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The Fox Theater, built in 1929, has been restored by the Humason Family of Hanford to nearly its original appearance. It currently opens its doors for special occasion live performances and cinematic achievements. It is easily worth the price of a ticket just to view the interior of this atmospheric style theater created in the twenties by the William Fox Company. At the time of its construction, William Fox did not believe movies would last. His edifices were styled to provide vaudevillian entertainment when moving pictures became history. Fortunately for Hanford, the Fox could provide comfort to a variety of entertainment with its full stage and dressing rooms. Displaying a hand painted fir screen, balconies, apparently sculptured by pastry chefs, a night sky filled with twinkling stars and sideline decorations it tends to lull the viewer into believing that you have been transported to some fantasy corner of the imagination. An extraordinary addition to the Fox Theater as of 192, is the return of a Mighty Wurlitzer Theater Organ. This is not an original instrument to this location, but was acquired through the Theater Organ Society of Southern California. This original organ from the Hanford Fox was transported to a Presbyterian Church in Easton, about thirty miles from Hanford, where it is still in use as far as we know. Organ concerts at this theater are a special treat. To learn about upcoming events, phone the box office at (559)584-7423. |
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