BACKSTAGE AT THE FOX 1929: PART II: AUDIO AND ELECTRO-MECHANICALS

On January 3, 2015 - TV History

Now, For Something Completely Different! Audio Buffs Will Love This!

This is not just a tour of Atlanta’s Fabulous Fox…this is how these grand theaters worked in an electro-mechanical sense in the 1920s. Our friend Robert Foreman has covered everything from the live microphones to the marquee with some very interesting and rare history on the first talking movie and sound amplification systems.

At the time of its construction, the 4462-seat Atlanta Fox was the sixth largest theater in the world and counted among its original equipment a permanent public address or sound reinforcement system forty years before Broadway credited the first audio designer. Enjoy and share!

http://backstagefox1929.blogspot.com/2014/03/part-ii-audio-and-electro-mechanicals.html

BACKSTAGE AT THE FOX 1929: PART II: AUDIO AND ELECTRO-MECHANICALS

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9 Comments

  1. Roby DeReuil January 7, 2015

    Fantastic architecture and engineering.

  2. Andy Snavley January 4, 2015

    Amazing detail.

  3. Dan Morrison January 3, 2015

    I believe the Fox Theater was the first building in Atlanta to have Air Conditioning.

  4. Charles MacDonald January 3, 2015

    Amused by the reference to the “Smallest drivers having the Longest names.” Western Electric equipment with low production volumes was given a “KS” number which naturally had many digits as there were many numbers assigned. High Volume produced units had two or three digits typically

  5. Bruce Hansen January 3, 2015

    The original lighting board is still in place, (but not in use).

  6. Curtis R Anderson January 3, 2015

    I believe it still has the largest theatre organ made by Möller in its original location.

  7. Bruce McGee January 3, 2015

    I’ve seen some of the things detailed in this article. I like it.

  8. Dan Morrison January 3, 2015

    Long detailed history…

    http://www.dobywood.com/FoxTheatreAtlanta/History-01.html

  9. Dan Morrison January 3, 2015

    The Fox theater has a very interesting history….

    Short history…

    https://foxtheatre.org/the-fox-story/