Sidney Fox Theatre
1120 Illinois Street,
Sidney,
NE
69162
1120 Illinois Street,
Sidney,
NE
69162
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Additional Info
Previously operated by: Commonwealth Amusement Corp., Fox Inter-Mountain Theaters Inc.
Architects: Mel C. Glatz, Charles Dunwoody Strong
Functions: Movies (First Run)
Styles: Quonset Hut, Rustic
Previous Names: Fox Theatre, Fox Twin
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
308.254.3328
Manager:
308.254.5529
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The Fox Theatre, located on Illinois Street at 11th Street in downtown Sidney, originally opened as a single-screen 950-seat theatre on October 16, 1951 as a replacement to the earlier U.S.A/Fox Theatre along the street (which has its own page on Cinema Treasures). The opening movie was “Betty Grable in "Meet Me After the Show” plus a personal appearance of Rex Allen. It was built for Fox Intermountain Amusement Corp. and the architect was C.D. Strong, and the designer Mel C. Glatz. It was a Quonset Hut style building, with a Rustic style decoration. All seating was on a single level. An unusual feature was the projection box, located above the concession stand, which had large windows allowing people to see directly into the booth. Commonwealth took over in March 1971.
It is today a twin and shows first-run films, operated by Popkorn Theaters Inc.
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Boxoffice of October 27, 1951, said that cowboy star Rex Allen had been the top personal attraction at the recent opening of the new Fox Theatre in Sidney.
From 2010 a photo of the Fox Theatre in Sidney.
It would appear that their marquee is long over due for lighting and neon replacement.
There are photos of the front and the auditorium of the Fox Theatre in Boxoffice, October 23, 1954. Fox Intermountain’s in-house architect of the time, Mel C. Glatz, designed the theater.
Boxoffice, Feb. 11, 1974: “Paul Cory has taken over the operation of the Fox Theatre, Sidney, Neb. … (he) also operates the Fox, Center and Starlite Drive-In in Sterling.”
A spectacular opening for the New Fox Theatre was held on October 16, 1951 with Betty Grable in “Meet Me After The Show" supported by a live appearance by Rex Allen and a Goofy cartoon, “Get Rich Quick.”
It would be nice to reconfigure the auditorium into 3 separate screens with restoring the original screen in the orchestra level and have 2 smaller screens in the rear. Have IMAX in the main auditorium.
Taken over by Commonwealth Theatres in March 1971.