music performances until 1935.
1935 Arthur Lucas and William Jenkins, regional theatre operators, form a partnership with Paramount Publix called Mosque, Inc. They purchase the Fox for $725,000, reposition it as a movie house, and the theatre gains firm footing for the first time since it opened.
1939 Georgia Theatre Company steps in to manage the facility. The banquet hall is renamed the Egyptian Ballroom and becomes the site of public functions, dances, and social affairs.
1947 The original air conditioner is replaced with the unit that still cools the Fox Theatre today.
1948 The Metropolitan Opera engages in a 20-year run for one week each spring.
1951 Wilby-Kincey leases the building from Mosque, Inc. Noble Arnold manages the facility through 1970 with white glove efficiency.
1954 The Möller organ sighs its last note after 25 years of neglect.
1963 Unofficial technical director Joe Patten spends 10 months restoring the organ to its early magnificence.
1974 Southern Bell approaches Mosque, Inc. about selling the Fox which would then be razed to erect a regional headquarters.
The Fox is placed on the National Register of Historic Places in May.
Atlanta Landmarks, Inc. is officially formed in August. Atlanta Landmarks, Inc.’s sole purpose is to save the Fox Theatre from destruction. An eight-month moratorium is put on the sale of the building to allow for a financial feasibility study.
On December 31st, Alex Cooley presents The Gregg Allman Tour for 4,000 in attendance.
1975 The Fox Theatre closes January 2 after the showing of The Klansman.
In April, Atlanta Landmarks, Inc. secures $1.8 million in loans and buys the building, but must repay the loans with interest in three years.
On October 29, the theatre re-opens with a concert by Linda Ronstadt.
1976 Lynyrd Skynyrd performs three consecutive nights at the Fox, recording One More from the Road.
1978 Atlanta Landmarks, Inc. pays off the mortgage six months early.
Boston Pops conductor Arthur Fiedler and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra perform at a fundraiser for the theatre.
1979 The Broadway hit A Chorus Line breaks national records by grossing almost $1 million during its three-week run at the Fox.
The Fox celebrates its 50th anniversary with a month of special programs, including a benefit concert by Metropolitan Opera soprano Beverly Sills and concerts by clarinetist Benny Goodman and country star Waylon Jennings.
The Atlanta Ballet, also celebrating its 50th anniversary, gives its annual performance of The Nutcracker at the Fox.
1981 The Rolling Stones play to a standing-room only crowd on October 26, the same day Edgar Neiss assumes his new job as general manager. That day, the Stones take a field trip to Savannah and when they return to Atlanta, the city is socked in by fog. After being re-routed to Macon, they go on stage 90 minutes late.
1982 Yul Brynner appears in a four-week run of The King and I. Performance magazine recognizes it as the highest-grossing road show in the United States that year. The Fox is officially established as Atlanta's premiere Broadway venue.
1984 The Fox hosts the League of Women Voters' Democratic Party Presidential Primary Debate.
1985 The Fox installs state-of-the-art sound and lighting systems.
1986 The Fox works with Georgia Public Television to co-present cultural attractions.
The Fox competes with New York's Radio City Music Hall and the Fox Theatre in St. Louis for the title of best large venue in the United States for touring shows.
1987 A second fund-raising campaign to "Fix the Fox" raises $4.2 million.
Christopher Manos' popular Theater of the Stars, a 35-year Atlanta institution, begins a long-term association with the Fox including its summer series of plays and musicals.
1988 Performance magazine names the Fox Theatre the number one grossing theatre in the 3,000 - 5,000 seat category with the most events, the greatest box office receipts, and the highest attendance in the U.S.
The newly remodeled Spanish Room is opened.
1989 The Fox is designated a Landmark Building of Atlanta.
The February engagement of Les Misérables breaks all U.S. box office records in its three-week run at the Fox, according to the League of American Theatres and Producers.
The Fox presents the 50th anniversary re-premiere of Gone With the Wind. The theatre’s façade is transformed into a reproduction of Tara, Scarlett O'Hara's beloved plantation. Original stars from the film attended, including Butterfly McQueen.
1990 The Fox launches an International Series, offering a variety of international artistic performances that represent Atlanta’s diverse population.
The original 1929 electrical board is replaced to accommodate the power required for the Phantom of the Opera production.
1991 The Fox is designated a National Landmark Museum Building.
1996 The Fox is the headquarters for the Australian Organizing Committee during the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games.
In April, a four-alarm fire that started in an attic causes $2 million worth of damage.
2008 The 3-week run of The Color Purple at the Fox is the show’s highest grossing tour to date.
The October tour of Wicked broke the Fox Box Office record for highest gross of ticket sales to date.
2009 Billboard magazine names the Fox the #1 non-residency theatre for the decade with 5,000 seats or less.
In April, the Fox celebrated the 70th anniversary of Gone With the Wind with two sold out showings. The crowds were welcomed by Robert Osborne of Turner Classic Movies.
In July, the Fox, in conjunction with the Atlanta Film Festival, held the 20th anniversary showing of Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing. In attendance were Spike Lee and Bill Nunn.
On December 25th, the Fox celebrated its 80th anniversary.
Nascar king 15:27, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
I am removing the undocumented statement that Song of the South premiered at the Fox Theatre. The only credible evidence I have found ( Neal Gabler's well-documented book about Walt Disney) says the premiere was at the Loew's Theatre, not the Fox. Please see my comment at Talk:Song of the South#Where was its premiere? for details. If you can provide reliable evidence that the premiere was at the Fox, please cite that evidence and reverse this change. Please also correct the statement about the premiere in the SotS article. But please be aware that the source you cite will have to be more credible than Neal Gabler's book.-- Jim10701 ( talk) 21:51, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
A gallery of photographs of this historic theater would be a welcome addition to the article. J. D. Crutchfield | Talk 23:48, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (february 2017) |
I do not Understand how to edit, & let you professionals Handel it. hop this is helpful information.
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