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63-449: (Redirected from Fabulous Fox ) Fabulous Fox Theatre may refer to: Fox Theatre (Atlanta) Fox Theatre (St. Louis) See also [ edit ] Fox Theatre (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Fabulous Fox Theatre . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

126-522: A 'house of Amun', which implies some structure, whether a shrine or a small temple is unknown. The ancient name for Karnak, Ipet-Sut (usually translated as 'most select of places') only really refers to the central core structures of the Precinct of Amun-Ra, and was in use as early as the 11th Dynasty, again implying the presence of some form of temple before the Middle Kingdom expansion. The main temple

189-615: A church organ as well as a theater organ. It is noteworthy that the Mighty Mo is among the shrinking list of instruments which remain installed in the theaters for which they were designed. Larry Douglas Embury was the theater's permanent Organist in Residence from 2002 until his death in February 2016. In that capacity he presided over the Mighty Mo in performances during the Fox's summer film festival and

252-558: A concert celebrating his 70th birthday. On February 2, 2019, the Fox hosted the NFL Honors ahead of Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium . Elvis Presley played at the Fox Theatre in 1956, Bruce Springsteen played it in 1976, 1978 and 1996, Bob Marley and the Wailers performed there on December 12, 1979, in support of his Survival Tour and Pearl Jam played there in 1994, and

315-589: A dispute between Patten and the non-profit Atlanta Landmarks which owns the theater. Patten reported that he was being evicted from his apartment by the group which he helped to found. Meanwhile, the Atlanta Landmarks board in a statement to the public indicated their intent to draw a new lease which addressed Patten's health needs. They stated he remained welcome to live in the apartment. Precinct of Amon-Re The site occupies some 250,000 m and contains many structures and monuments. The main temple itself,

378-413: A movie house, the Fox has a shallow stage by theatrical standards and is unable—without extensive but temporary alterations—to accommodate some of the set pieces required by modern large scale shows such as The Lion King and Miss Saigon . In June 2006, the theater installed a $ 130,000 digital cinema video projection system, which debuted with a showing of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion,

441-502: A search from within the attic above the auditorium ceiling. The Egyptian Ballroom is designed after a temple for Ramses II at Karnak while the mezzanine Ladies Lounge features a replica of the throne chair of King Tut and makeup tables that feature tiny Sphinxes . The Islamic sections feature a number of ablution fountains, which are currently kept dry. Throughout the Fox there is extensive use of trompe-l'œil ; "wooden" beams are actually plaster, paint that appears gold leaf

504-503: A six-foot (1.8m) grand piano (originally from the Kilgen organ in Chicago's Piccadilly Theatre); plus a large variety of silent movie sound effects (such as various car horns, thunder and rain effects, bird whistles, etc.). The organ is remarkable for a theater organ because it also includes 12 ranks of pipes for a church organ, known as the "Ethereal" division. Thus the organ can be played as

567-524: A variety of cultural and artistic events including the Atlanta Ballet , a summer film series, and performances by national touring companies of Broadway shows . The venue also hosts occasional concerts by popular artists. When the Fox Theatre first opened, the local newspaper described it as having, "a picturesque and almost disturbing grandeur beyond imagination". It remains a showplace that impresses theater-goers to this day. The principal architect of

630-463: Is 21.2 m high and weighs nearly 150 tons. Just beyond this is the remaining obelisk of Hatshepsut , nearly 30 m in height. Later kings blocked out the view of this from ground level, and constructed walls around it. Its companion lies, broken, by the sacred lake . These were built by Thutmose I . The Sixth Pylon was built by Thutmose III , and leads into a Hall of Records in which the king recorded his tributes. The pylon also includes some images of

693-526: Is laid out on an east–west axis, entered via a quay (now dry and several hundred metres from the Nile). The modern entrance is placed over the end of the ancient cult terrace (or tribune ), causing most visitors to miss this significant feature. Inscribed into the terrace (though many are now eroded away) are the inundation levels for several kings of the Third Intermediate Period , collectively known as

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756-560: Is largely the history of Thebes . The city does not appear to have been of any significance before the Eleventh Dynasty , and any temple building here would have been relatively small and unimportant, with any shrines being dedicated to the early god of Thebes, Montu . The earliest artifact found in the area of the temple is a small, eight-sided column from the Eleventh Dynasty, which mentions Amun-Ra. The tomb of Intef II mentions

819-527: Is not closed, as the temples of Khons and Opet both lie in this corner and are open to the public, though both are rarely visited, relative to the huge numbers of tourists who come to Karnak . Also found in that area is the Akhenaten Temple Project , in a sealed long building which contains surviving remnants of the dismantled Temple of Amenhotep IV ( Akhenaten ). The history of the Karnak complex

882-473: Is not, areas are painted and lit to appear to receive outside lighting, ornate fireplaces were never designed to have working chimneys , and what appears to be a giant Bedouin canopy in the auditorium is plaster and steel rods designed to help funnel sound to the farthest balcony. The Fox Theatre gives regular tours of the building's interior. Originally designed as the Yaarab Shrine Temple,

945-625: Is now viewed from a seating area next to the lake. This small temple lies to the north of the main Amun temple, just within the boundary wall. The building was erected by Thutmose III , on the site of an earlier Middle Kingdom temple. The building was later enlarged by the Ptolemies . Also known as the Temple of the Hearing Ear this temple is located to the east of the main complex, on the east–west alignment. It

1008-757: Is under active reconstruction and excavation. Over 900 statues were discovered in 1903 by Georges Legrain buried under this open court. These had been buried there, probably in the Ptolemaic period, during one of the clearances of the complex for rebuilding or construction. On the southern side, there is a carving of Thutmose III smiting Asiatic enemies, under which is a list of names of towns and peoples conquered in his campaigns in Syria-Palestine. The famous Karnak Cachette of nearly 800 stone statues and 17,000 bronze statues, as well as other artifacts were found buried here by Georges Legrain around 1903-1905. Off to

1071-418: The Atlanta Ballet 's annual production of The Nutcracker . In September 2002, he hosted "Fox at the Fox," a concert commemorating the twenty-second anniversary of the death of the great concert organist, Virgil Fox . Fox had played a famous series of "Fox at the Fox" concerts on the Mighty Mo at the Fox Theatre in the 1970s. The Fox also contains a 3,640-square-foot (338 m ) apartment that served as

1134-687: The Fabulous Fox ), a former movie palace , is a performing arts venue located at 660 Peachtree Street NE in Midtown Atlanta , Georgia , and is the centerpiece of the Fox Theatre Historic District . The theater was originally planned as part of a large Shrine Temple as evidenced by its Moorish design . The 4,665-seat auditorium was ultimately developed as a lavish movie theater in the Fox Theatres chain and opened in 1929. It hosts

1197-587: The Nile Level Texts . The cult terrace is often mistakenly thought to be a dock or quay, but other examples, such as the one at the Hathor temple at Deir el-Medina , do not have access to water. It was intended for the presentation of cult images. Originally the quay led via a corridor of Sphinxes to the entrance to the second pylon , but these were moved aside when the First Pylon was constructed. Construction of

1260-626: The Rolling Stones in 1981. Georgia musicians the Allman Brothers played at the Fox Theatre in 1980, Ray Charles in 1983, James Brown in 1985, R.E.M. in 1989, the B-52's in 1989 and 2022, the Black Crowes in 1992, Alan Jackson in 1992, Widespread Panic in 1993, Collective Soul in 1996, Jeff Foxworthy in '01, Outkast in 2001, Indigo Girls in '04, Zac Brown Band in 2009 (released on

1323-466: The Talatat from the dismantled Temple of Amenhotep IV as core building material. There are four registers of scenes around the gateway, in the name of Horemheb. Located within the outer precincts of the complex are a number of other structures, some of which are accessible to the public. The sacred lake was where priests purified themselves before performing rituals in the temple. The sound and light show

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1386-509: The headquarters for a 5,000-member Shriners organization, the $ 2.75 million project exceeded the Shriners' budget, so they leased the auditorium to movie mogul William Fox , who was building theaters around the country at the time. The theater opened on December 25, 1929, just two months after the stock market crash and the start of the Great Depression . A week later, on New Year's Day,

1449-466: The Egyptian Ballroom. Every year since Atlanta Landmarks assumed management in 1975, the Fox has generated an operating surplus. An estimated 750,000 people visit the Fox every year. The venue was the site of Prince 's final performance, held one week before his death on April 21, 2016. In May 2017, Aquarium Rescue Unit frontman Col. Bruce Hampton died after collapsing onstage at the Fox during

1512-450: The Hall and along the northern part of the north–south processional route while respecting most of his father's reliefs elsewhere in the hall. The outer walls depict scenes of battle, Seti I on the north and Ramesses II on the south. These scenes may not show actual combat, but could have a ritual purpose as well. Adjoining the southern wall of Ramesses II is another wall that contains the text of

1575-568: The Roxy Theater, all once-famous Atlanta movie palaces, are gone, and others that opened in the 1960s have since been converted to multiplexes. The Fox Theatre, now run under the non-profit Atlanta Landmarks, Inc., hosts a multitude of cultural and artistic events, including the Atlanta Ballet's annual Nutcracker performances, a summer film series, and performances for various national touring companies of Broadway shows. Because of its origins as

1638-587: The Shriners inaugurated their new "mosque" in their part of the building, which contained executive offices, a large lounge, a ballroom/banquet hall, kitchen, practice hall, and locker-shower room. Under the terms of the lease, they remained as paying tenants until 1949. According to the National Park Service , "the Fox Theatre closed only 125 weeks after it opened. Members of the Yaarab Temple could not meet their [mortgage payments], and by 1932, William Fox

1701-478: The Shriners, who had built the Fox as a meeting hall. The apartment's walls are 2 to 3 feet (0.91 m) thick, and a passageway leads from the bedroom to a former spotlight platform at the top of the auditorium. A separate entrance provides direct access to the street outside the theater. Patten's presence is credited with having saved the Fox from a fast-moving fire in April 1996. The pre-dawn blaze, which broke out in

1764-654: The Temple of Amun, covers some 61 acres. Some parts of the complex are closed or semi-closed, including large parts of the North-South Axis (the 8th, 9th, and 10th pylons ), which are under active excavation or restoration. The whole southeast corner is semi-closed. The northwest corner is a museum that requires an additional ticket to visit. Most of the southwest is an open-air assembling area containing millions of stone fragments, from small to huge, laid out in long rows, awaiting reassembly into their respective monuments. The area

1827-796: The Witch and the Wardrobe on June 26, part of the Summer Film Festival. The sing-alongs that precede each feature are still shown by the Brenograph Movie projector which was installed in 1929. The Egyptian Ballroom and the Grand Salon are rented regularly for corporate and private functions, including banquets, fundraisers, weddings, trade shows and conventions. They are also both popular spots for proms for many area high schools. Notably, Oxford College of Emory University hosts its annual Fall Formal in

1890-608: The attic wiring, caused $ 2 million in damage. Damage likely would have been greater if Patten had not been on site to call the fire department, said Alan Thomas, president of Atlanta Landmarks, the nonprofit agency that owns the Fox. Atlanta Landmarks had no definite plan on how the apartment will be used after Patten's death. "We could use it for dressing space, rehearsal halls," Thomas told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . "It's unlikely that we'd let anyone else live there." On August 30, 2010, local news outlets reported

1953-499: The courtyard of the sixth pylon, about thirty meters west of the Middle Kingdom courtyard. Five years of work have uncovered a religious complex approximately 70 m wide by more than 100 m long, "probably composed of concentric enclosures and peribolus walls surrounding stores, a front access platform and the "god's abode." This complex seems to have been founded on a large area developed by the construction of earthwork walls, without traces of older architectural remains." This stands to

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2016-450: The current pylon began during the 30th Dynasty , but was never totally completed. It is 113m wide and 15m thick. There are large numbers of mud bricks piled up against the inside of the pylon, and these give a clue as to how it was constructed. The construction of the original first pylon and Forecourt in the 22nd Dynasty enclosed several older structures, and meant that the original avenue of sphinxes had to be moved. These were built in

2079-418: The east of the main temple complex. Between the sanctuary and the festival hall is an open space, and this is thought to be where the original Middle Kingdom shrines and temples were located, before their later dismantling. The Festival Hall (or Akh-menu – "the most glorious of monuments") itself has its axis at right-angles to the main east–west axis of the temple. It was originally built to celebrate

2142-409: The eastern side of the court is an alabaster shrine, constructed for the jubilee of Thutmose III. Constructed by Hatshepsut , the eighth pylon marks the end of the area that is normally accessible to the public. This pylon was constructed (or at least completed) by Horemheb . It is hollow and allows access to its top, via internal staircases. Again, it was Horemheb who built this last pylon, using

2205-441: The god Amun which were restored by Tutankhamen after they were vandalized by Akhenaten. These images were later recarved by Horemheb who also usurped Tutankhamun's restoration inscriptions. The sanctuary was built in the time of Philip Arrhidaeus , on the site of the earlier sanctuary built by Thutmose III . This sanctuary contains blocks from the earlier sanctuary and older inscriptions can still be seen. A pillar inscribed with

2268-521: The help of old photographs . Today, the Fox appears much as it did when it opened, with some additions that were in the original plans but had to be scrapped in the 1920s due to financial constraints. Other changes have been made to bring the building up to current safety codes . The Fox is now the only remaining movie palace in Atlanta. The Loew's Grand, Martin Cinerama, Georgia Cinerama, Paramount Theater, and

2331-510: The jubilee ( Hed-Sed ) of Thutmose III, and later became used as part of the annual Opet Festival . In this temple, the Karnak king list , shows Thutmose III with some of the earlier kings that built parts of the temple complex. It contains the Botanical garden of Thutmosis III . This axis, with its massive pylons, heads off to the Precinct of Mut . Most of this area is off limits to tourists, as it

2394-421: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fabulous_Fox_Theatre&oldid=932821115 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Fox Theatre (Atlanta) The Fox Theatre (often marketed as

2457-523: The live album Pass the Jar ), Monica in 2010, Mastodon in 2017, Manchester Orchestra in 2018, Drivin' N' Cryin' with Drive-By Truckers in '19, Blackberry Smoke in '19, Travis Tritt in '19, and The Georgia Satellites in 2022. On September 17, 2024, the Fox Theatre hosted Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song , an event concert to celebrate the 100th birthday of former president Jimmy Carter . The event

2520-404: The monuments of Akhenaten along with a temple of Tutankhamen and Ay. The Second Pylon's roof collapsed in late antiquity and was later restored in Ptolemaic times. This was begun by Seti I , and completed by Ramesses II . The north side of the hall is decorated in raised relief, and was Seti I 's work. He began to decorate the southern side of the hall shortly before he died but this section

2583-613: The name of Intef II , an 11th Dynasty pharaoh , was discovered in the early 1980s. The so-called "Middle Kingdom courtyard" in the center of the Karnak complex has been investigated since the 19th century. It had been theorized that a sanctuary of Amun was located here, until the Franco-Egyptian Center for Studies of the Temples of Karnak (CFEETK)'s inaugural 2002 season revealed symmetrical raw brick foundations more than 33 m wide in

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2646-475: The new pharaoh abandoned the project due to his religious revolution which rejected the cult of the god Amun-Re. In building the Third Pylon, Amenhotep dismantled a number of older monuments, including a small gateway he himself built earlier in the reign. He deposited hundreds of blocks from these monuments inside the pylon towers as fill. These were recovered by Egyptologists in the early 20th century and led to

2709-455: The north end of the property at the corner of West Peachtree and 3rd streets. The U.S. Department of the Interior subsequently named the Fox a National Historic Landmark on May 26, 1976, citing its architectural uniqueness. After the Fox was saved from demolition , a lengthy and expensive restoration process began. Much of the original décor had survived and new pieces were created with

2772-584: The peace treaty he signed with the Hittites in the year 21 of his reign. Through the walls of the Hypostyle Hall is the mostly ruined Transverse Hall, alongside a reconstructed Third Pylon of Amenhotep III . Though much ruined, in antiquity it was quite splendid and parts of it were even plated in gold by pharaoh Amenhotep III. A vestibule was added late in the pharaoh's reign and then partly decorated with incompleted triumph scenes by Amenhotep IV/Akhenaten before

2835-446: The private residence of Joe Patten, who served as technical director from 1974 to 2004. Patten, who was born in 1927, and died on April 7, 2016, was granted a lifetime rent-free lease to the apartment. Patten first became involved with the Fox when he volunteered to restore the theater's Moller pipe organ. He later was instrumental in the movement to save the Fox from demolition. The apartment occupies space previously used as an office by

2898-430: The project was Olivier Vinour of the firm Marye, Alger and Vinour. The original architecture and décor of the Fox can be roughly divided into two architectural styles: Islamic architecture (building exterior, auditorium, Grand Salon, mezzanine Gentlemen's Lounge and lower Ladies Lounge) and Egyptian architecture (Egyptian Ballroom, mezzanine Ladies Lounge and lower Gentlemen's Lounge). The 4,665-seat auditorium , which

2961-490: The pylon and added his own to them. These were later usurped by Ramesses II. The east (rear) face of the pylon became the west wall of the newly built Great Hypostyle Hall under Seti I who added some honorary images of the late Ramesses I to compensate for having had to erase his father's images there when he built the hall. Horemheb filled the interior of the pylon towers with thousands of recycled blocks from dismantled monuments of his predecessors, especially Talatat blocks from

3024-408: The pylon were later restored by Tutankhamen who also inserted images of himself. These were, in turn, later erased by Horemheb. The erased images of Tutankhamen were long thought to be of Akhenaten himself, supposedly evidence of a coregency between Akhenaten and Amenhotep III, though most scholars now reject this. In a narrow court, there are several obelisks , one which dates from Thutmose I , and

3087-532: The reconstruction of several lost monuments, including the White Chapel of Senusret I and the red chapel of Queen Hatshepsut, which are now in the open-air museum at Karnak. At the time of its construction, Amenhotep III had the Third Pylon gilded and covered with precious stones, as he relates on a stela now in the Cairo museum: The king made a monument for Amun, making for him a very great gateway before Amun-Re lord of

3150-637: The regional arm of AT&T , approached the owners of the theater with an offer to buy and with the intent of tearing it down and building the parking deck for a new headquarters on the site. A group was formed to save the theater and it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in May 1974. The ensuing public outcry and massive campaign, including such entertainers as Liberace and Lynyrd Skynyrd (recording their first live album there and debuting guitarist Ed King 's replacement, Steve Gaines , to

3213-421: The second dress seating still remains, and the "colored" box office window stands unused at the back entrance. These are left in place for educational and historical purposes. The theater was integrated in 1962. During the 1970s, several elements collided to bring about the Fox's decline – white flight , the rise of suburban multiplex theaters, and changes in how films were distributed. In 1974, Southern Bell ,

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3276-510: The temple show the king slaughtering captives, whilst Amun-Re looks on. This portal allows exit from the first court to the area to the south of the Temple of Ramesses III. It records the conquests and military campaigns in Syria-Palestine of Shoshenq I , of the Twenty-second Dynasty . This pylon was built by Horemheb near the end of his reign and only partly decorated by him. Ramesses I usurped Horemheb's reliefs and inscriptions on

3339-470: The thrones of the two lands, sheathed entirely in gold, a divine image according to respect, filled with turquoise [one-half ton], sheathed in gold and numerous stones [two-thirds ton of jasper]. The like had never been made... Its pavement was made of pure silver, its front portal inset with stelae of lapis lazuli, one on each side. Its twin towers approach heaven, like the four supports of the sky. Its flagpoles shine skyward sheathed in electrum. The reliefs on

3402-416: The time of Seti II , and are dedicated to Amun , Mut , and Khonsu . In order to construct this kiosk, the ram-sphinx corridor was removed and the statues moved to the edges of the open court. Only one column remains in place, bearing inscriptions by Taharqa , Psamtik II and Ptolemy IV Philopator . On the south side of the forecourt, there is a small temple built by Ramesses III . Inscriptions inside

3465-464: The world), among other celebrities, resulted in the city refusing to issue a demolition permit . Ultimately, a complicated deal was brokered that prevented the Fox's demolition. The Southern Bell Building (now Tower Square) was built on land adjacent to the theater on the building's west side in conjunction with the construction of the North Avenue MARTA station , with its parking deck built on

3528-406: Was also at this time that the Egyptian Ballroom became Atlanta's most popular public dance hall and hosted all the important big bands and country and western swing bands of the era. It was notable at that time for being the only theater in Atlanta allowing both white and black patrons. However, there was a separate black box office , entrance, and seating; the segregation wall in the middle of

3591-579: Was bankrupt." After the mortgage was foreclosed in December 1932, the entire complex was purchased jointly by Paramount Pictures and Lucas & Jenkins, a Georgia company that owned a hundred theatres. In 1939, the movie most associated with Atlanta and the South , Gone with the Wind , premiered at the now-demolished Loew's Grand Theatre rather than the Fox. Although GWTW was produced by Selznick International , it

3654-650: Was built during the reign of Ramesses II. This temple is an example of an almost complete New Kingdom temple, and was originally constructed by Ramesses III , on the site of an earlier temple (the construction seems to be mentioned in the Harris Papyrus ). Several of the pylons reused earlier structures in their core. In the Open Air Museum, located in the Northwest corner of the complex, there are reconstructions of some of these earlier structures, notable amongst them

3717-456: Was designed for movies and live performances, replicates an Arabian courtyard , complete with 96 embedded crystal "stars" (a third of which flicker ) in its ceiling and a projection of clouds that slowly drift across this "night sky". A longstanding rumor that one of the stars was a piece of a Coca-Cola bottle was confirmed in June 2010 when two members of the theater's restoration staff conducted

3780-467: Was distributed by Loew's Incorporated as part of a deal with rival studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . The parade down Peachtree Street for the movie's premier coincidentally started just outside the Fox because the movie's cast was staying across the street at the Georgian Terrace Hotel . During the 1940s, the Fox acquired strong management and became one of the finest movie theaters in Atlanta. It

3843-417: Was largely completed by his son, Ramesses II . Ramesses decoration was at first in raised relief, but he quickly changed to sunk relief and then converted his raised relief decoration in the southern part of the hall, along with the few reliefs of Seti there, to sunk relief. He left Seti I's reliefs in the north wing as raised relief. Ramesses also changed Seti's names to his own along the main east–west axis of

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3906-639: Was produced by the Carter Center and featured appearances by musicians and celebrities. The Fox features a four manual (or keyboard) 42-rank pipe organ nicknamed the "Mighty Mo". It was custom built for the Fox by M. P. Möller, Inc. in 1929 in Hagerstown, Maryland . With 3,622 pipes, it is the second-largest theater organ in the country, behind the Wurlitzer at Radio City Music Hall in New York City and

3969-412: Was the largest theater instrument built by Möller. As a true theater organ , as opposed to a church organ , Mighty Mo boasts pipes that range in size from 32 feet (nearly 10 meters) tall to the size of a small ballpoint pen, and is designed to imitate the sounds of a full orchestra . Besides the pipes, it also contains a marimba , xylophone , glockenspiel , drums , sleigh bells , a gong , and even

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