FOX FACTS

• Today, the Fox is priceless, and would be impossible to rebuild.
• The discovery of King Tut's tomb in 1922 launched a worldwide fascination with Egyptian décor. The results can be seen interwoven with the Moorish décor of the Fox.
• The theatre's enormous Bedouin canopy overhang is really a work of plaster and steel rods that not only serves as ornamentation, but also as an acoustical funnel to project sound to the rear of the house.
• The Fox Theatre can seat up to 4,678 patrons.
• The beguiling sky is actually a vaulted ceiling painted ultramarine blue. The twinkling stars are 11-watt bulbs fixed above three-inch crystals. The drifting clouds are produced by a special projector.
• The Fox Theatre ballrooms have hosted receptions and special events for visiting ambassadors, noted U.S. politicians, and internationally acclaimed dignitaries.
• An estimated 750,000 people visit the Fox Theatre every year.
• Until 1995, coal was used to heat the steam boilers in case of emergency. The Fox still houses the original steam boilers today.
• The Fox Theatre was one of the earliest air conditioned buildings in the country, even preceding the White House.
• The Fox Theatre serves more than four and a half tons of popcorn each year.