Fox Celebrates Its 85th Birthday On May 11
Please join us on TUESDAY, May 11, 2010, at 7:15 p.m. to celebrate
the 85th Birthday of the grand lady of Fullerton, the Fox Fullerton
Theatre. The celebration will be held in the parking lot behind
the Fox, located on the corner of Harbor Boulevard and Chapman
Avenue in downtown Fullerton. Among the events planned for the
evening is a raffle with some great prizes. As many of you loyal Fox supporters know, the Theatre was
originally built as the Italian Renaissance-inspired Alician Court Theatre,
and has been the dominant landmark in the city's historic downtown for
over eighty years. Constructed in 1924-25 for $300,000 by local
businessman C. Stanley Chapman, the son of Fullerton's first mayor,
the building was designed to function as a combination
vaudeville/silent movie house. When it opened in May of 1925,
the Theatre was the largest motion picture house in the county, and the
site of regularly scheduled film premiers, representing the height of
Hollywood glamour and sophistication. Topping off the evening will be the presentation of the 1941 film
classic Citizen Kane at 8:15 p.m. MPAA rating: Not rated (Parental guidance
suggested. Some material may not be suitable
for children). The fresh, sophisticated,
and classic masterpiece, Citizen Kane, is probably the world's
most famous and highly-rated film, with its many remarkable scenes and
performances, cinematic and narrative techniques and experimental
innovations (in photography, editing, and sound). Its director, star,
and producer were all the same genius individual - Orson Welles (in his film debut at age 25!). As always, Movies On The Fox are presented free of
charge. Dress warmly, bring your own chairs or
blankets. Concession snack and beverage sales will be available. Physical address (no mail,
please): Mailing
address: Phone: (714)
870-0069 Fax: (714)
870-5123 Email: info@foxfullerton.org To be removed from our
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Fullerton Historic Theatre Foundation
500 N Harbor Blvd Ste
E PO
Box 6753
Fullerton, CA
92832-1537 Fullerton,
CA 92834-6753