▁theatre ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁aud itor iums , ▁with ▁two ▁different ▁screens , ▁while ▁the ▁bal con y ▁of ▁the ▁the ater ▁became ▁the ▁third ▁aud itor ium . ▁The ▁Fox ▁would ▁continue ▁with ▁this ▁format ▁showing ▁first - run ▁mov ies ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁until ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁when ▁Mann ▁built ▁a ▁ 1 2 - screen ▁multiple x ▁in ▁the ▁Se qu o ia ▁Mall ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁town . ▁With ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁multiple x , ▁Mann ▁shut ▁down ▁the ▁doors ▁to ▁the ▁Fox ▁after ▁ 6 6 ▁years ▁of ▁showing ▁mov ies . ▁It ▁wasn ' t ▁very ▁long ▁before ▁the ▁Fox ▁would ▁be ▁restored ▁to ▁its ▁same ▁mint ▁condition ▁as ▁the ▁day ▁it ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁ ▁Description ▁▁ ▁The ▁Fox ▁is ▁an ▁atmos pher ic ▁theatre ▁designed ▁to ▁e voke ▁the ▁feeling ▁of ▁being ▁outside ▁in ▁a ▁far - away ▁place . ▁This ▁style ▁of ▁movie ▁the ater ▁was ▁common ▁during ▁the ▁ro aring ▁tw ent ies ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression , ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁particularly ▁popular ▁as ▁a ▁fant ast ical ▁escape ▁from ▁har sh ▁real ities ▁outside . ▁ ▁At mos pher ic ▁the at res ▁were ▁created ▁to ▁be ▁unique ▁experiences . ▁Each ▁was ▁made ▁with ▁a ▁different ▁theme ▁in ▁mind , ▁and ▁the ▁interior ▁of ▁the ▁Vis alia ▁Fox ▁em ul ates ▁a ▁temple ▁garden ▁in ▁India ▁or ▁South ▁Asia . ▁The ▁ce iling ▁is