▁of ▁the ▁Sil ent ▁Film ▁era ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 2 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁( 2 . 9 ▁million ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁dollars ). ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁many ▁such ▁the aters ▁throughout ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada ▁built ▁by ▁William ▁Fox ▁and ▁his ▁Fox ▁Film ▁Corporation , ▁later ▁to ▁become ▁ 2 0 th ▁Century ▁Fox . ▁ ▁The ▁Fox ▁Theatre ▁opened ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁Open ing ▁night ▁featured ▁a ▁talk ie ▁western , ▁a ▁news re el , ▁a ▁Mic key ▁Mouse ▁ ▁cart oon ▁and ▁a ▁La ure l ▁and ▁Hard y ▁comedy . ▁The ▁theatre ▁and ▁the ▁streets ▁around ▁it ▁were ▁pack ed ▁for ▁the ▁premi ere — qu ite ▁a ▁fe at ▁in ▁a ▁town ▁of ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 — an ▁indic ation ▁of ▁the ▁central ▁role ▁it ▁would ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁community ▁for ▁dec ades ▁to ▁come . ▁ ▁The ▁Fox ▁would ▁remain ▁a ▁one - screen ▁aud itor ium ▁the ater ▁for ▁over ▁ 4 5 ▁years ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁when ▁most ▁movie ▁the aters ▁were ▁becoming ▁multiple xes . ▁Having ▁been ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁expand ing ▁Mann ▁Theater ▁corpor ation , ▁and ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁competition ▁with ▁two ▁tri plex ▁movie ▁the at res ▁opening ▁in ▁Vis alia ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁the ▁one - aud itor ium ▁was ▁split ▁into ▁three ▁screens . ▁The ▁ground ▁level ▁of ▁the